{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Vernon Richard Show","title":"A Love Letter to Testing: What We Love About Our Work","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a66a5b6b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2362,"description":"In this episode, Vernon and Richard celebrate their love for the software testing community, discussing the importance of people, tools, teaching, and the thrill of conferences. They reflect on personal growth, the challenges of production issues, and the joy of mentoring others. The conversation emphasizes the connections made within the industry and the shared experiences that enrich their careers.\nLinks to stuff we mentioned during the pod:\n10:28 - SeleniumThe Selenium website\nThe BiDi spec\n10:44 - Jason & SimonJason's LinkedIn\nSimon's LinkedIn\n13:17 - James ThomasHere's an example of what I mean\nAnd another!\nAaaaaand another!\n27:02 - The PEBCAK error\n27:28 Conferences27:58 - PeersCon 2025\n28:17 - Agile Testing Days 2025\n28:29 - Let's Test SAPlease DM if you can commit to going and/or know of companies that would be willing to sponsor!\nBONUS - The legendary Chris Kenst maintains Software Testing Conferences, which has a list of allTheConferences\n29:33 - Martin HynieMartin's newsletter\nMartin's LinkedIn\n\n00:00 - Intro\n01:11 - Is it our birthday yet?\n01:52 - The Forced Socio-Economic Day episode\n02:20 - What do we love about our careers?\n03:07 - We love PEOPLE\n04:39 - Different kids of friendship\n06:08 - Making a huge impact on people with tiny interactions\n08:18 - The benefit of being tool aware\n10:10 - We love TOOLS\n10:20 - Rich's favourite tool\n12:03 - Vern's favourite tool\n15:40 - We love the VARIETY\n18:21 - We love TEACHING\n19:58 - What does the balance look like between teaching, mentoring, and coaching in Rich's current role\n22:33 - We love CHALLENGE\n23:51 - Systems thinking and understanding how things work\n27:28 - We love CONFERENCES\n35:35 - Mutual appreciation ❤️\n36:28 - The Friendly Tester is Dead. Long Live Richard Bradshaw!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UFGkkh_jsZubLbpE6txGLPU3-7iIlh6gJ0JsseFDEm0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iM2Zk/NGQ3NDk4NmVkNjA5/OGJmMzA0ODQxMWIy/N2ExOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}