Test With Zest: Software Testing News - Issue 466

How do we test with positive intent? [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 466 | Monday 8th April 2024 | [View Online →]( What's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community? Let's go! 🛫 AI in Testing - Bug congrats to everyone who took part in the [30 Days of AI in Testing challenge](. Incredible to see so much knowledge shared in such a short space of time. One to revisit! There's also been [a lot of gratitude shared amongst the community](. 😍 - It's been cool to read how the community have experimented with [building locally hosted Large Language Models]( via Colaboratory. How did they get on and what could you try? - "[It's been so much fun]( the exercises well designed and it's taken my knowledge of AI up a few levels. Well worth the time invested. 😀 " The final post of 30 Days of AI in Testing from Ash Winter. [Days 26 to 30](. What a champion! - [Mirek Długosz shares his reflections on participating in 30 Days of AI in Testing](. Great to hear that Mirek became more of a prolific writer during the process plus advice on how to approach a 30 Days of Testing challenge. - Poojitha Manam, Rahul Parwal, Ansha Batra and more describe [an ideal AI Test Buddy](. What would yours do? - [Testing AI – How to create Automated Prompt Testing With Playwright]( by Stuart Thomas. - Time to get creative. How would you [visualise the future of AI in Testing?]( Excellent ideas from Adrian, Rahul and Joyz. 🖼️ Automation - HOT TOPIC: [What maintenance do you have to carry out on automated checks?]( 🌶️ - [Automated Testing in Xcode: Leveraging XCTest and UI Testing for Robust App Quality]( by Naresh Kukkala. - Tom Riglar would like to hear your [questions about automated mobile testing](. - Congrats to Can Ozcanli and Lukasz Kaminski for earning [MoT Certificates in Test Automation](. 🏆 - Paul Grizzaffi wonders, [does test automation make our jobs easier?]( - "I'm an advocate for incorporating a robust testing regimen into the development process - a combination of unit tests and integration tests that work hand-in-hand." Peter Merrill explores [the truth about "fast" software development](. - HOT TOPIC: [What makes automated tests/checks flakey?]( 🌶️ - There's still time to add to this poll and ongoing commentary. [What percentage of your testing efforts involve test automation?]( Heuristics and Oracles - I recently reviewed the [Software Testing Test Ideas Hive Mind (STTIHM)]( article and added three new entries from Konstantin Sakhchinskiy. Are you running out of test ideas? Use STTIHM to step into the mind of another tester! - [Remember these GIT commands!!]( A handy cheatsheet from Sagar Bhatt. Quality - Rich Jordan [on quality and failure](. Accessibility - Camelia Sfirlea shares [why the Google Accessibility Scan Tool isn’t enough]( and Andreea Draniceanu offers advice on [accessibility testing for mobile apps](. - "This specific blog explores how mouse dependent elements can create barriers online for users who rely on a keyboard or other assistive technology to interact with a website." [The need for keyboard accessibility on website elements](. CI/CD - [Streamlining Java (Spring Boot App) Development: Maven, SonarQube, and Docker on EC2 with GitLab CI]( by Sarat Chandra Motamarri. Performance Testing - [Quality Sense Podcast S5E5 | Performance Testing with Guillaume Betaillouloux](. Test Management - Nazneen Ahmad shares [21 Free Test Management Tools And Their Features](. Leadership - [How to transition into a managerial role]( by Melissa Fisher. - [How do you mitigate the risk of someone leaving a company?]( User Acceptance Testing - Julie Hughes recommends a book called Simple UAT, by Julie Green. I've added it to the [Software Testing Books wiki](. 📚 Career Growth - [Philippa Jennings lands a new job]( and [Patrick Murphy reflects on a tough journey]( yet finally lands a job. Bug congrats to both of you! 🏆 - [Bug Hunter Sam shares a job-hunting update](. Can you help? - Beth Marshall bigs up Connor Westley as Connor bigs up Beth and Angie Jones. That's [the power of a test automation portfolio]( - Lee Marshall would like to know [what is stopping you from changing how you work](. - Moneybox are hiring a Senior QA Engineer. [Check out the MoT jobs board](. Community - Ignoring some of the technical glitches (sorry about that!), Episode One of The Testing Planet was a success. 🪐 Thanks to everyone who joined and to those who contributed. It was great fun with lots of knowledge shared. It's always nice to receive [public praise]( thanks, Michail Nikiforos. 🤩 Have a good week. — Simon Tomes --------------------------------------------------------------- [A large group of people looking up at a balcony where the photo is being taken from.]( Gather with the testing community. 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