Software testing news – Issue 482: Appreciating the value of testing

How do we amplify and demonstrate the value of testing? [A purple background illustration with a space theme. There is a Ministry of Testing logo. Text: your weekly software testing news.]( Issue 482 | Monday 5th August 2024 | [View Online]( This newsletter is kindly supported by BrowserStack [BrowserStack joins forces with Google on Webdriver BiDi 🚀]( BrowserStack, Selenium, Google Chrome and other contributors have come together to bring Webdriver BiDi to production. This breakthrough enables bi-directional automation across all browsers, enhancing testing speed and flexibility. Learn more about this milestone from Google’s blog. What's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community? Let's go! 🏃‍➡️ I hope you have a great week. — Simon Tomes, Community Lead at Ministry of Testing Career Growth Tag the [Ministry of Testing LinkedIn page]( and let us know you're #OpenToWork. We'll repost your post to our network of 100k followers. Visit these profiles and see if they could help you or someone you know: - [Dhanush Sai Reddy]( is looking for a role in games testing. - [Konstantin Sakhchinskiy is open to work](. From a community perspective, he's a total star! Super knowledgeable, helpful and giving. Defo get in touch if you're hiring! - Keith H. is based in the UK and [open to QA Lead roles](. - [Ravi is looking]( for a Test Manager, Business Analyst or an Engineering Manager role. - [Layla is open to a junior testing role]( in Leeds (UK) or fully remote. - Emily O'Connor shares that a [previous colleague]( is open to work. - [Sobia is open to work]( remote or hybrid in London. Now hiring - [QA Engineer]( - full-time, Szczecin, West Pomeranian province. Poland, Squiz. - [Senior Quality Engineer (Product)]( - full-time, Sydney, NSW. Australia, Squiz. - [Test Analyst]( - full-time, Shepherds Bush, London, United Kingdom, LMAX Group. Community Welcome, Sylvia Czarnecki. They are new to testing and [say hi on the Introductions thread](. Perhaps you could do the same. Trends: No tester is an Island! [Are you curious about how often communities of practice meet?]( Jesper Ottosen explores the data. [Dan Billing]( announces that he's back via the MoT Slack. Aj Wilson, Fiona Reavley and Javier Aguirre Flores share welcome messages. Welcome back, Dan. It's good to see you! 👋 A new meetup! The very first [Glasgow Meetup]( is happening on the 28th of August. ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó ´ó ¿ [Is there a local meetup you could get involved in?]( How about helping them find a speaker or someone to run a workshop? New collection: [The Community's Guide to 99 Second Talks](. Short sharp lessons and reflections from the community. Who could inspire you today? Tooling What is Cypress? How does it help? Where to get started? Who is it for? How can I see Cypress in action? This collection hopes to have answers to all your Cypress needs. [The Community's Guide to Cypress](. "Ministry of Testing is the one-stop shop for everything testing." — Ashutosh Mishra [Upgrade your software testing career with Ministry of Testing]( Heuristics [Share a test idea in 5 words or less]( and join the [Software Testing Test Ideas Hive Mind (STTIHM)](. Accessibility Thank you Conor O'Neill for reminding TestBash speakers to [ensure presentations are accessible](. [The anatomy of accessible forms: Best practices]( by Uday Shetty. Automation "My test didn’t fail an assertion, and it didn’t throw an exception or crash, however, it didn’t test the correct things, it didn’t check the correct workflows. So, by all accounts it failed because it didn’t provide value or cover any actual business need." – Sean H. [Source](. Bug congrats to Mark Ingram and Gregory Gonzalez Lopez for passing the [MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation](. 🏆 [How do I mediate the brewing war between automation and manual testers?]( 👋 TestBash is our annual conference happening in September in Brighton, UK. As we like to say, our network is your network, we'd love for you to join us. We will have 2 days of learning and community as testing professionals share what they know about testing, AI and more! [Explore the TestBash Experience]( Tester value More advice on [how to share your value without getting people's backs up](. "I have curated a list of resources that I believe will significantly empower our software testing journey. This is not just a list; it’s a living repository of knowledge, curated with care, and can be enhanced by the collective wisdom of our community." Can you help Rahul Parwal by adding to [this repo]( 📋 Remind me again. Ash Winter shares his take on [what developers think of testers and testing](. 🌶️ [Is fear-driven testing holding your software quality back?]( by Jose Carrera. Discover strategies to find a way forward in imperfect circumstances. New collection: [A software tester's guide to influence](. 🤝 Strategy What steps can we take to [improve our testing process for critical bugs missed during testing]( [What is trinity testing and how does it help?]( Handy post from Julian Harty. [How do you convince stakeholders that BDD is not Testing?]( asks Rahul Parwal. [I keep letting bugs go live on purpose](. What should I do? 🐞 [Do you delete tests as part of your testing strategy?]( Requirements [I want a system just like that]( by Maaret Pyhäjärvi. Anti-patterns Two red-coloured leave buttons leave Bob Salmon sharing [thoughts about usability](. Ady Stokes would like to know, [what’s the worst anti-pattern you have seen?]( AI in Testing [Do you use AI for test planning?]( [How’s your GenAI / LLM learning journey going?]( by Lisa Crispin. Mobile testing James Wadley recommends [The Community's Guide to Mobile Testing]( and the [TestBash Mobile 2022 collection]( via the MoT Slack. [What test strategies do you use in mobile game testing?]( asks Nikita Shvets. [A lecture theatre full of engaged people. There is a woman and an orange monster illustration on stage. Cold bright lights direct beams towards the stage.]( Good times! Join the testing community at [TestBash](. Certifications Cassandra H. Leung has sparked a hot topic discussion. It's great to see Cassandra be so conversational with their replies. [How agile can ISTQB really be?]( Security testing [Selenium Greed: ongoing cyber attack targets exposed Selenium Grid services]( by Aj Wilson. 😮 [Security in Golang: How to Protect Your Applications from Common Vulnerabilities]( by Serhii Kotenko. Just for fun [Have you had a test pass today? Please excuse us whilst we get changed...]( 😉 🗓️ Events New events are always added, so [keep checking the events page]( for up-to-date info. - [Auckland Meetup]( Thu 8 Aug - [This Week in Testing]( Fri 9 Aug - [This Week in Testing]( Fri 16 Aug - [Glasgow Meetup]( Wed 28 Aug - [Pre-TestBash meetup by the beach]( Wed 11 Sep 🏖️ - [TestBash Brighton 2024]( Thu 12 Sep - Fri 13 Sep - [Leuven Meetup]( Thu 26 Sep - [Episode Five: The Apprentice]( Thu 24 Oct 🗞️ Industry News - [What is Accessibility Testing?]( by Beatriz Biscaia - [Performance Testing: Types, Tools, and Tutorial]( by Deepika Kale - [The QA role is changing, but QA will never die]( by Nick Moore. ✏️ Continuous Call for Contributions "We believe people have so much to give and our role at MoT is to find the best place for them to fit." Rosie Sherry shares [a look inside our Continuous Call for Contributions process](. What could you create for the testing community? [Apply today](. [A screengrab of an internet poll. 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