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Latest Episodes
Conversations with testers, developers, and coaches who work in the field.
The ASQF quality network
Almost 30 years, over 1000 members, free conference tickets: What the ASQF still offers the German-speaking software quality community today.
Better collaboration with model-based testing
Model-based testing kills two birds with one stone: better requirements and ready-made test cases from one workshop.
Accessibility testing of PDFs
PDF accessibility doesn't just apply to websites: Why contracts, invoices and policies must now be accessible and what this means in technical terms.
Using the board game for test design
How do you create a board game that delivers real test cases? A team built it - and learned more about testing than expected.
Testing with Natural Intelligence
AI takes over testing? What it can't do: genuine curiosity, intuition and thinking outside the box. Why human tester thinking remains.
What moves the software testing community?
AI is rationalizing away tester jobs, while at the same time a wave of questionable AI-generated software is coming. What this really means for testing skills and roles.
Quality is no coincidence
Living quality as an attitude, not just writing test cases: Why it makes the difference and what 150 podcast episodes teach about it.
Career changer in software testing
From the embassy to software testing: what really helps when making a career change and why certificates alone won't get you a job.
Creating a good working atmosphere
Developer friendliness costs time in the short term, but saves it in the long term - and makes teams measurably happier. REST mocks and test interfaces from a real project show what this means in concrete terms.
Multidimensional risk-based testing
Risk-based testing works - but only if it's more than a gut feeling. Five levels, one aggregated score, zero extra effort.
Remote Testing Services
Bringing external testers into the agile team - in one week? How this works with contingents, clear communication and a fixed contact person.
More quality through product discovery
Those who build software without asking users beforehand are often solving the wrong problem. What product discovery actually means and why paper prototypes beat real code.
Using open source securely
Anyone who installs open source components needs a bill of materials - because 80 to 95 percent of modern software is in them. What licenses, security vulnerabilities and the Cyber Resilience Act have to do with it.
Results of the 2024 software testing survey
A third of respondents already use AI for coding, but many still lack automation when it comes to regression testing. What the Software Testing Survey 2024 really shows.
Static analysis with AI
Static analysis throws up thousands of findings - AI fixes two thirds of them reliably. What this means for old code bases and where the method clearly reaches its limits.
Retrospectives done right
Why do retrospectives so often produce the same little pieces of paper? Five phases, a design canvas and a crucial error in thinking about the measures.
Swiss Testing Board
How did the ISTQB come about and what still applies today? From Bloom taxonomy to AI testing: what really counts when testing needs to be faster.