Stop, start, keep doing: MoT Weekly – Issue 496

What tough calls are on your testing plate? [MoT Weekly logo, featuring the Ministry of Testing logo and the text "mot weekly" on a purple background.]( Issue 496 | Monday 2nd December 2024 | [View Online]( ✨ [Speak or teach at TestBash Brighton 2025]( ✨ Call for Contributions are now open until 22nd December What's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community? Let's go! 🛥️ I hope you have a good week. — Simon Tomes, Community Lead at Ministry of Testing Community Good things are happening in the meetup space. [Auckland]( on the 10th of December thanks to Joyce Bolland, with speakers Ryan Bevens & Yogi Sharma. [Berlin]( on the 12th of December, organised by Jan Eumann and Nico Neuschitzer. Christine Pinto is also supporting the organisation of this one. And look at [MoT Belgium doing Open Space]( and getting ready to [puzzle for success](. And [here's a cool pic]( from a recent Vancouver's QA TrailTalks meetup. 🇳🇿 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇨🇦 [The Testing Planet travels again](. 🪐 New: Certificate badges are now available on public profile pages. Celebrate your certificate achievements. Check out [Christian Baumann]( and [Rahul Parwal]( profile pages to see what we mean. "Being part of the Ministry of Testing community has been such a rewarding journey, and I’ve learned so much from the generous and collaborative spirit of this incredible group. 🪐" – Swathika Visagn. [Source](. [Help Cassandra pick a topic theme]( for one of their future talks. [TestBash TestMatch Memory lane](. Career Growth Now hiring - [Zolani Ratya is hiring]( a Junior QA Engineer at Santam. - [2i are hiring for multiple roles](. Open to work - You can now set your MoT Profile to open to work. [Check out who has already done that](. - [Carolina GARCÍA M is open to work]( and is looking for Quality Assurance Manager and Director of Quality roles. - [Alina Ghetler is open to working]( looking for Software Engineer, Quality Assurance Specialist, or Technical Support Specialist roles. [Mahathee Dandibhotla]( would like to know [how you recognise empathy when hiring](. [The Community's Guide to Onboarding](. [Interviews, Resume, CVs](. A handy collection created by [Jesse Berkeley]( to help you shape your CV/resume and interview like a legend. Quality coaching [What does a Quality Coach do?]( Callum Akehurst-Ryan shares his take. 👋 Level up your software testing career with MoT Professional Membership. [Available for individuals and teams]( Essentials "Testers and developers aren't opponents. We're partners in delivering quality software that serves users." – Filip Hric. [Test like a developer, develop like a tester](. 📚 [R is for […]]( Automation Scott Kilgallon earned a MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. Bug congrats! 🏆 [Do you delete tests as part of your testing strategy?]( [Automatic snapshot creation in CI for Playwright]( by Gary Parker. Melissa Fisher asks, [how do you approach figuring out what to automate?]( [Can We Automate All the Things?]( Exploring the Limits of Testing in Software Systems by recent The Testing Planet contributor, Jit Gosai. Tooling Tool of the Week: [Qase]( 🛠️ 🤝 The certification that gives junior testers confidence, community and connections. [Explore MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate]( Performance testing [Testing Video Streaming Apps Under Stress]( by Irfan Mujagic. [Combining performance testing and exploratory testing]( with Leandro Melendez, Sérgio Freire and Cristiano Cunha. Accessibility [Old alt text advice]( by Steve F. Adrian Roselli recommends [avoiding read-only controls](. Just for fun [When you can't quite commit to accepting and checking the rebrand](. 👑 [Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 6](. And once you've found them, why not create your own edition by grabbing Bug and Cosmo from the [MoT Kit page]( Plus download a new LinkedIn banner while you're at it! [Spaghetti code?]( 🍝 [Three Germans walk into a TestBash photobooth]( ... 🤩 [A conference auditorium space looking at the stage from the back of the room. Lots of people are listening to a talk. There is a woman and man on stage. A duck and bug character are hiding.]( [Share your memories with the community]( 🗓️ Events New events are always added, so [keep checking the events page]( for up-to-date info. - [Cambridge Meetup]( Tue 3 Dec 🇬🇧 - [York Meetup]( Thu 5 Dec 🇬🇧 - [Coventry Meetup]( Thu 5 Dec 🇬🇧 - [This Week in Testing]( Fri 6 Dec - [Auckland Meetup]( Tue 10 Dec 🇳🇿 - [Berlin Meetup]( Thu 12 Dec 🇩🇪 - [Manchester Meetup]( Thu 23 Jan 🇬🇧 - [TestBash Brighton 2025]( Wed 1–Thu 2 Oct 🤩 🗞️ Industry News - [What is software testing, really?]( by Lena Nyström - [User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Checklist, Types and Examples]( by Ana Sofia Gala - [AI's contribution to Shift-Left Testing: improving early-stage testing]( by Mariana Santos 💡 Continuous Call for Contributions We are now accepting abstracts for talks and workshops for TestBash Brighton 2025. Go for it! [Submit an idea](. ⚡️ Contributing to the testing community is a positive way to support your career. Unsure how? [There are many ways for you to]( and be rewarded. The bonus: Sharing your knowledge supports everyone's career growth! Look out for specific requests in the "Help MoT" channel on the MoT Slack. ✨ Need inspiration? [Look at the contributions page](. 👀 [Poll of the Week (with commentary)]( [Results of a poll asking "Have you created your public MoT profile yet?" Yes: 24% No: 66% Going to MyMoT to do it now!: 10% The poll has received 106 votes and has 2 weeks left.]( "I found a community in the Ministry of Testing, a form of belonging which helped me grow personally and in my career." — Kim Knup [Upgrade your software testing career with Ministry of Testing]( Copyright © 2024 Ministry of Testing, All rights reserved. You have opted to join this email list. Our mailing address is: Ministry of Testing 19 New RoadBrighton, East Sussex BN1 1UF United Kingdom [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? 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