Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 394

What have been your crucial career sparks? [An illustration of a monster character reading a newspaper with the words "Your Weekly Testing News"]( Issue 394 | Monday 3rd October 2022 | [View Online →]( This newsletter is kindly supported by Qameta [Get your hands on Allure TestOps, the DevOps-ready testing platform]( Try the ultimate full-stack test management for manual and automated, integration, E2E, desktop, or mobile. Skyrocket your quality with dozens of native integrations for frameworks in 11 programming languages, CI/CDs, and issue trackers out-of-the-box. --------------------------------------------------------------- I kinda knew it yet I haven't been able to articulate it. Observing in real life and reading about everyone's TestBash UK experience, I realise the following: The Ministry of Testing community is an entity that creates crucial career sparks. ⚡️ A crucial career spark could be someone reflecting on a talk and realising they have been doing it all along, and now have a way of articulating it. Which leads to that person feeling better about their skills and self-worth. Another crucial career spark could be a 1-2-1 conversation that leads to someone taking action at work — a next step to do the thing they've put off for so long. In each case, someone moves their career forward or fundamentally transforms their career. [I'd love to hear from you](mailto:simon@ministryoftesting.com?subject=My%20crucial%20career%20sparks), what have been your crucial career sparks? In event news, we need your help with [TestBashX Bucks](. Richard Bradshaw shares why and how you might be able to [help us sell more tickets](. Thank you to those of you who have already bought tickets to gift to others. What a kind gesture! 🫶🏻 Plus Mark Winteringham and Richard will live stream each Test.bash(); Challenge. Register via the event links below and [subscribe to the Ministry of Testing YouTube channel](. Click on the bell to get an alert for when each live stream goes ahead. Oh, and [here's important news on the Test.bash(); speaker lineup]( – including a sneak peek mention of "The Wheel of Tools" and "Tool Karaoke". 😉 One final thing, when was the last time you asked the testing community a question? People in the community hang out in many places, such as [The Club]( [MoT Slack]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( and beyond. If you can't find an answer on one, try asking on another. Have a good week. — Simon, CommunityBoss --------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter is kindly supported by mabl [Elevate Testing at Experience]( Learn how you can implement quality engineering best practices and elevate testing to meet the demands of modern development. Join the annual quality engineering conference, Experience 2022, on 1-2 November. --------------------------------------------------------------- Useful business posts - [Cross-Browser Test Your Apps on Safari 16]( — Sauce Labs - [Migrating from TestProject in mabl]( — Andrew Horgan - [Virtual Device (Emulator and Simulator) vs. Real Device: What is the Difference?]( — Sauce Labs - [What is testability in the software development lifecycle?]( — Oleksandr Romanov - [Types of Automated Testing Explained]( — Ranorex --------------------------------------------------------------- Events [View all]( - Tue 04 Oct [Twitter Space: Let's Explore BDD, with co-hosts Mirza Sisic and Simon Tomes]( - Tue 04 Oct [Pre Test.Bash(); Livestream - UI Challenge]( - Thu 06 Oct [Pre Test.Bash(); Livestream - API Challenge]( - Mon 10 Oct [Pre Test.Bash(); Livestream - Visual Challenge]( - Tue 11 Oct [Ask Ranorex Anything!]( - Wed 12 Oct [Exploring the unknowns with Xray Exploratory App]( - Thu 13 Oct [Pre Test.Bash(); Livestream - Data Challenge]( - Fri 14 Oct [TestBashX Bucks]( 🎟 🎟 🎟 Join the local testing community for an incredible one-day event of hands-on activities and two brilliant talks. - Thu 20 Oct [Test.bash(); 2022]( - Tue 15 Nov [TestBash Core Skills]( - Thu 17 Nov [Thursday Testing Tea with host Thomas Shipley]( - Fri 09 Dec [HolidayBash 2022]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Calls for Contributions - [Have You Contributed to the Community?]( - [Call for Contribution – Share your interest to run a Community Micro-Event]( - [Call for Content - Write for us]( 💬 Keep the conversation going on [The Club]( (our forum) and the [MoT Slack]( (our chat client). 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