Modern Testing with Alan Page

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03/05/24

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More and more software delivery teams embrace the whole team quality approach. Where does testing fit into that? Modern testing principles are there to help to understand what the industry is moving towards.
In this episode, Lina talks to Alan Page - one of the creators of modern testing principles. He's an avid blogger who has quite a few opinions on better software delivery. Tune into this episode to learn more about how modern testing principles can help to embrace the whole team quality approach, and more.
Find Alan on:

His website: https://angryweasel.com/blog/
Substack: https://substack.com/@angryweasel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-l-a-n/

Mentions and resources:

Modern Testing: https://www.moderntesting.org/
Alan's article "Don't blame me": https://angryweasel.substack.com/p/dont-blame-me
Books 📚
- - "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig
  - "Accelerate: The Science Behind Devops" by Nicole Forsgren et al
  - "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
  - "Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge" by John Willis

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/buggylina
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
Website: https://qualitybits.tech/

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Ever been in a situation where you're trying to make a point to someone and as much as you try to phrase it differently, it just does not go through? On the other side, have you ever had someone approach you and despite you first having the opposing point of view, they quickly convince you otherwise? Those are the persuasion skills in action.
After hearing Thomas Shipley's talk on persuasion, Lina talks to him about it in this episode. Tune in to learn more about 3 Ps of persuasion, in which situations you could benefit from those skills, and why it matters overall.
Find Thomas on:

His website: https://tomdriven.dev/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tshipley/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomdrivendev

Mentions and resources:

Thomas` talk on persuasion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOIzzwMSi4
Books
- - "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson
  - "Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It" by Chris Voss
  - "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman

Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases

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Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on:

Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@linazubyte
Twitter: https://twitter.com/buggylina
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
Website: https://qualitybits.tech/

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