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There are 42 ways to contribute to the Ministry of Testing community.
Wow, that's an explicit number. How come? Well, it's the number of items you can check off the What Do You Currently Contribute to the Ministry of Testing Community? checklist 😀. Have a look at some of the ways you can contribute and become an active community member. Some actions may seem trivial, but they all add up to be important. You might even be an active member without realising it! Visit our new look contribute page to learn more and consider sharing it with someone who is unsure where to start.
🌷 I'm super excited that Diana Dromey (EventBoss) announced the lineup for TestBash Spring 2023. It's great to see a diverse set of topics and speakers. And congrats to the speakers who are new to speaking at conferences. Ministry of Testing has a history of helping people find their voice – and we very much welcome how they'll inspire the testing community and beyond. It's one of the ways the community moves the software testing craft forward.
Sarah Deery (LearningBoss) made a start on developing Ministry of Testing’s open-source Junior Software Tester curriculum. She had this to say: "“How do I get started in software testing?” is a question you’ve probably heard before and one we regularly hear at MoT. But the answers are often wildly different, and the learning paths trodden are frequently arduous." We plan to change that with your help. Find out how you can shape the curriculum.
Last week I was pleased to push a major update to The Club. Get involved with a new set of discussion categories. Plus, join one of the new live chat channels. Yup, asynchronous live chat is now available on The Club! 🎉 What discussion and conversation might you start today?
Have a good week.
— Simon, CommunityBoss
Can you help?
- What should Paulina learn to be able to apply for junior positions?
- Gunesh would like to know how to move from a Lead SDET to a Technical QE manager
- What's your ratio of quality engineers to software engineers? Deborah is keen to find out.
- Emna would like to hear your thoughts on the sustainability of your testware.
- What simple Android automation tool would you recommend for Calum?
- Inspire others with your success stories. How was your January?
Helpful business posts
- Test Environment Management – Modelling — Jane Temov
- How To Run Your Appium Cucumber Tests On Cloud — Priti Gaikwad
- Creating a holistic digital experience testing plan — Anusha K
- How to Report on Traceability and Test Coverage in Jira — Hannah Son
- Why Quality of Digital Experience is Important to Achieve Business Goals: A CXO View — Navya
- Testing Microservices: A Quick Start Guide — Jolivé Hodehou
- Building QA metrics that actually work: Part 1 — Mikhail Lankin
- What It Means To Be A Quality-Centric Software Development Team — Bridget Hughes
Events
- Wed 08 Feb The Hidden Logic of Thinking for Testers
- Wed 22 Feb - Fri 24 Feb Automation in Testing - Chicago
- Thu 23 Mar TestBash Spring 2023
- Wed 20 Sep - Thu 21 Sep TestBash UK 2023
Calls for Contributions
- Call for Contribution - Masterclasses
- Call for Contribution - Guest on TestSphere podcast
- What Are Your Community Contribution Goals This Year? 🥅 🆕
- Call for Contribution - 99 Minute Workshops
- Call for Content - Write for us
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