The time came for me to gather my thoughts on the topic of diversity. It is a very trendy and yet complex term. When I think about diversity first things that come to my mind are a diversity of gender, race, belief, and experience. Those are important topics that we should talk about, so I …
Category: Testing
Speaking pays off
During Test:Fest conference Karolina Madej-Dempniak had a discussion panel about Perfect Tester. At some point, she asked a question "Why do you think that Perfect Tester should speak at conferences?". My answer was fast - it is our duty to share the knowledge we have - to inspire others, to prevent them from our mistakes, …
Test:Fest 2018
This year I was lucky. I was only one step away from a disaster. This disaster was not going to Test:Fest conference. I acquired the ticked just two days before the event.This way I didn't have much time to form the plan for this day. Luckily it wasn't hard to choose where I should go. …
Motivation MAP
I think motivation is very complex, but yet important topic. Especially for testers. Some of our tasks are repeatable and sometimes boring. We are under a high load of stress and chaos. Therefore I am not surprised that I know many demotivated testers. Even during Test Management Meetup in Wrocław topic of Motivation was selected …
QA story: How I became a tester
I might look like a successful person. I travel abroad at least once a year for holidays, I speak at the conferences, I work for a great company and I've just moved into my own flat. For many, this might seem like the top of their dreams. But The memory of how I was homeless …
How to talk about testing?
I was thinking for a long time to write about this issue. This article by testerzy.pl (sorry, only in Polish) inspired me to finish it and publish. The thing is that I find it really hard to talk about my job with non-IT people like family or friends. If I would introduce my job like …
Improve your conference experience
Two years ago I was very excited about going to Test:Fest conference. But at the time I've entered the conference, I looked around and recognized no one. A crowd of unknown testers talking to each other. It was scary. Almost with tears in my eyes, I grabbed a coffee and desperately searched for a place …
QA story: Barrel of fun
2 years ago I was the only tester in the team of 9 developers, 1 scrum master and 1 product owner. Our product was 5 years old social platform with massive technical debt. Many persons responsible for writing the core code were no longer working with our company. At some point, we had over 200 …
Call for papers unboxing
Everyone has a story. The problem is that either we do not realize we have it or we don't know how to put it into words and presentation. One of the things I found hard at the beginning of my journey was getting through the call for papers. So here are two things I hope …
Be friends with Copyrights
You may have noticed my new avatar - DragonQA. You may see My Litte Pony resemblance and You will be correct. This cartoon holds a special place in my heart. You will see her a lot in my blog posts and on my presentations because I no longer want to break any copyrights and she …
