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TestBash: AI OK - Ep 101
Categories: Podcasts , MOT This Week in Testing
Demy prepares for Test-Bash with a talk on Continuous Quality and shares insights on team automation, while discussions highlight career growth, AI’s role in testing, and community efforts to enhance accessibility and visibility in the testing field. The episode also emphasizes balancing specialized skills with generalist approaches amid evolving industry trends and event logistics for first-time attendees.
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She Codes Quality: Women in Tech Speak Up | Gary Shannon & Nataliia Burmei | Ep.9
Categories: Podcasts , Optimal Hype
Quality engineers focus on preventing defects throughout the development lifecycle, embedding quality early, and influencing delivery culture, rather than just testing at the end of a release cycle. Creating inclusive spaces for women in tech is urgent, requiring change in hiring practices and team culture to foster diversity and inclusion.
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S03 EP05 - Clare Sudbery - Trunk dialing only, no branching out
Categories: Podcasts , Quality Blether
The discussion explores trunk-based development, continuous integration, test-driven development, and refactoring practices, emphasizing small incremental changes, fast feedback, and test automation. Claire Sudbury shares insights on technical leadership, challenges in software development, and the importance of collaborative practices like BDD and three-amigos reviews.
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Is your company tracking your AI usage? - Ep 100
Categories: Podcasts , MOT This Week in Testing
Celebrating the 100th episode of “This Week in Testing,” hosts discuss AI challenges, community updates, and events like Test Bash, emphasizing testing fundamentals and real-world AI tool limitations. The episode highlights community-driven learning, career support initiatives, and the need for critical evaluation of emerging technologies.
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Embracing Weird User Behavior (Gojko Adzic)
Categories: Podcasts , Applause Ready Test Go
Goiko Edgich’s journey from childhood tech curiosity to software expertise highlights the evolving complexity of programming tools and the enduring joy of creation. Lizard Optimization, exemplified by Narikites pivot to audio use cases, demonstrates how embracing unexpected user behavior can drive product innovation and growth.
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Conference Chronicles: Networking & Learning with Eamon Droko
Categories: Podcasts , Quality Talks
The episode covers reflections on the National Software Testing Conference, a humorous story about lost luggage highlighting poor service design, and discussions on the real-world impact of quality in both products and user experiences. The hosts emphasize adaptability, the importance of empathy in testing, and the need for inclusive, context-driven approaches to quality assurance.
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Developer-Friendliness fur bessere Software - Lars Luthmann
Categories: Podcasts , Richard Seidl Software Testing
Developer-Friendliness involves implementing tools and processes to streamline development and testing, such as automating tasks and creating REST interfaces for efficient manual testing, improving team efficiency and long-term project outcomes. Real-world examples like integrating mock systems and fostering collaboration across sub-projects demonstrate how prioritizing developer needs enhances workflow, reduces technical debt, and boosts team morale.
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: | Gary Shannon & Danny Stockwell | Ep.8
Categories: Podcasts , Optimal Hype
The discussion centered on career success, networking, and standing out in a competitive job market, with key takeaways including the importance of personal branding, tailored applications, and community engagement. Effective time management and communication were also highlighted as crucial skills for job seekers to possess.
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The QA Hype Show & Quality Talks - TestBash Special Show | Gary Shannon, Rosie Sherry & Stu Day | Ep.7
Categories: Podcasts , Optimal Hype
Test Bash is a community-driven QA conference in Brighton emphasizing inclusivity, collaboration, and creative engagement through workshops, gamified activities, and ongoing networking. Hosted by Gary Shannon and Rosie Sherry, it blends event innovation with a strong focus on fostering long-term relationships and professional growth within the testing community.
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In the Trenches 6 Months of Building | Neill McCarthy & Gary Shannon | Ep.6
Categories: Podcasts , Optimal Hype
The podcast explores the entrepreneurial journey of the host and their co-founder, Neil, who met 15 years ago and co-founded a quality engineering company in early 2020. They discuss lessons learned from running their businesses, challenges faced, and future plans.
The episode marks a full-circle moment for the host, reflecting on their past six months of running their businesses, including industry observations, business insights, personal growth, and future plans.
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Episode 1: Foundations and Navigating AI Testing
Categories: Podcasts , Ghost in th code
The discussion explores the shift from traditional testing to evaluating non-deterministic AI systems, emphasizing challenges in assessing unpredictable outputs and the need for new evaluation frameworks. It highlights collaborative efforts to address ethical concerns, improve accuracy, and adapt testing practices for generative AI and large language models.
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Breaking Barriers: Oculus, the Metaverse, and the Diversity Disconnect | Gary Shannon & Charmaine Short | Ep.5
Categories: Podcasts , Optimal Hype
The episode explores inclusivity in the metaverse and Web3 through insights from Sharmaine, a Web3 consultant and advocate for diverse representation, emphasizing barriers like hardware limitations and lack of avatar diversity. It highlights the need for inclusive design, community collaboration, and QA’s evolving role in ensuring accessibility and broad adoption of emerging technologies.