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A MODERN TESTER’
SURVIVAL HANDBO
Neil Studd
Zoopla Property Group
Host ofTesters’ Island Discs podcast
“Everyone thinks we’re wrong”
Marvin Gaye
⚠️ SURVIVALTIP:
Visit www.neilstudd.com/survival for slides, links and Spotify playlist.
“I am brave, I am bruised, I am who I’m meant to be”
Keala Settle
“There’s some kind of magic inside you”
Carly Simon
“You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness”
Gotye
“We used to waste hours just walking around”
Arcade Fire
“Haven’t you heard, it’s a battle of words”
Pink Floyd
“I know you say that I am assuming things”
Destiny’s Child
⚠️ SURVIVALTIP:
It’s about the value you bring, not what you’re called.
“Our work is never over”
Daft Punk
“These are the days it never rains but it pours”
Queen & David Bowie
“This shit is lovely, this shit ain’t random, I didn’t get lucky”
G-Eazy
“You’re stuck in the middle of all irrelevance”
Imagine Dragons
“My face will never show what is not real”
Red Hot Chili Peppers
“I tried my hardest, I’ve been conscientious”
Hepburn
“All the things that you’ve seen will slowly fade away”
Oasis
⚠️ SURVIVALTIP:
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm”
–Winston Churchill
“I can be your bearer of bad news”
Foo Fighters
“I wanna let go, but there’s comfort in the panic”
Linkin Park
“She was practiced at the art of deception”
Rolling Stones
⚠️ SURVIVALTIP:
Be a force for change, but don’t sweat the things outside your control.
“Ain’t nothing but a mistake”
Backstreet Boys
“A guy like you should wear a warning”
Britney Spears
⚠️ SURVIVALTIP:
Context and detail matter! Seek out more conversational platforms.
“I’ll go my way if I’m going at all”
CHVRCHES
“There’s things I’ve done I can’t erase”
BonJovi
“You must explain why this must be”
The Clash
“Sometimes we come last but we did our best”
Shakira
“It’s no good complaining and pointless to holler”
Rowlf the Dog & Kermit the Frog
“Be careful of what you do, because the lie becomes the truth”
Michael Jackson
“Open up, everything’s waiting for you”
Fleetwood Mac
⚠️ SURVIVALTIP:
Find me onTwitter @neilstudd, or via my website www.neilstudd.com

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A Modern Tester's Survival Handbook

Editor's Notes

  1. 25 not 5 Best songs to match themes I’m discussing Ordered for best conversation, not best music mix!
  2. I mean “modern tester” as in “someone who is testing today”, but Alan/Brent have coined it as a phrase These are paraphrased; the full principles are much more verbose!
  3. Role names - QA
  4. Gemma Correll – Early Bird / Night Owl / Pigeon
  5. Conversations = Forums, Slack
  6. Should all testers learn to code? Should I switch from manual to automated testing? Is there a developer-tester divide? What test certification should I get?
  7. You have to make change happen, you can’t just hope for it!
  8. Former chairman of DuPont
  9. Conclusion