Year of AI: Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 453

What does 2024 have in store for you? [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 453 | Monday 8th January 2024 | [View Online →]( [Share your knowledge and shape TestBash Brighton. Submit your contribution by February 14th!]( We’re on the lookout for submissions on anything AI-testing-related for the first day, as well as other hot testing topics for the second day. There are several ways you can get involved and contribute to another epic TestBash. --------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the first Ministry of Testing newsletter of 2024. It's Simon here with a round-up of what's been happening in the testing community. Let's go! 🧭 AI - Alan Barr shares interesting reflections on how we are using AI in his latest [AI/LLM Testing Podcast](. He highlights that he has fewer distractions when carrying out research. "There is less friction to learn. There really is no reason to at least try it." Great advice from Alan! - [Check out this partner webinar with LambdaTest]( to explore the evolving testing landscape and its future with AI. You'll learn how AI is revolutionizing testing strategies and discover practical AI use cases with examples. Agile Testing - Kristin Jackvony shared [nine reasons why testing becomes a bottleneck](. A couple of them stood out: "The team is relying too much on UI automation" and "Developers are not contributing to test automation". What about you? - How might you apply agile testing to your team’s existing workflows? TestRail's Chris Faraglia shares many tips and advice in [this partner webinar](. Automation - Mirek Długosz shares advice on [accessing page objects in the event handler with Playwright](. Also, look at the [many conversations and questions about Playwright]( on The Club. Could you share your knowledge? - In [this blog post,]( Irfan Mujagic explores the intricate layers of test design patterns, providing a comprehensive overview to guide you in structuring and organizing your test suites. Bug reporting - [How do you write a bug report?]( J. A. Pardo shares their approach. Certifications - Early bird pricing for our MoT Certifications ends this month. Register before January 31st to receive 41% off! [Introducing Our New MoT Certifications in Test Automation]( 🎓 Coding/Non-Coding - Andrew Kelly and others joined a good discussion about "non-technical" testers. What's your take on it? [The non-technical tester, is this a myth?]( Community - The Test Exchange is an opportunity to gather, get to know each other and explore ways of helping us all on our journey of advancing our software testing career. [Join us on Thursday 25th January](. The inaugural Test Exchange was a success so we're doing it again. Myself and MoT founder, Rosie Sherry, are hosting and it's open to all, no matter where you're at in your testing career. 😃 - In case you missed the news, TestBash is coming back to Brighton, UK! [Read the official announcement](. As well as attending the two-day software testing conference, you could also take on these roles. 🎉 - Facilitator: Create and facilitate a group activity. - Ambassador: Create connections before, during and after TestBash. - Speaker: Present a 20-30 minute talk. - Teacher: Host a 99-minute workshop - #ContributingInNewWays is a hashtag you might want to follow. [Lisi Hocke has set out her ambitions for 2024](. "Contributions need to be courageous, something I haven't done yet that I find scary enough while being ready to give it a try." Lisi has a history of doing amazing things each year. Follow along and be inspired! You can also [add your ambitions to this thread](. - "Growth always happens when you step out of your comfort zone." [Parveen Khan reflects on 2023](. - Steve Watson reminds us "There is no need to compare what you did against other people – our lives and commitments are all different." 💯 [Read his 2023 year in review](. - Congrats to Clare Norman on her promotion to Senior Quality Coach. 🏆 If not on your radar, Clare spoke at a TestBash where she shared [tonnes of quality coaching advice](. - There are plenty of exciting hot topics for 2024 and no doubt we'll continue to explore them. 2024 will be the year of AI. However, I'm curious to know, [what are we not talking about enough?]( Just for fun - If you could describe yourself as a type of tester, [what type of tester would you be?]( 😃 - Let’s make some [fun software testing Lego AI imagery](. The results are brilliant! 😉 Neurodivergence - Tega Enajekpo asks, [is neurodivergent common in the software testing field?]( New to Testing - Most weeks a new community member will ask what they should do to get into testing. Congrats on jumping in and asking, that's the first step! I recommend exploring the "[New to Testing]( tag on our forum, The Club. And also [seek inspiration from all these amazing origin stories](. They are fascinating. Public Speaking - We've partnered with Ady Stokes to share practical tips for crafting accessible presentations. Read: [Making Your Presentations More Accessible](. The bonus for the writers out there, it can also be applied to blog posts and articles! 🎤 Quality Culture - Richard Forjoe asks if we should make a distinction between the craft of quality advocacy and the craft of testing. Do you find yourself leaning towards quality advocacy or improving your hands-on testing skills? [Add to the conversation](. - Sam McCall from mabl shares [five ways to foster a culture of quality in a DevOps world]( in this partner webinar. - Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory's first [Agile Testing Fellowship newsletter]( of 2024 goes live this week. I've admired Lisa and Janet's writing ever since reading their "Agile Testing" book so I imagine this newsletter will be packed with helpful advice. Strategy & Methodologies - [How to build a QA Mindset from scratch - Chapter 2 - Day-to-Day Work]( by Cristina Carrageis. - Gain deeper insight into [testing strategies for regulated industries](. In this partner webinar discover examples of maintaining test quality of record and a mechanism for test process continuous improvement. Test Cases - Hot topic: I asked if we're [afraid to talk about non-automated test cases in 2024](. 🔥 Have a great week. — Simon, CommunityBoss --------------------------------------------------------------- [Several people gathered looking at a small stage. There is a red monster character with a mug in its hand. ]( How could you gather with the community? 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