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The Ministry of Testing exists to advance the software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward thinking way.
Our meetups exist as a way to bring people together to talk and learn about good and authentic testing. We encourage everyone who is interested in making better software products to come along and participate.
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The Ministry of Testing exists to advance the software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward thinking way.
Our meetups exist to bring people together to create a community in Edinburgh, we do this by talking and learning about good testing.
We have three flavours of our Meetup:
Our Bi-Monthly Meetups: One Speaker followed by an activity - Want to speak? Connect with Ali Hill! In 2020 our annual sponsor is Cathcart Associates, this enables us to pay for some travel costs for speakers as well as give away awesome prizes.
Essentials: Monthly Meetup Training you on all things Test - Run by Del Dewar and Tracy Baxter. This event is sponsored by 2i.
We Code @ MOT: A weekly supported study group where for a couple of hours a week you can study in a supported manner. Most of the group use https://testautomationu.applitools.com/ as a study guide. - Interested speak to Liam Docherty.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- The Testing Planet Episode Two: The MachineLink visible for attendees
The team scrambles to find an AI to support them. Meanwhile, the industry faces a dilemma.
This second episode of The Testing Planet will focus on the hot testing topic of AI (artificial intelligence), ML (machine learning) and LLMs (large language models).
We will be multi-streaming to LinkedIn and YouTube.### Schedule (UK Timezone)
- 2:00 PM - Previously on The Testing Planet with Veerle Verhagen and Simon Tomes
- 2:15 PM - The Testing Planet News with Simon Tomes, Rosie Sherry, Ash Winter and Lisa Crispin
- 3:00 PM - Talk & Live Q&A: AI Testing Expedition: Practical Insights from my 30-Day Journey with Rahul Parwal
- 3:45 PM - Ask Me Anything about Using AI Tools to Assist Your Manual Testing with Joyz Ng
- 4:30 PM - Fireside Chat: A Cosmic Conversation About the Evolution of AI with Bill Matthews and Jenna Charlton
- 5:30 PM - The End
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The Testing Planet is a free monthly virtual community gathering produced by Ministry of Testing.
Each monthly episode brings important news to the testing planet, where individuals share their epic learning stories.
How we tell the story will vary. It could be a report. An interview. News roundups. Challenges. AMAs. Workshops. Talk. And more.
There are several ways you can get involved with The Testing Planet 2024:- Presenter: share your insights and knowledge with the community by presenting a talk.
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