The Future of Social Networking & Social Norms — Social Networking Philippines Keynote 2010
Social Networking For Testers
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I have done this presentation a couple of times recently. People who have attended have asked for the information so here I have made it public.I will be happy to answer any questions about the slide. My email address is: testerswain(at)gmail.com
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“Social” Networking For Testers
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Is there anyone out there?
• Online searches • Online communities• Using social networking sites• Voluntary community testing• Tester blogs• Tester gatherings• What can I get out of it?
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a search for ideas
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keep on searching
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online communities
Software Testing Club Test Republic
Quality TestingQAForums Tea Time with Testers
LinkedIn: Software Testing & Quality Assurance
UK Test Management ForumLinkedIn: Methods & Tools
Yahoo Groups: SQAtesterYahoo Groups: Agile Software Testing
Yahoo Groups: The Software Quality Engineers' Forum!Facebook: Software Testing Club
XING: Software Testing
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• QAForums– “The most popular Software Testing and
Quality Assurance discussions site” with 180,000+ members
• Software Testing Club– “A global and professional community for
software testers that apply a seriously fun approach to our industry”
– 8,868 members (at 14:00 23/06/2011) @rosiesherry, @rob_lambert, @pkirkham,
@stephen_j_hill, @AGareev
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people
• LinkedIn (http://uk.linkedin.com/in/cjswain )• Twitter (@testerswain)• Facebook (hmmmm???)• Blogs (testerswain.blogspot.com)
@cartoontester, @Rob_Lambert, @JerryWeinberg, @skallott, @testingclub, @tonybruce77, @michaelbolton, @testobsessed, @karennjohnson, @LondonTester, @Stephen_J_Hill, @eviltester, @workroomprds, @AntonyMarcano, @darren_mcmillan
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shared learning experience• Weekend Testing (Bangalore)
• Weeknight Testing (London)
• Zappers (Bristol, London, Zurich & Bangalore)
“…just the bringing together of the community for a shared learning experience was the most valuable part of it for me. Who would have thought so many people would turn out to test and learn…in their own spare time.”
[Rob Lambert, aka The Social Tester]
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tester gathering network
• London Tester Gathering– London Tester Gathering: Lessons Learned
12/11/2010– By Darren McMillan (http://www.bettertesting.co.uk)
http://www.bettertesting.co.uk/content/?p=389
• Leeds Tester Gathering• STC Meetup’s:
– Nottingham, Oxford, Bristol, Cambridge– http://www.meetup.com/SoftwareTestingClub/
• UK – Test Automation• Agile Testing (London)
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Other bits and bobs• Talks from the skillsmatter events:
– http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/london-tester-gathering-2011
• EuroSTAR 2011 (21 – 24 November)– “The most successful and widely acknowledged gathering of
European Software Testing Professionals.“– http://www.eurostarconferences.com/blog-posts.aspx
• CAST 2011 “Context-Driven Testing” ( 8 – 10 August)– Seattle, WA, USA– This year will be the “first Context-Driven Testing conference to
ever be held”.
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More bits
• The IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
• TestExpo (22 September) hosted by Sogeti• SIGiST Conference• UNICOM Next Generation Software Testing Conference• SQS/ignite conferences
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More bob’s?• Mind Mapping 101
– 20 June 2011 by Darren McMillan@darren_mcmillan http://www.bettertesting.co.uk
– http://www.eurostarconferences.com/blog-posts/2011/6/20/mind-mapping-101.aspx
• Manual Testers Don't Grow on Trees– Tulin Pledger (Original Software) @TulinPledger– Webinar: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 (4 to 5pm BST)
Remove Your Manual Testing Bottlenecks Increase Test Coverage Capture Business Knowledge During Exploratory Testing
“Manual testing is here to stay and this webinar will explore how you can ensure your manual test processes are as efficient and productive as possible.”http://www.origsoft.com/webinars/manual-testing-webinar.php
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what’s in it for me?
• For sharing ideas, innovations and develop new opportunities between members
• New/Familiar Faces• Speeches and Tales• Contractors/Consultants ‘nd Permies• Chat (work and non-work)• Beer!• The learning experience• Get things out of it by putting things into it
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