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High-quality products and teams: what are those? In this podcast, Lina Zubyte takes you on a journey to understand better how to create more efficient and successful tech products with excellent quality.

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Germany

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High-quality products and teams: what are those? In this podcast, Lina Zubyte takes you on a journey to understand better how to create more efficient and successful tech products with excellent quality.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Unlocking Potential: Accessibility in Products & Workplace with Azra Tayyebi

4/30/2024
Imagine the world with no sight. No hearing. No mobility. It's hard to comprehend how to navigate the world then. It's a reality for more people than we imagine. It also may have been or might be yours - there as well may be situational or temporary times in your life when you need a more accessible world. In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to an accessibility consultant Azra Tayyebi. Tune in to learn more about accessibility, its misconceptions, where we all can improve, and how we can create not only more inclusive products but society overall. Find Azra on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azra-tayyebi-5494b227b/Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:33:27

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Team Glue & Why QA is a Tech Leadership Role with Vernon Richards

4/16/2024
What does it mean to be a "team glue"? Why does it matter? Why QA should be positioned as a tech leadership role? Tune in the latest episode with the inspiring Vernon Richards to get the answers to these questions and so much more. Find Vernon on: https://www.vernonrichards.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernonrichards/https://twitter.com/TesterFromLeicMentions and resources: https://noidea.dog/gluehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0LY5iOZN14https://jvns.ca/blog/brag-documents/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPXjt6beYbgFollow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:40:36

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Continuous Learning in a Busy World with Marie Cruz

4/2/2024
Learning is essential, but... It's easy to fall into a learning fatigue. It can feel like one more thing in our already overflowing to-do list. To make matters more challenging, the number of online resources to learn from is growing daily. Marie Cruz is a Senior Developer Advocate: her job is to learn and share what she has learned. In this episode, Lina talks to Marie about creating the habit of continuous learning in this busy world. You'll get a chance to learn from some of the best Marie's tips and resources on approaching your learning journeys better. Find Marie on: https://www.testingwithmarie.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariedesireecruz/https://twitter.com/mcruzdrakeMentions and resources: https://www.youtube.com/@adoboandavocadoshttps://testautomationu.applitools.com/30 Days of Testing30 Days of Accessibility TestingBooks"Atomic Habits""The Compound Effect""Mindset"Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy these past episode of Quality Bits: Learning Culture, Collaboration, and Experiments with Andrei Bechet https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/14182594 Performance Testing with Nicole van der Hoeven https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/13909242 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:35:38

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Testing Better: Breaking Down E2E tests with Bas Dijkstra

3/19/2024
Automated E2E (end-to-end) tests frequently are the first thing companies introduce trying to reduce the efforts of manual testing: "There's this big manual testing regression suite, so why don't we automate it? Right? ... Right?" Well, Bas Dijkstra thinks otherwise. In this episode, we'll talk about automating the right things instead, and, why E2E tests are not always the best idea. You'll hear about test models, test ownership, and where to start when you want to learn more about automation in a bit less common way than most of testing courses recommend. Find Bas on: https://www.ontestautomation.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/basdijkstra/Mentions and resources: https://www.ontestautomation.com/breaking-down-your-e2e-tests-an-example/https://elliottmurray.medium.com/proving-e2e-tests-are-a-scam-21d39e88913https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/resources/test-automation/a-test-automation-learning-path/https://medium.com/slalom-build/quality-engineer-learning-roadmap-fddfcb77409eFollow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:41:57

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Modern Testing with Alan Page

3/5/2024
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: https://angryweasel.com/blog/https://substack.com/@angryweaselhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/a-l-a-n/Mentions and resources: https://www.moderntesting.org/https://angryweasel.substack.com/p/dont-blame-meBooks 📚 "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance""Accelerate: The Science Behind Devops""The Lean Startup""Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge"Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:44:35

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The Art of Persuasion with Thomas Shipley

2/20/2024
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: https://tomdriven.dev/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tshipley/https://twitter.com/tomdrivendevMentions and resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOIzzwMSi4"Who Moved My Cheese?""Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It" "Thinking, Fast and Slow"Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:36:39

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Internationalization: Building Globally Aware Products with Chen Hui Jing

2/6/2024
As of February, 2024, English is the most popular language for web content. The world is not only people who speak English, though. If we do not make the content and products in other languages, how can people even know that it exists and benefit from it? In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to Chen Hui Jing, a front-end developer passionate about internationalization. Tune in to learn how internationalization differs from localization, why it matters, what fairly low effort things we can do to build more inclusive and diverse products and web, and more. Find Hui Jing on: https://chenhuijing.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/huijingchen/https://tech.lgbt/@huijingMentions and resources: https://www.w3.org/https://github.com/w3c/https://www.thetype.com/If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Generic Design for Diverse Environments with Joe Cooper https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/13802413 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:36:10

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DevOps Ideology & Testing in DevOps with Jani Haapala

1/23/2024
What is DevOps? Is it just continuous releases and speed? How do we test in teams embracing DevOps? Jani Haapala is a DevOps Architect with a Quality Consultant title. In this episode, Lina talks to Jani about that fluffy word of "DevOps", the misconceptions about it, and testing in DevOps. You'll learn more about the concept, get some stories on what good quality there looks like, and gather further resources to deepen your knowledge. Find Jani on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janihaapala/Mentions and resources: https://danashby.co.uk/2016/10/19/continuous-testing-in-devops/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraintshttps://devops.com/https://thenewstack.io/Books 📚:"The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations""The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win""The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement"Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Cloud, Infrastructure as Code and Testing IaC with Daniel Mohacsi https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11743019 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:34:34

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Beyond Testers: Rethinking Quality in Software Development with Elisabeth Hendrickson

1/9/2024
Does a separate QA department help or hurdle the company's road towards quality? What about people having titles with "quality" in it: does it aid to drive change in the company or the opposite? Can there be a high-quality product without dedicated testers? In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to the author of "Explore it!" Elisabeth Hendrickson. They debunk many myths of what a high-quality product development and testing actually is. Tune in to hear more about why testers may be on a verge of a role revolution, the power of a whole team testing approach, and so much more. Find Elisabeth on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testobsessed/https://curiousduck.io/https://mastodon.social/@testobsessed@ruby.socialMentions and resources: Books 📚:"Explore it!"https://web.archive.org/web/20220417112509/https://testobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/btwq.pdfIf you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Removing QA Column, Driving Change and Nurturing Fun in Teams with Finn Lorbeer https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11462360 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:47:23

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Learning Culture, Collaboration, and Experiments with Andrei Bechet

12/26/2023
In this episode of the Quality Bits podcast, Lina interviews Andrei Bechet, a Senior Software Engineer at Personio. You will learn about experiments, driving change, and the power of learning cultures with Andrei. You'll also hear why chasing titles isn't the key to career growth - and what to do instead. Tune in to learn the secrets of collaboration, self-reflection, and finding the right mentors for your journey. Find Andrei on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreibechet/Mentions and resources: https://simonsinek.com/podcast/https://youtu.be/fl2USB1LUDQ?feature=sharedhttps://www.socrates-conference.de/homeBooks 📚:"Start With Why""Drive""Thinking, Fast and Slow"If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Quality, Cynefin and bugs with Steve Upton https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11248422 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:44:55

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On Burnout with a Psychologist in Tech Antonela Mandic

12/12/2023
Antonela Mandic is a psychologist who has been working in tech as well as a team coach. In this episode of Quality Bits, Antonela not only shares the parallels between pscyhology and some tech concepts like agile, but also opens up about burnout she has gone through herself. Tune in to hear more about: Find Antonela on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonelamm/Mentions and resources: https://www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:37:37

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Performance Testing with Nicole van der Hoeven

