Ministry of Testing

It's time to practice the sign of the horns, as Paul Grizzaffi arrives with a feast of metal songs, all of which have lyrical tie-ins with the art of automation. We discuss the scope and intention of automation, toolsmiths, code quality, and how testers can upskill their way to being able to produce automation which brings value to their team. Paul can be reached on Twitter @pgrizzaffi and you can read more of his automation thoughts at responsibleautomation.wordpress.com. 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 Follow us on Twitter

It's time to practice the sign of the horns, as Paul Grizzaffi arrives with a feast of metal songs, all of which have lyrical tie-ins with the art of automation. We discuss the scope and intention of automation, toolsmiths, code quality, and how testers can upskill their way to being able to produce automation which brings value to their team. Paul can be reached on Twitter @pgrizzaffi and you can read more of his automation thoughts at responsibleautomation.wordpress.com. 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 Follow us on Twitter

Cassandra has exploded onto the testing scene in the past couple of years, and she arrives on our desert island with all guns blazing too, finding some interesting ways to push the boundaries of the podcast, which features some explicit lyrics. We discuss some tips for recruiting testers, finding allies in the test community, overcoming your fears and meeting new people at conferences - including learning how to play Tester Bingo! You can get in touch with Cassandra via Twitter @Tweet_Cassandra or via her website www.cassandrahl.com. Checkout Cassandra's template cards for Tester Bingo. 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 Follow us on Twitter

Cassandra has exploded onto the testing scene in the past couple of years, and she arrives on our desert island with all guns blazing too, finding some interesting ways to push the boundaries of the podcast, which features some explicit lyrics. We discuss some tips for recruiting testers, finding allies in the test community, overcoming your fears and meeting new people at conferences - including learning how to play Tester Bingo! You can get in touch with Cassandra via Twitter @Tweet_Cassandra or via her website www.cassandrahl.com. Checkout Cassandra's template cards for Tester Bingo. 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 Follow us on Twitter

This episode, we speak to Dan Billing and Brendan Seerup about security, and how to work with third-party pen testers. You can reach Dan on Twitter at @thetestdoctor or Brendan at @sparkleops. Ministry of Testing and Super Testing Bros have agreed to partner for a year bringing you regular pods!

This episode, we speak to Dan Billing and Brendan Seerup about security, and how to work with third-party pen testers. You can reach Dan on Twitter at @thetestdoctor or Brendan at @sparkleops. Ministry of Testing and Super Testing Bros have agreed to partner for a year bringing you regular pods!

Our first island castaway is Alex Schladebeck, with an eclectic selection of metal, folk, pop and hip-hop to accompany our discussion about progressing from a new tester to Head Of Quality (and the many varied steps in-between). You'll discover Alex's pet nickname for her team, her karaoke guilty pleasure, and why she believes that testers should be "chameleons, not chimeras". You can reach Alex on Twitter @alex_schl or at www.schladebeck.de. 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 Follow us on Twitter

Our first island castaway is Alex Schladebeck, with an eclectic selection of metal, folk, pop and hip-hop to accompany our discussion about progressing from a new tester to Head Of Quality (and the many varied steps in-between). You'll discover Alex's pet nickname for her team, her karaoke guilty pleasure, and why she believes that testers should be "chameleons, not chimeras". You can reach Alex on Twitter @alex_schl or at www.schladebeck.de. 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 Follow us on Twitter

Your host Neil Studd gives an introduction to Testers' Island Discs, a new podcast interviewing testers about their careers, passions and musical inspirations. Neil reveals his own five song choices, and lets you know more about getting involved with the show. If you'd like to appear on Testers' Island Discs you can register your interest, all you need to provide is your name, an email address and your five songs. Neil is also collating all the songs and adding them to the Testers' Island Discs playlist over on Spotify. You can listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Finally, to be the first to hear about all things Testers' Island Discs follow us on Twitter.

Your host Neil Studd gives an introduction to Testers' Island Discs, a new podcast interviewing testers about their careers, passions and musical inspirations. Neil reveals his own five song choices, and lets you know more about getting involved with the show. If you'd like to appear on Testers' Island Discs you can register your interest, all you need to provide is your name, an email address and your five songs. Neil is also collating all the songs and adding them to the Testers' Island Discs playlist over on Spotify. You can listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Finally, to be the first to hear about all things Testers' Island Discs follow us on Twitter.

The Super Testing Bros discuss the benefits of Bug bashing or Crowd testing your product internally prior to a release, and how to get the best out of your bug bashes. Ministry of Testing and Super Testing Bros have agreed to partner for a year bringing you regular pods!

The Super Testing Bros discuss the benefits of Bug bashing or Crowd testing your product internally prior to a release, and how to get the best out of your bug bashes. Ministry of Testing and Super Testing Bros have agreed to partner for a year bringing you regular pods!

The awesome Super Testing Bros (Dan Barrow & James Espie) have agreed to do some pre-TestBash Manchester interviews with the event's speakers. This interview is with Michael Bolton and Martin Hynie. Michael is teaching the highly respected Rapid Software Testing course at TestBash Manchester along with a workshop and a talk. Martin is talking about the life of a journeyman at the event. Listen to them both chat to James and Dan about the theme of their sessions. Find out more about TestBash Manchester and tickets.

The awesome Super Testing Bros (Dan Barrow & James Espie) have agreed to do some pre-TestBash Manchester interviews with the event's speakers. This interview is with Michael Bolton and Martin Hynie. Michael is teaching the highly respected Rapid Software Testing course at TestBash Manchester along with a workshop and a talk. Martin is talking about the life of a journeyman at the event. Listen to them both chat to James and Dan about the theme of their sessions. Find out more about TestBash Manchester and tickets.

The awesome Super Testing Bros (Dan Barrow & James Espie) have agreed to do some pre-TestBash Manchester interviews with the event's speakers. Three guests on this one. Marianne Duijst and Rick Tracy are running a workshop on road-mapping your testing future, while James is talking about Accessibility testing. They chat to James and Dan about their sessions and the event. To find out more about TestBash Manchester and tickets see the event page.