Ministry of Testing

Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference. Here is David William's pilot podcast where he got to meet Karen Greaves from TestBash New Zealand and discuss agile and becoming a more mindful and deliberate tester. We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think! P.s. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference. Here is Adam Leon Smith's pilot podcast where he got to meet Trish Khoo from TestBash New Zealand and discuss integration tests and test scope. We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think! P.s. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Mark is joined by the multi-talented João Proença where the two discuss a wide range of topics such as risk, quality, modern testing and automation. They even find time to geek out about writing music. João’s also shares some insights into his work as a ‘quality owner’ what the role looks like, what challenges are involved and gives some advice to others in the field. João also gives a brief glimpse into his upcoming talk at TestBash Brighton 2020  João's links: Inside the PRS Guitars factory - The indie band survival guide Marty Was Right: January Cool video - Spotify - Bandcamp Riskstorming TestSphere TestBash Brighton 2020 João Proença's talk on Quality Owner Modern Testing Course - https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/courses/introduction-to-modern-testing-alan-page  Abby Bangser's keynote slides on observability Regular links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter

Mark is joined by one of his favourite people to have a good old chat about testing, Leigh Rathbone. Leigh shares some interesting (and terrifying - Mark) insights into future challenges for software testers and how that is going to impact how we test. The new skills and technologies our industry will face brings the two onto discussing how to keep yourself relevant by learning new technologies and skills and why it’s important to make time to learn. Thanks to WonderProxy who make it easy to test your website from around the world. If you're showing different content to users depending on where they are in the world stop using hacks to see if it's working, and start seeing exactly what your users see with WonderProxy. References: Fail is not a dirty word Atmosphere music video Liverpool Tester Gathering Meetup Ecstasy of Gold (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly scene) - Ennio Morricone Testers' Island Discs Good reads Submit to join Testers' Island Discs Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud

After two laptops failures, lost software key and three more TestBashes (they just keep coming!) Mark is back once again and this time he’s joined by Simon Prior to discuss learning, leadership and culture. Simon shares his experiences working as QA Programme Manager for Camelot as well as his ongoing mission in supporting testers both at work and in the community in becoming better testers. References: Testing Peers Simon’s blog on testing values Discussion with Gabby Trotter Excellence in Leadership MakeATester TestSphere Software Testing Clinic Ministry of Testing - Aylesbury Testers' Island Discs Good reads Submit to join Testers' Island Discs Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud

Mark is back after a brief distraction called TestBash Germany and TestBash Manchester. This time he’s joined by world champion tester, accessibility advocate and wrestling enthusiast, Jenna Charlton. Following on from Jenna’s successful live stream of her talk ‘How Pro Wrestling Made Me A World Champion Tester’, the two discuss culture, team dynamics and collaboration. Mark also gets some tips on how to get into wrestling and finds out more about what is happening at the Ministry of Testing Cleveland meetup. References: How Pro Wrestling Made Me A World Champion Tester An Introduction to ‘Spoon Theory’ Ministry of Testing Cleveland Meetup  Jenna’s Twitter Testers' Island Discs Good reads Submit to join Testers' Island Discs Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud

Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference. Here is Carlos Kidman's pilot podcast where he got to meet Angela Riggs from TestBash San Francisco and discuss test automation and the culture of quality. We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think! P.s. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference. Here is Carlos Kidman's pilot podcast where he got to meet Angela Riggs from TestBash San Francisco and discuss test automation and the culture of quality. We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think! P.s. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference. Here is Michael Lang's pilot podcast where he got to meet Theresa Neate from TestBash Australia and discuss all things DevOps! We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think! P.s. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference. Here is Michael Lang's pilot podcast where he got to meet Theresa Neate from TestBash Australia and discuss all things DevOps! We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think! P.s. Did you know you can listen to and subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes and SoundCloud?

In this episode, Mark is joined by Christian Kram a man who has a wide range of experiences and roles that have informed his testing and training skills. The two discuss the challenges of being a trainer and training others, communication techniques, working in a company that self organises and has no leaders as well as how to test mattresses.  References: How Industrial Anthropology Influenced My Testing Jakobson’s Functions of Language Gatekeeping Theory Learning Modalities Queen - Invisible Man Liberating Structures Christian’s Company (German) Open space that Christian co-organises Christian’s Twitter: @chr_kram  Testers' Island Discs Good reads Submit to join Testers' Island Discs Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud

In this episode, Mark is joined by Christian Kram a man who has a wide range of experiences and roles that have informed his testing and training skills. The two discuss the challenges of being a trainer and training others, communication techniques, working in a company that self organises and has no leaders as well as how to test mattresses.  References: How Industrial Anthropology Influenced My Testing Jakobson’s Functions of Language Gatekeeping Theory Learning Modalities Queen - Invisible Man Liberating Structures Christian’s Company (German) Open space that Christian co-organises Christian’s Twitter: @chr_kram 

It’s Mark’s first outing as the castaway host and he’s feeling a little nervous without Neil around. Fortunately he is kept company by the awesome Nancy Kelln who has joined him on the island to discuss life as a Testing Consultant. Nancy shares how she got into consultancy work as well as pros and cons around forging your own path and helping others. The duo also discuss exploratory testing, risks and their connection to all things testing. References: Nancy Kelln’s Website Nancy Kelln’s Twitter What the hell kind of testing is that - Nancy Kelln Testers' Island Discs Good reads Submit to join Testers' Island Discs Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist Listen to and subscribe to this podcast oniTunes and SoundCloud

It’s Mark’s first outing as the castaway host and he’s feeling a little nervous without Neil around. Fortunately he is kept company by the awesome Nancy Kelln who has joined him on the island to discuss life as a Testing Consultant. Nancy shares how she got into consultancy work as well as pros and cons around forging your own path and helping others. The duo also discuss exploratory testing, risks and their connection to all things testing. References: Nancy Kelln’s Website Nancy Kelln’s Twitter What the hell kind of testing is that - Nancy Kelln Testers' Island Discs Good reads Submit to join Testers' Island Discs Testers' Island Discs - Spotify playlist Listen to and subscribe to this podcast oniTunes and SoundCloud

This special episode of Testers' Island Discs is sponsored by SmartBear. SmartBear is behind the software that empowers developers, testers, and operations engineers at over 22,000 of the world’s most innovative organizations with tools to build, test, and monitor great software, faster. After a great deal of exploring the island, hence the absence, Neil has found a new castaway host for the island: DojoBoss Mark Winteringham (By stealing his boat!). But before Neil leaves, he has one last podcast to share with Mark in this special episode of Testers’ Island Discs. During Mark and Neil’s catch up they discuss their testing lives, what they have been up to, highlights in the testing world and a brief therapy session for our departing castaway. Whilst Mark will be taking over the TID podcast, you can still keep up to date with Neil’s other podcast work on Twitter. Episode Links: SmartBear Ministry of Testing Dojo MoT: Welcome our New DojoBoss MoT Dojo: Courses Software Testing Clinic Automation in Testing AIT Online Meetup.com: South West Test Danny Dainton Meetup.com: North West Tester Gathering Meetup.com: Digital North Meetup.com: Techs and the City Meetup.com: Ministry of Testing Manchester Meetup.com: Thoughtworks Manchester Events Meetup.com: ExpertTalks Manchester nor(DEV):con Meetup.com: SyncNorwich Meetup.com: Norwich Node User Group Screen Testing Meetup.com: EndHomelessness digital community   Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter