Ministry of Testing

In this podcast Rosie had the pleasure of speaking with Kristel from Testlio. In this interview we talk about Kristel's journey from a seed of an idea towards a funded startup in the software testing world. Testlio are focused on making good (mobile) testing easier to happen in a postive way both for the clients and the testers. We talk about how she started, challenges along the way and where they are heading.

Rosie Sherry interviews Richard Bradshaw to talk about automation in testing. Richard is an independent tester, very active in the testing community, a conference junky and more well known as the Friendly Tester. In this podcast we talk about: The difference between automation in testing and test automation Where on should testers start when thinking about automation in testing? What are the different types of tools testers could be consider? How can scripting be used within automation in testing Test Tools that can help us test faster and better How should a tester decide what to test? And where should they start? Tips on getting support from other non-testing team members Resources mentioned: Richard Bradshaw Dave Haeffner Alan Richardson Daniel Knott

Rosie Sherry interviews Richard Bradshaw to talk about automation in testing. Richard is an independent tester, very active in the testing community, a conference junky and more well known as the Friendly Tester. In this podcast we talk about: The difference between automation in testing and test automation Where on should testers start when thinking about automation in testing? What are the different types of tools testers could be consider? How can scripting be used within automation in testing Test Tools that can help us test faster and better How should a tester decide what to test? And where should they start? Tips on getting support from other non-testing team members Resources mentioned: Richard Bradshaw Dave Haeffner Alan Richardson Daniel Knott

I had the pleasure of speaking to Amy Phillips about her experience of helping get the startup she works for (SongKick) testing their software. I've known Amy since her early days at SongKick and I have always been intrigued about how she does testing in a fast paced environment and as the only tester hired within the company. I often look to startups in how they operate, not just in testing, but as a whole business. People who work in these environments often have lots of freedom and respect in the decisions and activities they perform. Whilst startups may fail a lot, they also learn from these failures and the experiments they try. Because of the above, I believe the testing community can learn a lot on how to improve our craft from the world of startups. And Amy certainly has some great insight into this! In this podcast we talk about: How Amy got the testing process started and the approach she uses How important decisions are made How Amy gets away with doing less testing Teaching the whole team about testing The importance of shipping and good enough testing Continous Integration and testing

I had the pleasure of speaking to Amy Phillips about her experience of helping get the startup she works for (SongKick) testing their software. I've known Amy since her early days at SongKick and I have always been intrigued about how she does testing in a fast paced environment and as the only tester hired within the company. I often look to startups in how they operate, not just in testing, but as a whole business. People who work in these environments often have lots of freedom and respect in the decisions and activities they perform. Whilst startups may fail a lot, they also learn from these failures and the experiments they try. Because of the above, I believe the testing community can learn a lot on how to improve our craft from the world of startups. And Amy certainly has some great insight into this! In this podcast we talk about: How Amy got the testing process started and the approach she uses How important decisions are made How Amy gets away with doing less testing Teaching the whole team about testing The importance of shipping and good enough testing Continous Integration and testing