Certified To Collaborate: Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 451

How do you use models to collaborate? [An illustration of a bespectacled orange monster creature. It's reading a newspaper. The text "your weekly testing news" is displayed alongside the Ministry of Testing logo.]( Issue 451 | Monday 4th December 2023 | [View Online →]( Simon here with a round-up of what's been happening in the testing community. 🔎 AI - [Can you help Alan Barr build something that improves the process of software testing?]( Inspired by his daily adventures with ChatGPT. - [From DevOps to BizOps to AI and Beyond]( by Joe Colantonio - Lisa Crispin shares an overview of the [things she learned about AI]( at Agile Testing Days 2023 API Testing - [The Definitive Guide to API Test Automation With Playwright: Part 16 - Adding CI/CD Through GitHub Actions]( by Butch Mayhew. [Ask Butch anything about Playwright]( on the 14th of December! 🔜 Certifications - I'm genuinely excited about the new MoT Certifications in Test Automation. It's a game changer for the industry. Three mega-community-led courses that lead to reputable certifications. I can't wait to see folks share their certificates and MoT-FCTA, MoT-ICTA and MoT-ACTA on their LinkedIn profile headlines. Can you guess what those acronyms stand for? [Introducing Our New MoT Certifications in Test Automation]( 🎓 Collaboration - Melissa Fisher says [Thank you for raising this problem!]( Just for fun - [Software made on Earth]( by T. J. Zelger 👽 Leadership - Get ready to learn powerful leadership techniques. I'm so pleased to see Shweta Sharma's Masterclass webinar recording on the MoT website. I was fortunate to attend it live. There were many moments where I thought "Ah, I wish I'd seen this in the early days of being a people manager!" Check it out: [How To Build a Thriving QA/Testing Team With People-First Leadership](. 🤝 New Testers - [Trisha Otis is looking for real-world experience and has been searching for crowd-sourcing testing sites](. There's another option. Could you pair with them to run an exploratory testing session? - Callum Akehurst-Ryan [reminds us]( how to support colleagues who haven't worked with testers.“Sometimes we have to over-explain things we’re doing or how we do it. Just to affirm why we are here or how we can help.” Great advice. Observability & Monitoring - "Observability blurs the line between testing and monitoring. TOAD can help us think through their relationship." [Read more]( from Chris Kenst. Strategy & Methodologies - Joep Schuurkes puts forward a compelling case that [a good tester is all over the place]( yet can't be everywhere at once. It's all about choice. - Vernon Richards shared his reflections and advice after hosting Ben Dowen's webinar on creating a shared understanding. 1) Assumptions multiply when they're hidden! 2) Using models is great. Collaborating on models is even better! 3) You don't have to do allTheThings allAtOnce. [Read more](. Have a great week. — Simon, CommunityBoss --------------------------------------------------------------- [A group of four people and a monster character sat around a table posing for a selfie]( What could you learn from the community? [Find out](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Join the conversation - 🔥 Hot topic: [Products and sites to practice testing on]( - [What layers do you consider when testing?]( - Mark would like to know [what makes automated tests/checks flakey]( - [What are the main qualities or skills a tester should build on as they progress through their career?]( - [Is a full stack profile essential to getting hired?]( - [Can you help Hailey start a career in QA?]( - [What is the difference between SAT & UAT?]( - Louise is curious to know if you'll [take part in the Advent Of Code 2023]( - [What technical information do you like to capture?]( - 🍋 [When life gives you lemons…]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Industry News - [DevOps vs CI/CD: Key Differences]( — Vijay Kumar Kaushik - [Data Virtualization: Working, Advantages, & Disadvantages Explained]( — Tanay Kumar Deo - [What are Post Implementation Reviews?]( — Jane Temov - [5 Systemic Changes from Test Automation to Continuous Testing]( — Antoine Craske - [Importing Allure Testops manual test cases into an IDE]( — Mikhail Lankin - [End-to-End(E2E) vs Integration Testing: Key Differences]( — Ayush Mishra - [Top 22+ Utility Tools For Testers [With Reasons To Use]]( — Shahzeb Hoda - [How to Handle Shadow DOM in Cypress]( — Kailash Pathak - [Improve your exploratory testing with personas]( — Petruta Paraschiv - [Guide To Chrome Developer Tools]( — Tanay Kumar Deo --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Events [View all]( - Tue 05 Dec [Testing in Regulated Industries]( - Wed 13 Dec [How to Overcome Common Challenges in Exploratory Testing]( - Thu 14 Dec [Testing Ask Me Anything on Playwright]( - Plus many more exciting testing things to come in 2024! --------------------------------------------------------------- ✏️ Calls for Contributions - [Elevate Your Expertise: Be a Guest Speaker on Our AMA Webinars]( - [Run a Masterclass Webinar and Illuminate the Testing Community]( - [Speak & Present at TestBash UK 2024]( - [Register Your Interest in Becoming a Course Creator]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Visit ministryoftesting.com]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 Ministry of Testing, All rights reserved. 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