Testers around the world should be aware of Find James Christie at @jamesdchristie.bsky.social and his work as a writer and speaker. Always good stuff, and especially valuable if you work with or near auditors.

Check out my latest article: What is the value in test automation and why aren't we putting customers first? linkedin.com/pulse/what-val… via LinkedIn #software #testing #automation #quality #assurance

I think that's always true, but more... I think it's naive to assume that there is anyone who knows what the requirements are, and that it is our (dev's) job to simply translate requirements into code - SW dev is MUCH more complicated than that, its about exploration.

Join MI5, MI6, GCHQ and Stemettes ® ♥★#●+ for a STEMtastic virtual hackathon in celebration of International Women's Day 2022 🥳 🗓️ 12 March ⏰ 10:00 - 16:45 GMT ✅ For ages 12-21 🔵 eventbrite.co.uk/e/stemettes-in… #MI5MI6GCHQStemettes #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #IWD2022

Areti Panou pinpoints the hidden values of testers and ‘testing skills’ that many organisations seem to take for granted. It's our role as #qualitycoaches and #qualityengineers to remind them!

Are you interested in recording with me to be a guest on my YouTube channel? If so, due to having a 2 week window of being between jobs, I have time to record with people! I have made a Calendly link, where you can book 45 mins with me. calendly.com/thepirateteste…

1) Time for a few words on *experiential testing*, a positive replacement for one aspect of "manual testing". In the RST Namespace, experiential testing is *testing via an encounter with the product that is practically indistinguishable from that of the contemplated user*.

"People don't want to use your software; they want to have used your software." —David S. Platt 14 years old now, and still totally on point: youtube.com/watch?v=OCVf1E…

Grab yourself a coffee and enjoy ten minutes in the company of Michael Bolton @developsense.bsky.social talking sense about software testing (thanks to @lambdatesting for sharing this short conversation)

A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore 🧵

Goals, awareness, decisions, update with time. I started as a Dev and later moved to testing w/ little guidance. Here are 10 things I wanted to do when I was a Dev (2017) transitioning to a Automation in Testing role (2018) THAT I DON’T WANT TO DO NOW: 1. Get ISTQB Certified

"Computers don't make mistakes", true, but only because computers aren't people capable of making mistakes or otherwise. They do exactly what people tell them to do, including when people mistakenly tell them what to do.

<encouragement> I don't know who needs to hear this but... Your instincts on quality & testing are absolutely bang on!! So whatever you're struggling with, it probably isn't a "you're focusing on the wrong thing" kind of problem. It's likely something else. </encouragement>

Good morning all. I thought I’d take some time to reintroduce myself here. I’m Swanny, an award winning consumer tech blogger. I cover gaming, audio and mobile. I also cover events and will be launching a new podcast for women in male dominated professions, like tech and gaming.