Career as a software tester
If you only mention bugs in an interview as a tester, you're giving away your strongest card. How to use emotions, negotiate salary and build trust.
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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.
What is Behavior Driven Development, Really?
Most teams treat BDD as a testing technique and miss the real value. Here is what happens when examples drive shared understanding instead.
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.
Pains and Hypes of Software Testing
Testers keep losing the value argument not because their work is wrong, but because they pitch defects instead of business outcomes.
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.
Testers as Influencers
Testers who frame findings around stakeholder impact, not bug counts, get action. A 15-second standup check shows how small habits outrun big transformations.
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.
Migrating from Cypress to Playwright
Switching test automation frameworks mid-product is messy, yet a Cypress to Playwright move works. Pricing forced it, AI translated the tests.
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.
Everyone Owns Quality? Really?
When everyone owns quality, no one really does. Why cross-functional teams often lack the deep testing skills they need most.
What moves the software testing community?
AI is cutting tester jobs while a wave of questionable AI-generated software arrives. What that 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.
The Power of Nonviolent Communication in Software Testing
Changing one word in your feedback can shift a conversation from conflict to clarity. Here's how nonviolent communication works in real testing teams.
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.
Teaching Software Testing
Teaching software testing to 120 students means skipping dry test plans and starting with automation, APIs, and performance testing instead.
Creating a good working atmosphere
Developer friendliness costs time short term, saves it long term and makes teams happier. REST mocks and test interfaces show how it works.
Change Makes of Breaks Teams
Good ideas don't fail because of logic. They fail because change is emotional, and most leaders only speak to the cognitive side.