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Foundations of Ticket Writing
For web development test engineers, one of the most common tasks is lowly defect ticket creation. Each ticket is a valuable nugget of feedback provided to the development team, but the caveat is that it is provided at the end of a project. Nerves become frazzled while timelines get tighter. Key Ticket Concepts A vital […]
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Forget mentors, find a sponsor
I know this heading sounds familiar. Sylvia Ann Hewlett wrote a book with this name – Forget a Mentor, Find a sponsor. I really liked the idea and title and since I was planning to write on fast tracking our testing careers, I told myself – I could just get more efficient by re-using what’s […]
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My BBST Experience – A letter from an introvert
Dear Ellen, (fictional character who has signed up for the BBST Foundations Course) I am writing to you in order to share my experiences with the BBST Foundations course. There are quite a few other blog posts and recent articles on this topic, but I’d like to contribute with another dimension to what has already […]
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Stepping Into Your Learning Zone
The comfort zone is a mental place, or behavioural state of safety, within which there’s little anxiety or stress. In this anxiety-free zone there are few challenges. As a result, staying there for too long could lead to feelings of boredom and stagnation, both in one’s personal and professional lives. Stepping out of this zone provides an opportunity to […]
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Why Testing?
When I meet testers, I often hear a specific word, “Why?” I thought that might be a great word to use in this article. Testers often ask, “Why does this feature work that way?” Or “Is this feature supposed to work that way?” I certainly asked that question often when I was a tester. There were plenty of times […]
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Women Testers – October 2014 Edition
October edition of Women Testers is brought to you by the team of Women Testers and in association with Testing Circus. As we release the second edition, we are happy to announce that women testers e-magazine has received overwhelming response from testers around the world. […]
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Women Testers – Launching the logo designing contest.
We are launching the logo designing contest. The winning submission will be announced in the womentesters e-magazine every quarter. All are qualified to send in your contributions. Do send in your entries to [email protected] by the beginning of every quarter (July, October, January, April). Guidelines for the logo design and submission: 1) The image file needs to be jpg. […]
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WomenTesters – Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions 1) The article is published elsewhere / on my blog. Can I re-share? A) The decision to publish such articles will dwell with the editor and the author of the article. 2) I am not a woman, can I submit an article to women testers? A) Yes. We have a guest […]
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WomenTesters – Guidelines for article submission.
Article submission guidelines: a) There is no limit on the length of the article. The editor and the author will decide if the article needs to be published as different parts in the same / different issue of the e-magazine. b) Choose a topic of your interest. The article should not be published elsewhere. c) […]
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Women Testers – July 2014 Edition
Women Testers, a Quarterly E-magazine featuring articles from women in tech and guest posts from either men/women from the testing world, July 2014, its first edition is out. Download your first copy and share with the testing world. Why Testing? – Johanna Rothman Stepping Into Your Learning Zone – Alessandra Moreira My BBST Experience – A letter […]