A man holding a cardboard sign that says "Jane, Jane, Jane"

The crowd go wild "Jane, Jane, Jane!" — Ben Dowen

Great to have Jane quoted throughout this episode! — Simon Tomes

A rising Community Star :) — Ben Dowen

Community commentary from The Testing Planet Episode 9, on systems thinking

Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
Image of a girl looking excited and glancing to the side

How it feels to find your first bug when you've just joined a company. There is nothing like being a pair of fresh eyes to see what everyone else is missing.

Judy Mosley
Judy Mosley
This is a four-panel comic titled "How to scare a tester." It humorously depicts a ghost attempting to scare a software tester.

Panel 1: The ghost says "Boo" to the tester, who remains unfazed.
Panel 2: The ghost tries again, saying "Boo," but the tester still does not react.
Panel 3: The ghost makes one more attempt, again saying "Boo," with no effect.
Panel 4: The ghost changes its approach and says, "YOU MUST BE ISTQB CERTIFIED!" The tester reacts in fear, shouting "AHHHH!!!"
The joke plays on the idea that software testers are not easily scared by typical ghostly tricks, but mentioning the ISTQB certification requirement (a well-known qualification in software testing) is genuinely terrifying for them.

true story

Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
A scene from the animated movie Finding Nemo featuring a group of seagulls sitting on ropes, all looking in the same direction. The text above them repeatedly says 'STEC. STEC. STEC.' mimicking the way the seagulls in the movie repeatedly say 'Mine.' At the bottom, there is a URL: 'ministryoftesting.com/stec' with a winking emoji next to it.

STEC. STEC. STEC. STEC.

Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
A four-panel comic strip titled "HOW TO SCARE A TESTER." In the first three panels, a simple ghost with two eyes and a mouth says "Boo" to a stick figure tester. The tester remains unimpressed. In the fourth panel, the ghost says "There are no requirements." The tester screams "AHHHH!!!" in a speech bubble. The comic is drawn in black ink on a white background with a simple style. The website "imgflip.com" is watermarked in the bottom left corner.

You might freak out if you land in a team and on asking to see some requirements you are told there are no requirements. "Please just go break some things! Isn't that what you testers do?" This is a great opportunity to develop your question-asking skills. Ask people questions to reveal helpful information to support your testing efforts. Turn their answers into open questions to answer during an exploration session. Report back with your findings. You'll soon start mapping out requirements based on your observations and feedback with your team.

Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
This is a four-panel comic titled "HOW TO SCARE A PROGRAMMER."

The first three panels show a ghost repeatedly saying "Boo" to a stick-figure person, who remains unimpressed.

In the fourth panel, instead of saying "Boo," the ghost says, "I found a bug," and the stick-figure person screams "AHHHH!!!" in terror.

There is also a small bug icon added near the text "I found a bug."

This comic humorously depicts how programmers are more scared of software bugs than ghosts.

Bug!

Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
Image of Serena Williams doing the Crip walk at Kendrick Lamar's performance for Superbowl 59.

How I feel when a bug is fixed before the feature or change is released.

Judy Mosley
Judy Mosley
A grey coloured cat is saying MVP done while another hits it on the head replying, not if its no accessible!

Accessibility should be a primary consideration when building MVPs, pilot programs or any quick builds. Save a ton of time and money later if you do.

Ady Stokes
Ady Stokes
A movie screen grab of a male actor called Sean Connery, who plays a character named James Bond. Text: It's pronounced Rosie Glosherry.

Rosie Sherry aka "Rosie Glosherry" is on an important mission to add terms and definitions to the Ministry of Testing software testing glossary: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/software-testing-glossary

Professional Members can add terms to existing definitions. Let us know if something is missing and we can prioritise it.

Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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