Podcast Episode 49 – Testing Mindset

Hello and thank you for joining us for another episode of the Testing Peers podcast.

This episode, the Peers are exploring the oft-spoken testing mindset.

Podcast Episode 48 – Semantics – Manual Testing

Welcome to the Testing Peers this episode we discuss the term manual testing. Does the term simplify our craft? Is manual testing writing step by step test cases, is it using your hands, is it a low skilled job? How do we talk about testing and how does that impact perceptions? Is code just another […]

Podcast Episode 47 – Outside Influences on Our Testing

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast. In a show of our busyness recently, we chose our topic right before recording and it was decided on “Outside Influences to our Testing”. Before diving into the main topic, Russell asks us what our goals are for 2022 and we share everything from […]

Podcast Episode 46 – Motivation

Happy New Year! 2022 (not 2023, David) kicks-off with the Testing Peers talking about motivation. The Peers chat about what it is that wakes them up in the morning, is it duty or a drive to live our best life? What’s the point of never knowing at all? When every step I take is always […]

Podcast Episode 45 – Christmas Dinner MVP

Season’s greetings from the Testing Peers!
As with last year we tapped into our ‘great’ creative minds to find a Christmas-themed episode that somehow is loosely associated with software quality.

Podcast Episode 44 – Dream Jobs

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Simon Show Testing Peers Podcast. In this episode, the Peers talk about dream jobs. Before we dive into the main topic, we talk about when we have treated ourselves to dream gifts. From Back to the Future Lego, PlayStations, greenhouses, AC Cobras and coffee machines! The Peers […]

Podcast Episode 43 – Coaching Testing

Hello and welcome back for another episode of the Testing Peers podcast! In this episode, the Peers will be discussing coaching testing. We take a look at coaching credentials outside of our work lives and then dive into defining what coaching is and what it isn’t. Chris mentions a sketchnote made at TestBash 2017, in […]

Podcast Episode 42 – Performance and Goal Setting

Thank you for joining as this time we share our views and ideas on performance and goals setting. Chris starts us off by taking us into the archive of his brain and on to PE – so we share stories of sporting prowess or lack of. We move on to talk about why we do […]

Podcast Episode 41 – Onboarding Testers

Thank you for joining us again. On this episode, we discuss our experience with onboarding new members to our teams. We spend time talking about the good and bad things that have happened and suggest ideas to make the onboarding processes as smooth as possible. Before diving into the main topic, David asks us to […]

Podcast Episode 40 – Testing From The Start

Welcome to episode 40 of the Testing Peers! Episode 40??? How did that happen? Pleased to know people are still listening and supporting us! Thank you so much for this. In this episode, the peers discuss why we would want to have testing/quality activities happening earlier in a project cycle. The benefits of doing this […]