11/28/2023
Performance testing for many people in tech is a daunting task: there's an overwhelming amount of tools, frameworks, or even different types of performance testing. Where can we start? Is it all about faster applications? Are there ever cases where speed takes a back seat? This episode's guest Nicole van der Hoeven is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. With over 10 years of experience in software development and a focus on performance testing, Nicole has plenty of full of learnings stories to share about performance testing (and not only). In this episode, you'll learn more about performance testing, learn about some resources worth checking out, and get a reminder on why any type of testing is all about... empathy. Find Nicole on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven/https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/https://www.youtube.com/@nicolevdhMentions and resources: https://obsidian.mdhttps://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/abouthttps://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/Backend+performance+testing Book recommendations 📚:https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/high-performance-web/9780596529307/ https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/even-faster-web/9780596803773/https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/site-reliability-engineering/9781491929117/ If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Observability, Monitoring, and Platform Engineering with Abigail Bangser https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12664243 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:34:11

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Movember Edition: Men's Mental Health with Shey Crompton

11/14/2023
In the light of Movember (a movement that aims to raise awareness about men's health, including mental health and suicide prevention) and international men's day (did you know about that?), this is a special, vulnerable, and essential episode about men's mental health. In this episode, Lina talks to Shey Crompton - a Senior Quality Manager at easyJet and the managing director of the St. Neots Man Cave in the UK - a men's mental health charity. Lina and Shey explore the concept of Movember, the societal expectations placed on men, and much more. Tune in to learn more about the importance of breaking down the stigma surrounding men's mental health, how to recognize when someone is struggling with their mental health and how to be a better ally. Find Shey on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheycrompton/Mentions and resources: https://movember.comOrganizations to check out:https://stneotsmancave.org.ukhttps://menssheds.org.ukhttps://boysgetsadtoo.com/https://www.mind.org.uk https://walkandtalk4men.com https://andysmanclub.co.ukhttps://formentotalk.co.ukhttps://aclanthology.org/W15-2607.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxIuyb7jkncBook recommendations 📚:"It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental healthIt's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental health""The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma"""No Offence, But...": How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change"Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:43:42

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Generic Design for Diverse Environments with Joe Cooper

10/31/2023
DHIS2 is an open-source health system used in many countries. It's known for it's generic architecture and high customisability. How do you have a generic design for diverse environments and build a product that helps save lives? This episode's guest Joe Cooper is a designer working there for more than 7 years. We discuss the challenges of designing what actually matters, user satisfaction and user involvement, and humbling moments of realizing that our assumptions are wrong. As Joe notes in the episode: "I'm proud of not letting a design ego override important decisions. Sometimes that results in screenshots that are not as good for the portfolio. <..> The users don't need things that look better in my portfolio." Find Joe on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-cooper-28667340/https://joe-cooper.com/Mentions and resources: https://dhis2.org/about/If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: UX Research with Greta Ruskiene https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12766870 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:35:35

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Money Value of Quality with Valentin Ranshakov

10/17/2023
Do you think of money when you talk about quality? Is money vs. quality the same as speed vs. quality? How can we leverage the knowledge about money matters when talking about product quality? This episode's guest Valentin Ranshakov, a QA expert at SAP Signavio, shares many interesting ideas about money and quality trade-offs, including when it does not make sense to concentrate on money. Find Valentin on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valenso/Mentions and resources: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/how-to-get-that-bug-fixedIf you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Perceived Quality & Trade-offs between Product and Engineering with Alaa Sarhan https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11347563 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:44:37

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Navigating Through Layoffs and Change with April Johnson

10/3/2023
Laid off? Or know someone who was? How do you navigate it or help someone navigate it? In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to April Johnson, a change manager who recently experienced a layoff. April shares her experience and offers advice for others going through a similar situation. You'll learn about the importance of reaching out to your network, the power of community, taking care of yourself, and being open to new opportunities. Find April on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apriljohnson/Mentions and resources: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-get-decide-change-even-were-forced-april-johnsonhttps://womengotech.com/"The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search: The Proven Program Used by the World's Leading Career Services Company: The Proven Program Use"If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits: Finding Your WHY with Dr. Rochelle Carr https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/13436222 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:41:41

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API Testing with Callum Akehurst-Ryan

