{"id":5026,"date":"2023-01-15T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=5026"},"modified":"2023-01-10T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:49:01","slug":"podcast-episode-72-30-things-every-new-tester-should-learn-6-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=5026","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 72 &#8211; 30 Things Every New Tester Should Learn &#8211; 6 Years On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-12015871\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/12015871-podcast-episode-72-30-things-every-new-tester-should-learn-6-years-on.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-12015871&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast, this time we have a slightly different show for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular host, Chris is joined by the wonderful Heather Reid, as we look back over the brilliant article Heather wrote back in 2017 &#8211; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ministryoftesting.com\/dojo\/lessons\/30-things-every-new-software-tester-should-learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30 Things Every New Software Tester Should Learn<\/a><\/em> on the Ministry of Testing site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we look back at Heather&#8217;s article, we talk about anything from our past online that we might find a little cringey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we review the article, written almost exactly six years ago, talking through all 30 tasks, and Heather provides some insight into each task, as well as where she would make changes, remove or replace any task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cover a lot of interesting topics, and below are links to some of the things we discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/club.ministryoftesting.com\/t\/qa-in-your-job-titles\/43438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QA In Your Job Titles?<\/a> &#8211; Ministry of Testing (The Club)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/learning-how-to-learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects<\/a> &#8211; Coursera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Making-Work-Visible-Exposing-Optimize\/dp\/1942788150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Workflow<\/a> by Dominica Degrandis (Book via Amazon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ministryoftesting.com\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministry of Testing &#8211; Go Pro!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Team-Guide-Software-Testability-testability-ebook\/dp\/B09JWMCLS8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team Guide to Software Testability: Better software through greater testability<\/a> by Ash Winter and Rob Meaney (Book via Amazon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Fifty-Quick-Ideas-Improve-Stories\/dp\/0993088104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories<\/a> by Gojko Adzic and David Evans (Book via Amazon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leanpub.com\/startinginsoftwaretesting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starting Your Software Testing Career<\/a> by Nicola Lindgren (Book via Leanpub)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leanpub.com\/howcanitestthis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Can I Test This?<\/a> by Nicola Lindgren, Mike Harris, Suman Bala, Philip Wong, and Shawn Shaligram (Book via Leanpub)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Testing-Web-APIs-Mark-Winteringham\/dp\/1617299537\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1673361691&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Testing Web APIs<\/a> by Mark Winteringham (Book via Amazon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leanpub.com\/exploratorytesting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contemporary Exploratory Testing<\/a> by Maaret Pyh\u00e4j\u00e4rvi (Book via Leanpub)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leanpub.com\/wouldheuriskit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Would Heu-Risk it? 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Angie Jones at SauceCon 2018 (via YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisihocke.com\/2021\/02\/ensemble-is-the-new-mob.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ensemble Is the New Mob<\/a> &#8211; Lisi Hocke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openair.agiletestingdays.com\/speaker\/heather-reid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agile Testing Days Open Air 2023<\/a> &#8211; Heather Reid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Callum Akehurst-Ryan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cakehurstryan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elizabeth Zagroba&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/elizabethzagroba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne-Marie Charrett&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annemariecharrett.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maaret Pyh\u00e4j\u00e4rvi&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/visible-quality.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/testautomationu.applitools.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Test Automation University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/automationintesting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Automation in Testing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alan Richardson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eviltester.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andy Knight&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/automationpanda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, Heather&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/heatherreiduff.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you found the discussion useful and would love to hear your feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6d8de85f-b14c-45dc-85c9-7627cc63cdfb\"><a href=\"mailto:ContactUs@TestingPeers.com\">ContactUs@TestingPeers.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7b45d037-ed0b-415a-a560-a3738df9f4ef\">Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/testingpeers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/testingpeers<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-42bd570c-f4ff-4bf8-b2cc-bbb098c994d5\">LinkedIn (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/testing-peers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/testing-peers<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7cc8e5db-10b9-4a76-833f-f94df9617ee3\">Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/testingpeers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/testingpeers\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e988c33e-bdc4-4631-9a16-09b978ade7cc\">Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TestingPeers\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TestingPeers<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-09a8d2aa-2035-480a-8d20-81dc7839c9db\">We\u2019re also now on GoodPods, check it out via the mobile app stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-c8c12eae-8880-44bd-a369-3f1c6f111d4d\">If you like what we do and are able to, please visit our Patreon to explore how you could support us going forwards:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/testingpeers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/testingpeers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" id=\"block-8b286f95-a855-46c2-89ad-af716954cf17\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-1cfb3bb5-942d-4054-ae8f-ec25f56cfb62\">Saffron QA is a provider of recruitment and consultancy services, exclusively for the software testing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-0614eccf-c35a-4ae2-b3df-8dc837145bcd\">You can find out more at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/saffronqa.co.uk\/\">https:\/\/saffronqa.co.uk\/<\/a>&nbsp; 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