Ten Misconceptions About Software Testing

4 min readJun 1, 2017

Ten Misconceptions About Software Testing

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Webinar: Breaking Bottlenecks in Testing — Metrics to Identify and Measure

With all the metrics you could track, which are needed to make your production process more reliable? Learn which metrics to track, key considerations to ensure the health of your team and the most common metrics used. Learn More.

Ten Misconceptions About Software Testing

Software testing is often misunderstood by those outside of the testing world, or sometimes by those in it! Do you “break” software? Or maybe you only test at the end? Better yet, you’re a quality gatekeeper. How many can you relate to?

#TestingChat Twitter Chat!

We are hosting a twitter chat! I know, we’re a bit excited too! It’s going to be on the Thursday 1st June between 7–8pm BST. It will focus on Identifying Risks. So if you’re new to testing, you might gain some guidance, if you’re an old hand at it, you can share your favourite tips! Use the hashtag #TestingChat on Twitter — you can filter on the hashtag to keep up! Follow us on Twitter. Chat you then!

Take The 5 Minute Challenge! What Are Risks?

You have 5 minutes to think of what Risks are. You can do it with pen & paper, or straight onto the screen. The whole point is to just do a brain dump on what you think about Risks! You can then start a conversation, discover you share the same or different opinion as someone else, you can increase your thinking on it all. It’s a bit of fun either way! Take the challenge.

London Tester Gathering Workshops Earlybird Almost Over!!

OK folks, we changed it so you can buy individual tickets, that is pretty exciting all by itself. Plus you can still take advantage of the early bird discount until the 14th June! There are amazing workshops on, so definitely take a look. Check out the workshops.

Organising a TinyTestBash

After the success of #TestBash Belfast, one of the organisers Heather, shares an insight into what it takes to organise a TinyTestBash including all the ups and downs they experienced. Were you there? What did you think? Read behind the scenes.

Are Software Testing Certifications Worth It?

This conversation comes back around repeatedly. Have you taken the certification exams? Were they worth the effort? Did you only do them to improve you chances of finding a job? As an employer have you ever asked for them? Share your experience.