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How I learned the basics of Pandas (and how you can learn new tech skills too!)
Learning a new skill can be a daunting task. It’s often difficult to know where to start – there are an abundance of web pages, forums and online tutorials to get stuck in to. In this blog, I’ll share my experience of ;earning Python Pandas and my top tips for anyone else looking to learn…
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The Third Career Path for Women in Tech
There comes a point for everyone working in the tech industry where they need to decide on their future career path. Traditionally two, options are presented. You can either take the technical path or the managerial path. Yet, Women are under-represented in mid-to-senior-level technical roles. In the USA, 26.7% of the tech workforce are women…
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How do you get maximum benefit from code reviews?
Code reviews are a commonly used quality gate, and form of best practice, in Software Development. Code reviews can also be considered a form of software testing. When they are designed and used properly, code reviews can bring huge benefits for the quality of software products: allowing for defects to be identified and fixed, documentation…
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Reclaiming Technology as a Tester’s Playground.
Play is the highest form of research. – Neville V. Scarfe. Dr Merritt Moore used the above quote in her Keynote speech at the 2023 WISE Conference to talk about transferrable skills. Dr Moore is a quantum physicist and a professional ballet dancer, and she excels in combining the creative and the technical through her…
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What Skills do Testers Need to Succeed?
Recent research shows that even in 2023, 95% of employers looking for tech talent have encountered a skills shortage over the past year. But what skills are they actually looking for? Roles in technology are incredibly varied, stemming from software development through to architecture, project management and of course software testing. Each of these career…
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3 Top Tips for Starting a New Role
To celebrate Careers Week and International Women’s Day, as well as being one month into my new job, I wanted to write a quick post to help others who may be starting a new role. Whether you’re moving internally, or getting a brand new job, moving on to a different role can be a daunting…
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5 Alternative Routes into Tech and Why They Matter
The UK is in the midst of a digital skills shortage: the tech sector is growing rapidly, and we do not have enough skilled people to fill all the available job opportunities. On top of this, the tech sector is lacking in diversity. 26% of the tech workforce are women, and in the last year…
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What role will DevOps play in the future of Quality?
As more organisations and teams move towards working in agile ways, I see two things happening in the testing and quality world: software developers and engineers are integrating testing work more naturally into their development activities, and testers are having to broaden their skillset. One of the skills that I think testers should be learning…
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Beth’s Guide to the Tech Galaxy: My favourite tech and testing resources!
Getting started in the tech world can feel like a daunting task. How do you know where to start?! There are so many brilliant resources out there to help you learn, explore and connect with the many areas of tech that exist today. In this blog, I’m going to share my ‘Hitchhikers Guide’ to tech,…
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Menopause, Gender Equity, & The Power of An International Menstrual Movement
Many people still aren’t talking about the Menopause, even though around 50% of the world’s population will experience it at some point in their lives. The impact of this is much bigger than many people, particularly those in positions of power, realise. Not only does it affect people physically and mentally, but a lack of…
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