Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 432

Isn’t this just another training course? [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 432 | Monday 10th July 2023 | [View Online →]( LambdaTest kindly supports this newsletter [Join Testμ Online Conference for Free!]( Network with 10,000+ testers and developers. Attend 35+ insightful sessions by 40+ tech leaders from Google, Meta, AWS, Microsoft, Github, Netflix, Spotify, k6.io (Grafana), Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, and more! Participate in exciting challenges and win prizes worth $7500! Register for free now. --------------------------------------------------------------- I quizzed Richard. "Isn’t this just another training course?" "Nope, it’s way more than that!" He had a point as the lightbulb went off in my head. We were discussing the details of something new and exciting: Learning Journeys. 🧭 We're constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible when it comes to community learning and career growth. Here's a preview: "Whereas learning paths and pathways are usually just ordered content, you can think of a [learning] journey as the same ordered content, but with narration [by two testing experts] in between each piece to explain why you are being asked to digest that content, and additional activities to cement the learning." [Read the entire Learning Journey announcement]( from Richard Bradshaw (CEO/BossBoss of Ministry of Testing) to find out how it might help you and your colleagues. How would you describe a Learning Journey? I'd love to hear from you, feel free to[send me an email](mailto:simon@ministryoftesting.com?subject=Here's%20how%20I'd%20describe%20Learning%20Journeys). 📄 Use Chrome whilst testing? Check out this new article by Kasturi Rajamanikkam: [How To Level Up Your Chrome Browser Testing Skills](. I do enjoy a handy browser extension and am pleased to see some I'm unfamiliar with. Never stop exploring those tools right? And if you'd like to go tool exploring there's always the handy [tools directory](. 🧰 🙋🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Join the conversation - [Does anyone have a good “go to” reference on testing terminology?]( 📓 - Renee is keen to know [what tools you use for API exploratory testing](. - More answers to [What is the best test case management tool you have used?]( - 💸 [How can a QA/TA engineer find a side hustle?]( asks Anzo - Melinda is curious to know: [Test Coverage Report: curse or blessing?]( - [Why does your test plan fail?]( - Mark asks, [what are your favourite browser extensions?]( - [What can you share about the difference between retesting and regression testing?]( - 🎉 [Share a woohoo (or oops) with the community]( Have a good week. — Simon, CommunityBoss [A crowd of people sat down in a conference room listening to a speaker.]( 📷 Create photo memories like this at [TestBash UK](. 📷 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📖 Helpful business posts - [Common Errors in IT Environment & Platform Rationalization]( — Jane Temov - [How Real-World Development Teams Are Using AI to Improve Software Testing]( — Bridget Hughes - [Selenium WebDriver Architecture Explained – Ultimate guide on What is Selenium Architecture and How Does it Works]( — Tanay Kumar Deo - [Exploring Responsible Tech in Testing: Ethical Frameworks and Real-World Implications]( — Srinivasan Sekar - [Unlocking Quality Assurance in the DevOps era - Xray Enterprise]( — Mariana Santos - [Verification vs Validation: Know The Differences]( — Nazneen Ahmad - [k6 Testing Tutorial: A Complete Guide To Load Testing With Grafana k6]( — Anshita Bhasin - [Selenium Wire: Take Your Web Automation To The Next Level!]( — Upendra Prasad Mahto - [How to Improve Mobile Accessibility for Your Website]( — Pricilla Bilavendran - [How to Enhance Productivity of TestOps Teams: Best Tips and Tricks]( — Maggie Ferris - [Top 34 Codeless Testing Tools For 2023]( — Shakura Banu - [How to Use Test Observability to Improve Test Orchestration and Coordination]( — Ilam Padmanabhan - [A Beginner’s Guide To Mobile Design Patterns For Automation Testing]( — Sidharth Shukla - [Allure-csharp out-of-the-box: a work in progress]( — Mikhail Lankin --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Events [View all]( - Tue 11 Jul [Managing and Resolving Bugs Task Analysis]( - Tue 18 Jul [Maintaining Tests Task Analysis]( - Wed 19 Jul [Continuous Testing Approach For Cross-Functional Requirements]( - Thu 20 Jul [Testing Ask Me Anything on Business Risk]( - Tue 25 Jul [Communicating an Understanding of a Product Task Analysis]( - Tue 25 Jul [Grow Your Technical Confidence]( - Thu 31 Aug [The Psychology of Web Performance]( - Wed 13 Sep [Understanding New Situations With Strategy Maps]( - Tue 19 Sep [Pre-TestBash UK 2023 Meetup]( - Wed 20 Sep - Thu 21 Sep [TestBash UK 2023]( - Wed 20 Sep [Testing & Quality Recruitment Fair at TestBash UK 2023]( - Wed 27 Sep [Hands on Test Automation with Playwright]( - Thu 02 Nov [ReTestBash UK 2023]( - Wed 22 Nov - Thu 23 Nov [TestBash Autumn 2023]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ✏️ Calls for Contributions - [Join a Task Analysis Session]( - [Do a 99-Second Intro at TestBash Autumn]( - [Share How Your Organisation Automate Your Product]( - [Create a Feature Spotlight for TestBash Autumn]( - [Speak at an AMA or Discussion at TestBash Autumn]( - [Talk at TestBash Autumn]( - [Review Abstracts for TestBash Autumn 2023]( - [Share Your MoT Love Story]( - [Write for us]( ✍️ Stay up-to-date with the community via the [Ministry of Testing Community Timeline]( [read an article]( or [watch a talk](. 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