This Test Can: Your Weekly Testing News - Issue 457

How can automation support your testing efforts and career growth? [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 457 | Monday 5th February 2024 | [View Online →]( Ranorex kindly supports this newsletter [iOS Developer? Secure Your Source Code]( Keep your apps secure with PreEmptive Defender for iOS. Designed for Swift and Objective-C, Defender for iOS protects source code from tampering and reverse engineering. Safeguard your intellectual property, keep users safe, and stop data breaches before they start. Get your 14-day trial. --------------------------------------------------------------- It's Simon here with a roundup of what's been happening in the testing community. Let's go! 🛴 Accessibility - Rachele DiTullio releases the [Accessibility testing spreadsheet version 2](. AI - Calling all testers, AI geeks, and anyone curious about how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping software quality. Ready to dive into the mind-blowing world of AI? This March, we're launching 30 Days of AI in Testing, and you're invited to [join the adventure]( Apprenticeships - For those in the UK, we spotted [a government apprenticeship scheme for software testers](. Great to see this! Automation - Antonio could do with your help. [What do you think of his test scripts?]( - Do you [have experience with Robot Framework?]( Perhaps you could help Salona. - A familiar friend (or foe?) turns up out of the blue to cause unforeseen problems. Management seeks answers while pressure builds to deliver the goods. The team catch a break. [Join The Testing Planet - Episode One: The Companion](. 🪐 Bug Reporting - Abbie would like to know [how you categorise your bugs](. Career Growth - Pleased to discover [Emily Webber's Capability Comb](. Run it with your team to explore how you can help each other. - Ron Wilson offers advice on how to use AI to support your job search. [Leveraging AI to Land Your Dream Job](. CI/CD - "Part of our role is to provide meaningful information to all interested stakeholders so they can make better-informed decisions on time. Building and maintaining stable test stages plays a key role in helping our teams achieve a trustworthy CI / CD setup." This is sound advice from Jose Carrera. [Are You Seeing RED? Restoring Reliability To Test Results](. 😡 Community - Have you heard about our [Certifications in Test Automation]( Already know a thing or two about test automation? Your expertise could help someone in the community today. [Answer an automation question on The Club]( and get [Community Certified]( along the way. - Aj Wilson reminds us of the power of context when respecting roles and responsibilities. [Quality Engineer — I am still a tester](. 👏 I'm also excited that [Aj will co-host a This Week in Testing]( - Let's [celebrate Ansha Batra for good community vibes]( Look at everything Ansha's been up to on The Club. 👀 Exploratory Testing - [Making a Record of Your Exploratory Testing]( by James Lyndsay. Heuristics - They just keep coming! [Share a test idea in 5 words or less](. 😃 - Johan Hoberg would like to know [how you solve complex test problems](. Cool to see Johan create several "tester types" to help. Just for Fun - Get your next [testing-inspired Lego fix](. 🧱 Leadership - Kristin Jackvony encourages us to [manage your manager](. Think about what your manager wants, explain how your strategy will help your manager, approach your manager with data plus more! Misconceptions - What are some common misconceptions about testing? [Here's what Callum Akehurst-Ryan had to share](. Ansha Batra started a new thread for you to [add yours](. - Oleksandr Romanov describes [how testers bring value to the team and company](. Models & Methodologies - [Does anyone calculate a degree of certainty on their results?]( An excellent question from Ellie with interesting replies. Tools - [What open-source tool do you recommend for desktop application automation testing?]( - Different tools in different ways. [Where do you learn about new tools?]( Have a good week. — Simon --------------------------------------------------------------- [A crowd of people in an auditorium. There is a queue of people waiting to go on stage. There is a magenta monster character on stage. ]( Gather with the testing community. 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