Ministry of Testing

Adam Leon Smith talks to Marie Drake about Cypress and her new workshop.  They talk about the benefits of Cypress, who should try it out, some misconceptions, and plenty more! This podcast is sponsored by Applitools who invite you to download the Modern Cross-Browser Testing Report -- which compiles 3,112 hours of cross-environment testing data, based on a responsive e-commerce app, tested cross 21 browser and viewport combinations. It is the most comprehensive study of its kind to date. The report focuses on: The time needed to complete an end-to-end test cycle including writing, running, analyzing, reporting, and maintaining the test suite Test code efficiency Test locator stability Engineering satisfaction Click to get access to the Modern Cross-Browser Testing Report.

Mark speaks with Lena Wiberg the creator of the new testing card deck 'Would Heu-Risk It?'. The two talk about where the idea for the cards came from, how the cards were created and how Lena hopes they will be used by teams to aid their testing and improve their quality. To get your deck of 'Would Heu-Risk It?' cards, head over to store.ministryoftesting.com

A happy new year to all! Deborah Reid finds herself as the first guest to be marooned on the island in 2021, to talk to us about getting started with accessibility testing, in support of her upcoming accessibility course which will be released on the Ministry of Testing Dojo in April. We discuss a wide range of different accessibility needs, which can sometimes include temporary limitations that we don’t think of as accessibility problems. There are tips on simulating accessibility within your usability testing, some shout-outs for tools, advice on getting issues fixed, and we look at the growing legal imperative which will make such problems difficult to ignore in the future. We also open with some chatter about our comparative experiences in working with online retail/services during the weirdest of weird years, including the challenges of predicting traffic spikes, and how we’ve all had to iterate our performance/scalability to keep up. On the music front, there are some upbeat selections, some wedding favourites, some long-overdue classics, and some delightfully childish singalongs. Podcast Links: Deborah on Twitter: @deborah_reid19 Bloom and Wild Rev Paw Patrol Full Fact: How many people have a disability? GOV.UK: 2010 Equality Act W3C: A Cautionary Tale of Inaccessibility: 2000 Sydney Olympics website Section508.gov: US accessibility law JAWS screen reader WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) A history of the accessibility tool “Bobby” PA11y WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool Lighthouse Colour Contrast Analyser Neil’s recommended accessibility resources from the MoT site: Article - Matt Obee: A Software Tester’s Guide to Web Accessibility Activity - 30 Days of Accessibility Testing Video - James Sheasby Thomas: Accessibility Testing Crash Course (TestBash Manchester 2017) Video - Elizabeth Fiennes - Accessibility for Beginners Video - Louise Gibbs - Accessibility Experience Report (Test.Bash Online 2020) Video - Ady Stokes - Getting Started with Mobile Accessibility Testing (TestBash Manchester 2020) Video - Crystal Preston - Accessibility Testing 101 (TestBash San Francisco 2019) Plus Deborah’s course will be coming in April! Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Roman Segador whose workshop is 'How to solve integration issues with Contract Testing' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Dana Aonofreisei whose workshop is 'Leading a Test Automation Strategy' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Louise Gibbs whose workshop is 'Visual Facilitation and Sketchnoting' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Lee Marshall whose workshop is 'An Introduction to SQL for testers' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Jenna Charlton whose workshop is 'Team Care: Making Mental Health an Agile Practice' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Butch Mayhew whose workshop is 'Uncovering the Power of Browser DevTools' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Ali Haydar whose workshop is 'Mocks and Testability' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Beren Van Daele whose workshop is 'RiskStorming Online' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Ady Stokes whose workshop is 'Interactive Accessibility Quiz' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Simon Berner whose workshop is 'Git Foundations' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

In this Meet The Instructor Podcast, we meet Abby Bangser whose workshop is 'What is testing in production and why would we ever do that?!' The Meet the Instructor mini series is a collection of short podcasts with our instructors for the 2020/21 99 Minute Workshop series. Each podcast gives you an opportunity to get to know the instructor and what they are covering in their workshop. So you can discover which workshop is the right one for you. To learn more about the 99 Minute Workshop on Testing, visit the Ministry of Testing events page

Happy new year everyone and happy new podcast season! Carlos kicks things off with a chat with Ash Winter about their new Dojo Course all around Operability. They talk about what Operability is, why it's important, how testers can be involved and leverage it, and what the course will be covering. If you would like to take Ash's new course, click to learn more about 'Improving your testing through operability'