Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 397

Is another crucial career spark just around the corner? [An illustration of a monster character reading a newspaper with the words "Your Weekly Testing News"]( Issue 397 | Monday 24th October 2022 | [View Online →]( This newsletter is kindly supported by CQSE [Make your testing great again!]( Wanna be sure all changes get tested before release? Want fast feedback despite a test suite running hours or days? We’ve got you covered! Join our testing workshops to learn more about our solutions! --------------------------------------------------------------- It's a tricky one. You've just logged off from another online event. You've amplified your connection with friendly community members and gathered a whole tonne of new information. And a [crucial career spark]( might just be around the corner. Yet how can you apply what you've learnt? How might you map it to your day-to-day tasks and goals? How do you join it up to support your career? Perhaps one way is to ask the community how they do it, on whatever platform or place you hang out (have a look at the end of this email for the links to places to hang out). Discover how people apply their learnings in their context. Consider the variety of approaches and pick one to experiment with — get started and see what happens. Last week's [Test.bash();]( was designed to offer a heap of practical examples to amplify the importance of tool awareness. I got a sense attendees were pleasantly surprised by the variety of approaches and tools used to solve just four challenges. And I have a hunch it'll create a reflection point for many the next time they pick up a new tool. Problems Before Tools – to repeat the words of Richard Bradshaw. Pro Members and Test.bash(); 2022 ticket holders can revisit the day of talks, a panel discussion and an Ask Me Anything. Plus [check out a treasure trove of challenge video solutions from the community](. Go create some sparks! 🎥 There's also this super useful article from Dan Barrow: [Keeping The Conference Momentum Going](. One piece of advice talks about writing. So I'm looking forward to a chat with Aaron Flynn later this week on a Twitter Space. We'll explore [how the MoT Bloggers Club and writing can help your career](. Lots to learn. Lots to do. We gotta start somewhere. Have a good week. — Simon, CommunityBoss --------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter is kindly supported by Autify [Autify releases Autify Connect!]( With Autify Connect, you can run automated tests on applications located within an organization’s network, such as localhosts, internal systems, and staging environments that are not publicly accessible. --------------------------------------------------------------- Useful business posts - [​The top 5 agile QA metrics to improve your testing]( — Hannah Son - [4 Challenges in Test Automation (and How to Solve Them)]( — Chris Riley - [Standalone API Tests vs Integrated API Tests]( — Fernando Mattos - [Automating API Testing with mabl’s Postman Integration]( — Andrew Horgan --------------------------------------------------------------- Events [View all]( - Mon 24 Oct [Post Test.Bash(); Livestream - Data Challenge]( - Tue 25 Oct [Enhance Your Business Processes Using RPA with Ranorex Studio]( - Thu 27 Oct [Twitter Space: How does the MoT Bloggers Club help your career? With Aaron Flynn and Simon Tomes]( - Wed 02 Nov [Create Test Reports Based On Feedback And Feelings]( - Tue 08 Nov [Note Takers – Mobile Testing, with host Rahul Parwal]( - Wed 09 Nov [Performance Testing 101]( - Wed 16 Nov [Recognising and Eliminating Code Smells 101]( - Thu 17 Nov [Thursday Testing Tea with host Thomas Shipley]( - Wed 23 Nov [Continuous Testing Throughout The SDLC]( - Wed 07 Dec [Would Heu-risk It? Workshop]( - Fri 09 Dec [HolidayBash 2022]( - Wed 11 Jan [Automating APIs With JavaScript]( - Wed 18 Jan [The Hidden Logic of Thinking for Testers]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Calls for Contributions - [Call for Contribution – Share your interest to run a Community Micro-Event]( - [Have You Contributed to the Community?]( - [Call for Content - Write for us]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 💬 Chat and take action via [The Club]( (our forum) and the [MoT Slack]( (our chat client). And stay up-to-date via the [Ministry of Testing Community Timeline](. Know someone who might enjoy this newsletter? [Share this link to the Ministry of Testing newsletter sign-up page](. 🗞 [Visit ministryoftesting.com]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [SoundCloud]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 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? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.