Testing Together: Software Testing News - Issue 462

What happens when we explore new ground together? [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 462 | Monday 11th March 2024 | [View Online →]( This newsletter is kindly supported by Xray [Just launched: Xray Exploratory App 3 🎉]( With Xray Exploratory App 3, your team of testers, developers, and managers can work together in a unified space for exploratory testing. 👥 Quality becomes a team effort when everyone can contribute, share their findings, and learn from one another. 👉 Start for free today! --------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a roundup of some of the things happening in the testing community. Let's go! 🚅 AI - Congrats to everyone taking part in [30 Days of AI in Testing](. Approximately 400 people have introduced themselves and have set goals. [Join in and say hi if you haven't done so already](. Mariia Bagatska made an important point, "AI is a new normal so knowing how to work with it is essential." ⭐️ - Check out nearly [60 articles on AI in Testing recommended by the community](. - [Dive into the specifics of few-shot, one-shot, and zero-shot learning]( with Sean Coughlin. - Ansha Batra shares some [ways AI is used in testing]( and Poojitha Manam [adds more](. - Nice to see Kim Knup amplify Maaret Pyhäjärvi's blog post. [How AI changes Software Testing?]( - [What percentage of your testing efforts are supported by some form of AI tooling?]( - "Being able to use AI assistants and ChatGPT to explain code is also a big help." – Lisa Crispin. [Source](. Likewise, Alexander Dietz shared a related topic on [The Club Chat](. "You still must be able to understand the code, otherwise [ChatGPT] will not be a good source of help." 🤖 - [Carlos Kidman's Ask Me Anything on AI in Testing]( is fascinating. Great to see so many people share their reflections after watching it. Like Aline de Farias Lisboa, who reminds us of [the importance of context](. - [GitHub Copilot and Codium.ai Misconceptions]( by Sebas Viquez. - I enjoyed how [Joyz Ng reviewed several AI Mind Mapping tools](. Thanks to all the ongoing research from the community, [discover an array of AI testing tools]( - [Bill Matthews mentions bots](. "I guess a challenge for test teams is that building these types of bots is not trivial and requires a fair amount of specialist knowledge about AI/ML. At King, they had a team of data scientists working on the problem." Automation & Tooling - [How do you configure and launch an Appium session with Python?]( Lana Begunova has some top tips. - Rohan Dudam shares [a guide to Regex Crate](. - Wayne Roseberry describes a transition between testing approaches as the code under test changes. [Think Like A Tester And Write End To End Tests](. - [Dappeteer vs Synpress](. Rafaela Azevedo explores two tools to test Web3 Apps. Community - Let's [welcome Tunis to the Ministry of Testing meetup family](. 🇹🇳 Congrats also to Melissa Rocks for hosting a successful meetup in Sheffield last week. Also great to see Diana Dromey speak at a recent [Manchester meetup](. Perhaps [there's a meetup near you]( - I was fortunate to chat with two brilliant testers – Artem Grygorenko and Oleksandr Romanov – about the importance of community and how it helps support career growth. [Check out the episode on their YouTube channel: Testing Minutes](. 📺 - Heather Reid spoke with Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven about her time as a community manager and [why data-driven decisions are important](. - [What was the last book you read on Software Testing?]( asks Yogesh Khairnar. - The other day I spotted [Madeline Elaine's YouTube channel](. Lots of helpful videos about life as a professional software QA. Diversity - [The Justice League Approach to Testing: Embracing Diversity for Effective Quality Assurance]( by Beth Clarke. - Katja Obring has started a [women-to-follow-in testing]( thread. - "What I see is a real lack of women. It's about inspiring women that they can go for those [testing] roles." Hannah Reynolds explains how [women in test]( came to be. Requirements - [Has anyone used any tools for creating & maintaining a Requirements Traceability Matrix?]( This continues to be a hot topic. 🔥 Test Cases - [How do you manage test cases?]( 🧾 - What's your relationship like with your test case management tool? [Kristin Jackvony shares hers](. Strategy - [How do you assess risk?]( Brienna Ransom shares one quick way. - Lesia Topol argues that a routine is key to successful Scrum. [Scrum Time Capsule approach to boost Agile maturity fast](. Metrics - The conversation about [what KPIs are best for software testers]( includes lots of sound advice. 📊 Test Ideas - Are you running out of test ideas? The software testing community are a smart bunch of people with plenty of experience. We gathered several software testing test ideas to spark tests for regression testing, API testing, exploratory testing, mobile app testing, data migration testing, release testing, your next bug bash and more! Read [Software Testing Test Ideas Hive Mind (STTIHM)](. 🐝 Test Planning - I spotted a book that wasn't on my radar. [Writing Test Plans Made Easy]( by Wayne Roseberry. We've added it to the [Software Testing Books wiki](. And if you happen to know a good testing book feel free to update that wiki. Someone in the community could benefit from your recommendation. Have a good week. — Simon Tomes --------------------------------------------------------------- [People gathered in a room for workshops. There are circular tables. There is a large pink monster character on a table in the background.]( Gather with the testing community. 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