Mark is joined by the talented cartoonist, tester and test automator Corina Pip. The two dive into a deep conversation about the challenges of implementing robust and stable automation and what it can help in. Corina also shares her experiences of being on both sides of the submission process for getting talks accepted at conferences.

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Our resident podcaster, Mike Lang, meets Konrad Marszalek who is hosting a workshop at TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss non-functional testing, as well as, his workshop from TestBash.

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Mark is joined by a fellow podcaster and all round super smart person Michaela Greiler. Michaela is Mark’s first guest with a PhD, so naturally, Mark wants to know as much as possible about the work Michaela has done. In addition to this, the pair discuss the power of modelling when strategising automation, how teams can get the most out of code reviews and what it’s like being a podcast host.

Michaela also gives us a taste of her upcoming talk at TestBash Brighton 2020 

Our resident podcaster, Adam Leon Smith, meets Lindsay Strydom & Shey Crompton who are hosting a workshop and speaking, respectively, at TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss leadership, coaching and mentoring, as well as, each of their upcoming talks and workshops from TestBash.

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Our resident podcaster, Adam Leon Smith, meets Elizabeth Zagroba, Huib Schoots & Jitesh Gosai who are all workshop instructors from TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss the importance of how we think and communicate about testing, as well as, their upcoming workshops from TestBash.

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Our resident podcaster, Carlos Kidman, meets Ashley Hunsberger, Janet Gregory & Lisa Crispin who are speakers, and workshop and course creators from TestBash Brighton 2020. They discuss agile testing, as well as, each of their upcoming workshop, course and talk from TestBash software testing conference.

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Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference.

Here is Adam Leon Smith's pilot podcast where he got to meet Trish Khoo from TestBash New Zealand and discuss integration tests and test scope. We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think!

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Using the power of Twitter, we reached out to the software testing community to find new podcast hosts for the Ministry of Testing podcasts. From our search, we connected with some lovely folks who were each set the challenge of creating a pilot podcast with a guest from an upcoming TestBash software testing conference.

Here is David William's pilot podcast where he got to meet Karen Greaves from TestBash New Zealand and discuss agile and becoming a more mindful and deliberate tester. We hope you enjoy the podcast and get in touch to let us know what you think!

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Mark is joined by the multi-talented João Proença where the two discuss a wide range of topics such as risk, quality, modern testing and automation. They even find time to geek out about writing music. João’s also shares some insights into his work as a ‘quality owner’ what the role looks like, what challenges are involved and gives some advice to others in the field.

João also gives a brief glimpse into his upcoming talk at TestBash Brighton 2020 

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Mark is joined by one of his favourite people to have a good old chat about testing, Leigh Rathbone. Leigh shares some interesting (and terrifying - Mark) insights into future challenges for software testers and how that is going to impact how we test. The new skills and technologies our industry will face brings the two onto discussing how to keep yourself relevant by learning new technologies and skills and why it’s important to make time to learn.

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