9/19/2023
APIs - what are they? What should we keep in mind when testing an API? What are the benefits of API testing over UI testing? This episode's guest is Callum Akehurtst-Ryan, a principal test engineer at Chetwood Finance, who is on a mission to educate more testers (and not only) about APIs and their testing. Not only you're going to learn what APIs are, how to test them, or where to start, but also hear Lina and Callum discuss the terms technical vs. non-technical. If API testing sounds like a challenge, then this episode will help you by simplifying sometimes overcomplicated terms and leaving you inspired to learn more. Find Callum on: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/cakehurstryanhttps://cakehurstryan.com/Mentions and resources: https://cakehurstryan.com/2023/07/26/a-beginners-guide-to-api-testing/https://www.postman.com/https://academy.postman.com/page/course-cataloghttps://swagger.io/If you liked this episode and would like to dig deeper into a type of API testing - contract testing that Callum mentions, check out this past episode of Quality Bits: Contract Testing with Lewis Prescott https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12402778 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:38:12

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Finding your WHY with Dr. Rochelle Carr

9/5/2023
Do you remember your childhood dreams? What did you want to be when you grew up? How did you imagine your life? Dr. Rochelle Carr is a coach and speaker on a mission to shift people's lives and encourage them to rediscover their why: the guiding light purpose which sparks joy in whatever we do. In this episode, Lina talks to Dr. Rochelle about finding your why, escaping society's "mold" on who we should be, drafting an "exit plan," and learning from failures. Find Dr. Rochelle on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrochellecarr/https://twitter.com/drrochellecarrhttps://pfempowerment.com/Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: https://mastodon.social/@linazubytehttps://twitter.com/buggylinahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/https://qualitybits.tech/Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening! ✨

Duration:00:44:44

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Effective 1-on-1s with Farai Madzima

5/29/2023
What makes an effective 1-on-1? What are the key aspects of valuable 1-on-1s? Is there a difference between a leader and a manager? Why does the language we use matter? Tune in to this episode to learn more from Farai Madzima. Farai is a people leader who challenges our misconceptions about 1-on-1s and shares valuable tips on making these meetings much more helpful. In addition, during the conversation, Lina used the word "superior" instead of "supervisor" or "manager," and that sparked some interesting discussions on the significance of the language and different cultures people come from. Find Farai on: https://linkedin.com/in/farai/https://twitter.com/heyfaraihttps://faraimadzima.com/Mentions and resources: https://www.heyfarai.com/newsletter/https://www.heyfarai.com/im-1-wait-did-we-agree-on-why-we-need-1-1-meetings/https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-working-with-strangers-well-by-farai-madzima/https://www.sethgodin.com/https://qualitybits.tech/writing/book-impressions-nonviolent-communicationBooks"Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life""The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable"If you liked this episode, you may enjoy this one: Radical Candor: Effective Feedback and Helping People We Work with Shine with Amy Sandler https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12259658 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/buggylina - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/ - Website: https://qualitybits.tech/ Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening!

Duration:00:44:48

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UX Research with Greta Ruskiene

5/15/2023
User experience (UX) research is a field that can help us prevent issues before they take place. Greta Ruskiene knows this first-hand: she used to work as a QA and made a career shift to UX with time. In this episode, we discuss UX research, the art of question-asking, and how frequently, even when we truly believe we know our users, we may not. Find Greta on: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greta-ru%C5%A1kien%C4%97-53183a55/ Mentions and resources: https://womengotech.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_costhttps://www.figma.com/Conferenceshttps://config.figma.com/https://zeplin.io/harmony/https://hfi.training/na/thinkers-invited/eventshttps://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalworkshop-eu/course/gccs-ux-designhttps://condens.io/ux-research-repository/https://www.wixuxmentorship.com/https://www.facebook.com/freshmeetups/https://www.meetup.com/ux-salon-vilnius/https://www.meetup.com/wix-vilnius-ux-writer-talks/If you liked this episode, you may enjoy this one: Creating Valuable Products with Andrea Sipos https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12123103 Follow Quality Bits host Lina Zubyte on: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/buggylina - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/ - Website: https://qualitybits.tech/ Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content. If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyte Thank you for listening!

Duration:00:35:18