#SoftwareTesting
People are having a LOT of fun at our #testing activities at #TestBash, feel free to join us to learn more about testing and... have fun!
#softwaretesting
Just delivered a talk at #TestBash in Liverpool on the "Holy Grail of Testing: Have we found it?" What is it? Are we getting close to it? Are we on the right quest at all?
Hope you have enjoyed it; appreciate your feedback!
The Ministry of Testing, an international #SoftwareTesting community of practice, is looking for article submissions.
Yes, we pay... 150 GBP per published article!
We're especially looking for articles on these topics:
Problem Solving
Influence
Models
Quality
And you'll get to work with me as your #Editor. I'll honor your voice as we organize and clarify your prose.
Many of our #Writers are happy with the experience - we have a lot of return engagements. I look forward to seeing your #Submissions !
#QA #QualityEngineering #SDET #QualityAssurance #Testing #Quality @qa @softwaretesting @qualityengineering
https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/new-calls-for-contribution-for-articles/70729
This post has been getting a lot of views so I'm thinking maybe even more people might benefit from it; I know I would have. Also, I'm on a couple of additional "socials" so for all my new peeps, here ya go!
#SoftwareTesting #Automation #Android #Java
https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2023/07/13/i-did-it-ui-automator-viewer-running-on-a-current-java-version/
End to End Testing in C#: Unit, Integration, and Acceptance Testing http://leanpub.com/set/leanpub/full-testing-csharp is the featured Track on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com #softwaretesting #courses
Writing test automation framework from scratch: Learning to write test automation framework for any system - step by step http://leanpub.com/courses/leanpub/writingtestautomationframeworkfromscratch by Alexander Pushkarev is the featured course on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com cc @aqaguy #courses #softwaretesting
Am 26. und 27. September liegt der Fokus auf Testautomatisierung, denn die TACON kehrt nach Leipzig zurück und versammelt erneut Expert:innen sowie Anwender:innen aus Deutschland. Gemeinsam werden wir die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Softwaretestwelt erkunden. www.tacon-konferenz.de
Die TACON bietet eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, sich mit Gleichgesinnten zu vernetzen, innovative Ideen zu diskutieren und bewährte Praktiken zu den Schwerpunkten Testautomatisierung in agilen Teams, automatisierte Securitytests, Testautomatisierung mit KI, DevOps/DevSecOps und automatisierte Performance- und Lasttests auszutauschen.
Ich persönlich bin davon überzeugt, dass das Teilen von Wissen und Erfahrungen der Schlüssel zum Erfolg in der Testautomatisierung ist. Aus diesem Grund engagiere ich mich im Programmkomitee der TACON und kann diese Konferenz uneingeschränkt empfehlen. Sei dabei, wenn wir die Zukunft der Testautomatisierung gestalten! 🌟 #TACON2023 #Testautomatisierung #Softwaretesting #Innovation #Networking
The key to effective refactoring? Test suites. Your tests should stay green before and after you refactor. This ensures you're not altering behavior, just improving structure. #SoftwareTesting #CodeQuality
As more and more teams adopt exploratory testing to test software and hardware, then the question arises: How can we measure its success? It's a hard and broad topic but I took a bit to try to uncover it. Hope it helps or that at least triggers some thoughts and/or discussions in your team. In the end, we learn by exploring, iterating, like in exploratory testing! :)
https://hubs.li/Q021t1f10
#SoftwareTesting #ExploratoryTesting #QA #Testing
Je grösser ein Projekt wird, desto mehr Testfälle gibt es, und desto länger dauert meist auch die Ausführung. Instabile Tests und abbrechende Builds werden dann zu einem großen Ärgernis, das für Frustration sorgt. 😔
@AlexanderSchwartz stellt in seinem #BaselOne23 Talk "Wie wir unsere Testpipeline stabilisierten" den in 2023 neu integrierten Lösungsansatz aus dem #opensource Projekt #Keycloak vor.
https://baselone.ch/speech.html?id=A248BBE6-A5D0-417E-85AD-F1AD3534EE5C
#Automation for #SoftwareTesting sounds fun. "Let's make the app do stuff". For #GUI, it's cool to watch. BUT, there's less-fun work, too. The diagrams, the approvals, the politics. Just be prepared.
That first sentence from Dorothy Graham speaks volumes.
I just also thought, like I have written a list of accounts from around the software testing community on Bluesky - why did I not do this also for the Fediverse and Mastodon?
Both have the right to be mentioned and thought. Both are different, and a few folks I can find here, others on the other network...
