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The Evil Tester Show

The Evil Tester Show

Alan Richardson

Software Testing and related topics from Software Development Expert Alan Richardson. Covering topics like: Software Testing, Exploratory Testing, Test Automation, Test Management, Software Development and Programming. Show notes at https://eviltester.com/show

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Evil Tester Show episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Evil Tester Show for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Evil Tester Show episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Evil Tester Show - How to Get a Job In Software Testing
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06/26/20 • 20 min

Episode 013 of The Evil Tester Show covers "How To Get a Job in Software Testing".

Getting a Job is different from Doing the Job

Persistence is key to getting a job

Build an online portfolio on LinkedIn

Apply for jobs slightly out of reach

Amend your CV for each job that you really want

You do not need to code to Test Software

You might need coding skills on your CV to pass the interview filter

Demonstrate that you can test software, even if you are looking for your first job in software testing.

Shownotes are available from https://eviltester.com/show

This is an audio/video episode and the video version is available on youtube:

https://youtu.be/QB8n5RXTV10

Direct Show Notes Link:

https://www.eviltester.com/show/013-how-to-get-a-job-in-testing/

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The Evil Tester Show - Tips for Talking at Online Conferences
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04/22/20 • 12 min

More and more conferences are going online. Speakers will have to adapt. In this post I outline some recommendations based on years of online video, webinar and course creation.

If you only want the summary then...

Presenting online over video is different.

Practice will help.

Practice with the kit you are going to use, and perform complete practice run throughs.

Use an external microphone.

Record your practice sessions and listen back to them to make sure your audio is good enough.

For show notes, visit https://eviltester.com/show

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The Evil Tester Show - What Should I Be? Programmer or Tester?
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03/31/20 • 12 min

I receive a lot of emails asking which way should people focus their career - Testing? Programming? Automating?

And that's what I cover in this podcast.

Points:

we should not have to think like this

But - we need to get a job

Getting a job is different from "What should I be..."

A full transcript of the show has been upload for Patreon supporters. https://www.patreon.com/posts/35209341

You can support this Podcast, and receive almost daily blog posts by signing up to https://Patreon.com/EvilTester for as little as $1 a month.

Show notes are available at https://eviltester.com/show

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The Evil Tester Show - Recruiting Testers

Recruiting Testers

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08/17/20 • 11 min

Recruiting Testers is hard.

What we want to do is minimise the friction and barriers. In this podcast I'll share some tips on what has worked for me in the past.

remove as much ambiguity from your job spec as possible

someone like me, will read 'the worst' into your ambiguity

send clear messages, not mixed messages, in the job spec

help the applicant filter out roles that are not suitable for them

when writing a job spec, review existing job specs in the world, critique them and then build on what is best from those

start with a phone interview, never start face to face

some people bluff, some people offer general answers

your job as an interviewer is to help them answer specifically and ask for more information when you want it

Interviews as auditions, held by someone who knows how to do the activity being auditioned

audition hands on with the actual code, or the actual system

use your best people for the interviews, not just anyone that is free

Show Notes:

https://eviltester.com/show

We have more posts in our recruitment category:

https://www.eviltester.com/categories/recruitment/

And our Career category:

https://www.eviltester.com/categories/career-advice/

This video was originally released as a Patreon exclusive video back in January 2019

https://www.patreon.com/posts/recruitment-tips-23896867

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The Evil Tester Show - Exploratory Testing Government Guidance
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08/27/20 • 31 min

In this episode we have a discussion of a UK government guide to exploratory testing.

The aim is not to criticise the document, the aim is to use it as a base from which to see how far our thoughts diverge or overlap with the document. I want to know what I can learn.

Show notes are here:

https://www.eviltester.com/show/015-exploratory-testing-gov/

This podcast, was originally released to Patreon supporters in January of 2019,

I read through the document and try to understand the intent and meaning behind statements and offer my own thoughts.

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The Evil Tester Show - Test Automation Biases

Test Automation Biases

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02/11/22 • 24 min

In episode 16 of The Eviltester Show we are looking at Test Automation Biases, what they are, how to avoid them, and how to evaluate your own biases.

00:00 What is an Automation Bias?

00:29 Treat all opinions as biased

01:50 Automating a GUI is Slow and Flaky

03:36 Automate through the API

05:23 Code Free Automating is Bad

06:17 Tool X is Better than Y

07:04 Postman is Better than Insomnia

08:54 Python is Better than Java

10:24 Seeing Through Biases

12:52 Try it, then decide

13:17 Page Objects vs Screenplay

14:52 Take Responsibility

16:11 External Experience

17:02 Start Small, Make Progress

17:50 Do not ignore issues

20:34 Be Real rather than Believe

21:18 Keep Options Open

22:48 Be Aware of your biases

23:19 It takes time

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The Evil Tester Show - Manual QA is Dead

Manual QA is Dead

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08/25/22 • 22 min

Episode 017 - Manual QA is Dead - The Evil Tester Show

Manual QA is dead. Companies are getting rid of their QA teams. Quality Control performed manually is phasing out of style. What can we do instead? Become coaches, assistants or advisors? We could become developers? Or we could be better testers. QA and Quality Control is not Testing. This might be how people learn.

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The Evil Tester Show - The Test Automation Pyramid Episode
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06/18/23 • 34 min

This episode covers the Test Automation Pyramid, created by Mike Cohen in 2008-2009 in the book "Succeeding With Agile". We will go beyond the diagram and look at the model that supports it. Then deep dive into the model to explore it's meaning in relation to Automated Execution Coverage, not Testing.

The model was created by Mike Cohen in 2008-2009 in the book "Succeeding With Agile."

The original model focused on UI, service level, and unit level automation.

Over the years, different interpretations and variations of the model have emerged.

The term "service level" in the model has led to ambiguity and different interpretations.

The diagram in the model is a simplified representation of a deeper underlying model.

The focus should be on achieving coverage at the most appropriate level in the system.

The model addresses the importance of avoiding duplication and redundancy in automated coverage.

The process and team structure can impact the effectiveness of the model.

The model can be reframed as an automated execution coverage pyramid.

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The Evil Tester Show - The Manual Testing Show

The Manual Testing Show

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05/21/23 • 14 min

Top 3 Phrases that should carry trigger warnings for the Test Community:

Manual Testing

Test Automation

Quality Assurance

In this episode I'm going to talk about Manual Testing.

So that's your Trigger Warning.

And I'm going to talk about what we might want to say instead of "Manual Testing"

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The Evil Tester Show - The Test Cases and Scripts Episode
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06/04/23 • 28 min

The most common Testing Entities that I've encountered over the years are:

  • Test Condition
  • Test Scenario
  • Test Case
  • Test Script

In my Testing I pretty much now have:

  • Test Idea
  • Test Log (Execution Log)

Is there any value in the original Testing Entities? There might be if we view them as logical concepts, but not really as physical artifacts.

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How many episodes does The Evil Tester Show have?

The Evil Tester Show currently has 20 episodes available.

What topics does The Evil Tester Show cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Technology.

What is the most popular episode on The Evil Tester Show?

The episode title 'How to Get a Job In Software Testing' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Evil Tester Show?

The average episode length on The Evil Tester Show is 21 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Evil Tester Show released?

Episodes of The Evil Tester Show are typically released every 52 days, 5 hours.

When was the first episode of The Evil Tester Show?

The first episode of The Evil Tester Show was released on Oct 23, 2017.

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