April RoundUp of All Things MoT
The first TestBash of the year is over and it was a roaring success, getting us ready for the year of useful, insightful and utterly brilliant TestBashes ahead.
The Club
A few selected discussions from The Club that we thought you might find interesting.
- Testing tour 2019 posted by punkmik. Inspired by Lisi Hocke’s talk at TestBash Brighton 2019, Kim wants to go on her own testing tour starting in May and is looking for people to pair with.
- Ask Me Anything: Whole Team Testing posted by heather_reid. This month we had an excellent Ask Me Anything with Lisa Crispin who continued answering all of the questions over on this epic Club thread!
- Blogs from TestBash Brighton 2019 posted by nufenix. A growing collection of live blogs and post-event reflection blogs, plenty of food for thought.
- What would you do? How can I automate this? posted by davgonca. A great thread helping someone quite new to automation with suggestions of approaches, questions to ask and resources to explore.
- Missing Layer From The Test Automation Pyramid posted by friendlytester. An exploration of an addition to the automation pyramid, testability, what do you think testability brings to the traditional pyramid model?
The Club Ninja
Each month we select one of our Club users to be our Ninja of the Month. Our Club Ninja this month is Lisa Crispin.
MoT News
TestBash Manchester 2019 Is Live!
On 30th September — 5th October 2019 TestBash Manchester is occurring in Manchester, UK. Super Early Bird tickets are on sale today so register now and grab yourself an absolute bargain!
TestBash Australia Tickets Are Live Grab Yours Now!
TestBash, our software testing conference, is heading back down under to Sydney, Australia for its second year on October 24th-25th. Not only are we serving up the awesome TestBash single track conference day, but we’ve got excellent half-day workshops to make TestBash Sydney a multi-day confer-fest!
The Dojo
An unmissable Testing, Ask Me Anything with Lisa Crispin on Whole Team Testing that was kindly sponsored by mabl.
- Lisa also supported this Testing AMA with this awesome Club thread full of more useful answers to your questions
A new TestBash Playlists series: Top Automation Talks From TestBash. We have gathered our top 12 Automation talks from our TestBash Software Testing conferences. They cover lots of aspects from how to approach automation, to how to prevent problems with your automation.
- Automation: Time to Change Our Models with Iain McCowatt
- How to Misuse ‘Automation’ for Testing, Fun and Productivity with Alan Richardson
- Spot the Difference; Automating Visual Regression Testing with Viv Richards
- How To Win With Automation And Influence People with Gwen Diagram
- How Automated E2E Testing Enables a Consistently Great User Experience on an Ever-Changing WordPress.com with Alister Scott
- Getting under the Skin of a React Application: an Intro to Subcutaneous Testing with Melissa Eaden & Avalon McRae
- Balancing Test Automation Techniques with Matt Archer
- Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves? How to Trust Your Automation and Avoid Deceit with Bas Dijkstra
- How to Get Automation Included in Your Definition of Done with Angie Jones
- The Automated Acceptance Testing Paradox with Mark Winteringham
- Extra! Extra! Automation Declared Software! With Paul Grizzaffi
- Automation in Testing with Richard Bradshaw
May Online Events
Online Meetup: Knowing your Automation with Hugh McCamphill — Thursday 9th May 2019 6.30 UK Time
Over the years Hugh has created many frameworks and abstractions for UI test automation, for both coders and non-coders alike. Looking back, were these good or useful abstractions? How leaky were they and what were the consequences for users of these abstractions?
Join Hugh as he takes you through some lessons learnt, patterns and approaches that have personally been successful, and some observations on current trends in relation to abstractions and knowing your automation.
Masterclass: Inclusive Collaboration — how our differences can make the difference with Aaron Hodder — Tuesday 14th May 8pm UK Time
In this Masterclass, we’ll explore how having a neurodiverse workforce can give you a competitive edge, and how the workplace can respect diverse needs and different requirements for interaction and collaboration to bring out the best in everyone’s differences.
Takeaways
- Learn how to turn your differences into your differentiators
- Learn ways to tailor your environment and your practices to bring out the best in everyone
- Understand your team and your teammates a bit better!
- Gain an understanding of diverse patterns of communication and behaviour
Future Events
Just a quick sneak peek at what events are coming up in the next few months
- Online Meetup: Knowing your Automation with Hugh McCamphill — 2 hours — Thursday 9th May 2019
- Masterclass: Inclusive Collaboration — how our differences can make the difference with Aaron Hodder — 1hour — Tuesday 14th May 8pm UK Time
- TestBash Netherlands — 2 days — Thursday 23rd — Friday 24th May 2019 — Tickets on Sale!
- London Tester Gathering Workshops — 3 days — Wednesday 26th — Friday 28th June 2019 — Super Early Bird Tickets on Sale!
- TestBash Germany — 2 days — Thursday 12th — Friday 13th September 2019 — Super Early Bird Tickets on Sale until the 3rd May!
- TestBash Manchester — 2 days — Wednesday 2nd — Thursday 3rd October 2019 — Super Early Bird Tickets on Sale!
- Test.bash(); — 1 day — Friday 4th October 2019 — Super Early Bird Tickets on Sale!
- TestBash Australia — 2 days — Thursday 24th — Friday 25th October 2019 — Super Early Bird Tickets on Sale!
- TestBash New Zealand — 1 day — Tuesday 29th October 2019 — Sign up to the launch list
- TestBash San Francisco — 2 days — Wednesday 6th — Thursday 7th November 2019 — Sign up to the launch list