So stay tuned in the next weeks.
A little #Friday Fisics, I mean #Physics, plus #automation and #SoftwareTesting for y'all. 🤘
FINALLY. I finally came up with an idea for #AutomationGuild. That was far harder than it needed to be.
A detailed and candid account of the development and testing of a meeting format used by The Ministry of Testing: The UnExpo experiment
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/04/the-unexpo-experiment/
#meetings #EventDesign #MinistryOfTesting #TestBash #SoftwareTesting #PeerConference #expo #eventprofs
I was invited to give a talk about my transition from academia (Biology/Neuroscience) to industry (Software testing/Cyber Security).
So I'm collecting ideas: What would you like to hear about in such a talk?
Can we increase our flexibility, test coverage & efficiency? Is it possible to reduce our verification lead time by 50%?
This #InfoQ article explores 2 important “pillars” of a testing strategy: #ShiftingLeft and using state-of-the-art #AI / #ML techniques to support verification activities: https://bit.ly/3QVHMB0
🐞 Already 2 bugs found this morning. Great success! Still hoping to progress a couple more user stories today, which means MORE possible bug reports!
In other news: I've used Atom as my text editor of choice for years but now I'm thinking about changing teams.
Any suggestions from other fellow IT professionals / #developers / #etc ?
This Thursday, I'll be speaking at
@LambdaTest
#TestμConference
You can find more information (and register for free) here: https://lambdatest.com/testmuconf-2023
Agile Testing Days (https://linktr.ee/agiletestingdays):
What's your biggest challenge when preparing a paper submission for a conference like Agile Testing Days Open Air? #Callforpapers #CFP #softwaretesting #conference
Agile Testing Days (https://linktr.ee/agiletestingdays):
What's your biggest challenge when preparing a paper submission for a conference like Agile Testing Days Open Air? #Callforpapers #CFP #softwaretesting #conference
Are you involved in #softwaretesting research? The IEEE International Conference on Software Testing #ICST2024 will take place in Toronto next year! The research track deadline is coming up in just a couple of months. Time to get those submissions started, eh? More info: https://conf.researchr.org/track/icst-2024/icst-2024-papers#Call-for-Papers @seresearchers
If anyone could use an extremely part time freelance software tester, tech writer, or developmental editor, I'm available!
My experience on software development teams and in online publishing is ample, diverse, and increasingly responsible over time. My favorite work experiences include quick starts for database platforms on the tech writing end and, in the software testing realm, API testing with Groovy scripting.
My LinkedIn, for your perusal. https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-elizabeth-brown-8a446831/
Happy to connect and chat!
#Freelance #SoftwareTesting #QA #TechnicalWriting #TechnicalWriters #SoftwareTesters #Editors #SoftwareDevelopment #FediHired
Hey there, fellow fediversians, I need some help! 🙏
I am trying to increase the #diversity of authors I reference in my lectures 💪
I teach #SoftwareArchitecture and #SoftwareTesting, so if you have books/authors on these subjects that you'd recommend, and that are written by #women, please let me know! 🗣️
Boosts for reachability very much appreciated!! :boost_love:
I post all my blogs to the Orange Site. You never know what’s going to pop off. #softwaretesting #software https://joeblu.com/blog/2023_06_mocks/
Are you looking to optimize your code changes? A well-planned #TestingStrategy is the answer!
Find out how shifting the concept of "unit" can reduce the time needed for changes, leading to faster delivery, reduced MTTR, and improved developer experience.
#InfoQ article by Jorge Fernández Rodríguez: https://bit.ly/3J9XvaS
I think that "write a test for every bug" is a foolish advice.
Write #tests for business logic only. Everything else is an implementation detail.
#unitTesting #softwareTesting #automatedTests #e2eTesting #testing #software #softwaredevelopment #unitTest
Shifting left can be used to improve test design and lead to faster, more effective #CI / #CD pipelines. By focusing on building effective and efficient tests, CI/CD runs can quickly return feedback.
#InfoQ article by Craig Risi: https://bit.ly/3MIfc2c
Blogged: Have a Slice Day! https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2023/05/have-slice-day.html #testing #ideas #softwareTesting
Post-commit #SoftwareTesting was a mistake. If you can’t test your working copy, you’re not doing #TDD
If it looks like a bug,
hops like a bug,
and buzzes like a bug,
then it's probably a…
feature.
#SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Coding #ComputerScience #CodingHumor #CodingLife #ProgrammerHumor #ProgrammerLife #QualityAssurance #QA #SoftwareTesting #ProductManagement #ProjectManagement
In this #QATherapy #podcast, Debbie O'Brien goes over the main features (+more) of Playwright, a #testautomation framework that has been gaining a lot of attention. Listen to find out more :)
I'm hosting Vernon Richards and Eric Proegler for Steel Yourselves, a webinar where the participants have to make the best case they can for a claim they don't agree with then reflect on how they found the experience.
Join us on 21st June. It's free! cc/@ast@sw-development-is.social
https://members.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/events/6440dbebfffbdd0009d33335/description
Re: Moving #Angular CLI to #Jest and Web Test Runner:
I'm having mixed feeling about this. Deprecating Karma makes sense. Its architecture is 10+ yrs old. But since Facebook handed Jest over to the community, Jest is seriously under-maintained. It has become the proverbial project some random person in Nebraska is thanklessly maintaining.
If the Angular team is serious about this switch, Google should pay someone contributing to Jest.
https://techhub.social/@develwithoutacause/110272255733926133
Now that #AI can write #code I think the smart career move is to get into #softwareTesting; defining success in a problem space was always the hard part of #softwareDevelopment and will need even better tools now!
#Programming code was never the point of #software.
#webDev #webDevelopment #testing #playwright #cypress #e2etesting #bard #bing #chatGPT #llm
Happening now! @lisihocke and @jrosaproenca are speaking about their "Survival Guide for Solo Testers," hosted by Tristan Lombard for @AgileTDZone #AgileTDUSA #AgileTD
https://www.linkedin.com/events/asurvivalguideforsolotesters7049523437203066881/ #SoftwareQuality #SoftwareDevelopment #QA #SoftwareTesting
Come hear @lisacrispin talk about "A Holistic Approach to Testing in an Agile Context"
- A holistic quality and testing approach throughout the continuous loop of software development, using the Holistic Testing Model
- The importance of bug prevention and value injection over bug detection
- How to plan and fit testing activities at all levels into short agile iterations with frequent delivery
https://www.meetup.com/ACE-Agile-Coaching-Exchange/events/291597722/ #SoftwareTesting #QA #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareQuality
Sucks that long-avoided, unwanted, accidental / surprise Pixel #Android OS upgrade ☹️😡 (11 to 13) killed #Mapillary recording: "no camera configured to open" error. How does an app like this end up in production? Seriously, WTF! ☹️😡 Bad Facebook software engineering sabotaging #OpenStreetMap #OSM contribution efforts ☹️😡 #BadSoftware #SoftwareBugs #SoftwareTesting
Overcomplicating your test structure can lead to slow, brittle tests. A focus on test speed as the primary labeling mechanism maximizes your test investment.
#InfoQ article by Tyson Gern: http://bit.ly/3KyrJ7d
#CI / #CD pipelines are a vital addition to any workflow, but they can be further improved by the selective addition of #observability.
This #InfoQ article by Craig Risi covers what data to monitor, which metrics to track & how to best visualize the collected data: http://bit.ly/42zbgYH
Referred to a post on my own digital garden for advice tonight, and it worked!
our awesome packager of #GIMP for #Windows, @jernej__s, has been experimenting with an AArch64 (ARM 64-bit) version of GIMP for Windows. We already have a very beta installer for people to test! 🥳
Anyone interested in regularly QA-test GIMP on this platform? If so, subscribe according to procedure described in: https://gimp.org/news/2023/02/27/gimp-2-10-34-released/#improved-release-procedure-and-call-for-testers
Developers should consider using #FakeObjects instead of #MockObjects!
Fake objects offer similar isolation benefits while driving high confidence, clear documentation & loose coupling between implementation and test code.
#InfoQ article by Tyson Gern: http://bit.ly/3mfL9Wc
The biggest difference between #softwareEngineering and #softwareTesting has been the corporate attitude toward budgeting; as a #developer you can get any hardware and servers you need. As a tester; "can you share an env with the rest of the #QA #engineers?" #testing
Like, I get it, I'm trying to break the app, fuck me right? But you want it to be *me* that breaks the app right!?
Du suchst nach passenden Bibliotheken für Tests in und mit #Java?
@michaelvitz stellt dir in seinem Artikel verschiedene Optionen vor: https://www.innoq.com/de/articles/2023/02/java-test-libraries-2/
#testing #SoftwareTesting
How is it that I’ve been doing #SoftwareDevelopment for almost thirty years and have never run into the acronym SUT (system under test) or seen it used as a variable name in tests until today?
Though I’m not a fan of TLAs (three-letter acronyms) as variable names.
TIL
• http://xunitpatterns.com/SUT.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_under_test
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/ploeh/naming-sut-test-variables
• https://thoughtbot.com/blog/don-t-stub-the-system-under-test
#programming #coding #testing #SoftwareTesting #UnitTesting #xUnit
We recorded a podcast with
@maaretp on #ExploratoryTesting. It's a great to learn with someone that practices, teaches, and lives it from the inside out for many years. Give it a listen!
#testing #softwaretesting #quality #softwaredevelopment #QATherapy
Hey, a conference in Portland. Cool! Come hang out with me :)
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RT @PNSQC
It's nearly February! You know what that means?
Time to kick off the PNSQC call for proposals with a Quality Jam!
Join our hybrid event online or in Beaverton, OR.
http://ow.ly/4nNV50MEG8k
#qa #softwaretesting #devops #agile #pdxtech #pdxevents #cfp
https://twitter.com/PNSQC/status/1620119836293533696
Are you a #SoftwareDeveloper writing test cases? We're looking for info on how you design tests based on different types of goals. Please fill out our survey (10-15 min) and share/boost: https://forms.gle/2DHbFsf7r4TsHFW29 #SoftwareTesting @seresearchers
Really like the idea of the “whole team" approach by Janet Gregory and @lisacrispin.
This includes all "people who are responsible for understanding what to build, building it, and delivering the final product to the customer." And from my understanding really ALL people.
http://leanpub.com/agiletesting-condensed is what the name promises and worth reading.
"I can’t believe I’m saying this, but in some cases, I would rather prefer untested code than redundant unit tests. Oof, as I said that a little part of my soul just shattered. But it’s true." #SoftwareTesting https://betterprogramming.pub/addicted-to-unit-tests-heres-an-idea-to-fix-it-8735ba3c53cb
Blogged: A Qualified Answer https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-qualified-answer.html #SoftwareTesting #Certification #Hiring
I am a software engineer, currently juggling (and failing) to balance time between teaching #softwareArchitecture and #softwareTesting to 3-4th year undergraduate students, researching on #automatedTesting and #distributedSystems on the #BEAM (#Erlang, #Elixir), exploring #SocialMedia media from a #feminist and #multidisciplinary perspective, and advocating for #Floss in the context of scientific research and #OpenScience.
Oh, and the so-called personal life, of course!! 😅
As #developers, our job is to deliver working software. With the shift to CI/CD and the move to the #cloud, the need to have the right feedback at the right time only increases. In this talk @maritvandijk will highlight some of the many ways that testing can help you to develop better software faster.
https://www.oop-konferenz.de/oop-2023/programm/konferenzprogramm#item-5204
#softwaretesting #softwaretester #softwarearchitecture #softwaredeveloper #softwaredevelopement #cicd #oopconference #testing
I spent the last three days troubleshooting an issue that turned out to be a network problem masquerading as a software problem. Those are some of the hardest problems to fix. The testers just know that “it doesn’t work”, and the devs can’t reproduce the issue. #softwaretesting
New post from my blog:
A philosophy of frontend testing: testing interactions with the outside world
A “testing mindset” of inquiry applies when you are a principal tester or even a senior advisor in testing. Asking open questions and approaching a challenge with exploration proves better than command and control. People are people – be mindful of where they are.
https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/communicate-curiosity/ #softwareTesting #staffLevel #trust #leadership
#WholeTeamApproach
An introduction with hashtags at the end. I love fiber crafts, reading, and fountain pens.
My work interests are software testing and QA, I manage a team of SDET and Quality Engineer people.
Advocate for good mental health, and I'm an introvert.
#introduction #knitting #karate #woodCarving #fountainPens #tea #cats #baking #NaNoWriMo #fictionWriting #embroidery #physics #weaving #rigidHeddle #scifi #British #immigrant #naturalized #Midwest #SoftwareTesting #QA #SDET #mentalHealth #introvert
I took the liberty of bringing my employer into the Fediverse: @seppmed
Toots are in German. Topics will cover #softwaredevelopment, #softwaretesting and #cybersecurity.
And there is pizza! 🍕 https://www.seppmed.de/2022-11-24-experience-day/
I just moved here from a much larger and slower instance, so I should post a proper #introduction.
I’m mom to one artistic #neurodivergent kid am currently working in #gamedev and flexing my #softwaretesting skills on AAA games. I enjoy #knitting - though I rarely finish my projects. I just started up a new #aquarium after many years without one and am enjoying #aquascape. I love #dogs and #cats too, and miss having a furry friend around.