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**Author:** [@system](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 December 2016 15:12 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/welcome-to-the-club-by-ministry-of-testing/8 "2016-12-13T15:12:19Z")
Welcome to The Club by Ministry of Testing. :waving\_hand: :link: Sign up for a free account to get started :trophy: Five reasons to join The Club: Get answers to your testing problems Help others by sharing your kno… --- ## [What is the consensus on AI being used to test a work item against it's acceptance criteria and verify it's implemented correctly?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-is-the-consensus-on-ai-being-used-to-test-a-work-item-against-its-acceptance-criteria-and-verify-its-implemented-correctly/87764)
**Author:** [@chrisediamond](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/chrisediamond)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2026 16:22 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-is-the-consensus-on-ai-being-used-to-test-a-work-item-against-its-acceptance-criteria-and-verify-its-implemented-correctly/87764 "2026-09-23T16:22:31Z")
Hi all, I wanted to get some thoughts on using an AI agent to autonomously test work items (e.g. Feature, PBI, User Story, Defect etc.) directly. This is not about using AI to create test scripts or automated tests. Th… --- ## [What are the signs that a QA manager or Engineering manager is AI pilled?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-are-the-signs-that-a-qa-manager-or-engineering-manager-is-ai-pilled/87737)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2026 16:08 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-are-the-signs-that-a-qa-manager-or-engineering-manager-is-ai-pilled/87737 "2026-09-23T16:08:44Z")
I want to find out if a QA manager or Engineering manager actually knows how AI can be useful for testing and and when it is not VS just brute forcing AI into every workflow and putting too much trust in AI. I guess the … --- ## [What’s preventing flow for testers — and what is it doing to us?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-s-preventing-flow-for-testers-and-what-is-it-doing-to-us/87761)
**Author:** [@rforjoe](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rforjoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2026 09:45 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-s-preventing-flow-for-testers-and-what-is-it-doing-to-us/87761 "2026-09-23T09:45:02Z")
I recently spoke with a junior tester who has decided to move into development. One of the reasons they gave was constant context switching. Context switching has been a pain point in testing for years, but I’d never re… --- ## [Should testers write Unit tests?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-testers-write-unit-tests/84057)
**Author:** [@mariam-sargsyan](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mariam-sargsyan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [22 September 2026 13:01 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-testers-write-unit-tests/84057 "2026-09-22T13:01:28Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been giving this some thought lately and would love to hear your opinions. Should testers also write unit tests, or is that strictly the developers’ domain? I tried to share my own thoughts in my artic… --- ## [AI Is Boosting My Exploratory Testing, But How Do I Justify The Cost](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ai-is-boosting-my-exploratory-testing-but-how-do-i-justify-the-cost/87753)
**Author:** [@checkout\_champion](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/checkout_champion)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [21 September 2026 07:51 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/ai-is-boosting-my-exploratory-testing-but-how-do-i-justify-the-cost/87753 "2026-09-21T07:51:45Z")
My company has been very supportive of us experimenting with AI and bringing it into our day‑to‑day testing workflow. But as AI usage (and pricing) keeps rising, we’re now being asked to justify our token consumption, … --- ## [What if a QA never gets to block a release?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-if-a-qa-never-gets-to-block-a-release/87748)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [20 September 2026 11:34 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-if-a-qa-never-gets-to-block-a-release/87748 "2026-09-20T11:34:13Z")
I heard that in some companies QA not only gets to approve a release, but can also block it if needed or is at least asked for their inputs. It looks like usually only Product managers and Business people get to block a … --- ## [Is agentic AI testing real?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-agentic-ai-testing-real/87724)
**Author:** [@chipichipi](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/chipichipi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [18 September 2026 13:29 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-agentic-ai-testing-real/87724 "2026-09-18T13:29:16Z")
Hi, The company is pushing quite strongly for a major shift from manual testing toward semi-automated testing. The main process they want to implement is the following: A Manual QA creates TMS test cases in a format sp… --- ## [What kinds of questions do you think are still best answered by a community rather than AI?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-kinds-of-questions-do-you-think-are-still-best-answered-by-a-community-rather-than-ai/87538)
**Author:** [@ujjwal.singh](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ujjwal.singh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [16 September 2026 09:23 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-kinds-of-questions-do-you-think-are-still-best-answered-by-a-community-rather-than-ai/87538 "2026-09-16T09:23:22Z")
During my first webinar with the Continuous Testing Meetup, someone asked a question that stayed with me even after the session ended. “If AI can answer almost anything in seconds, what kinds of questions should we sti… --- ## [🤖 Day 1: Introduce yourself and your interest in AI](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/day-1-introduce-yourself-and-your-interest-in-ai/74449)
**Author:** [@rosie](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rosie)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [16 September 2026 09:17 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/day-1-introduce-yourself-and-your-interest-in-ai/74449 "2026-09-16T09:17:19Z")
Let’s go! :rocket: Welcome to the first day of 30 Days of AI in Testing! I’m excited to kick off this journey as we explore the potential of AI in testing together. Day 1 Task: For today’s task, we invite you to introdu… --- ## [What happens to your screenshots after a testing session?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-happens-to-your-screenshots-after-a-testing-session/87716)
**Author:** [@rworks24](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rworks24)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2026 12:30 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-happens-to-your-screenshots-after-a-testing-session/87716 "2026-09-15T12:30:28Z")
I’m currently building a local-first Windows tool for working with existing image files, and I’m trying to better understand how testers actually handle visual evidence before deciding what would be useful to build. One… --- ## [Quality Engineering is an evolution of the software testing role](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/quality-engineering-is-an-evolution-of-the-software-testing-role/82080)
**Author:** [@rosie](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rosie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2026 08:13 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/quality-engineering-is-an-evolution-of-the-software-testing-role/82080 "2026-09-15T08:13:10Z")
\[We continue to explore ideas around Quality Engineering for our upcoming event for The Testing Planet\] Quality Engineering is an evolution of the software testing role poll :star: Bonus points for any community commen… --- ## [Accessibility share: Karaoke style subtitles](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/accessibility-share-karaoke-style-subtitles/87745)
**Author:** [@pwong](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/pwong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 09:45 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/accessibility-share-karaoke-style-subtitles/87745 "2026-09-14T09:45:59Z")
Since I’ve recently been learning about accessibility, I’ve been wondering about videos that have highlighted subtitles. The ones that highlight word by word. My gut feeling told me this wasn’t right, so I did a web sea… --- ## [When you capture screenshots during testing, how do you keep track of what each one belongs to?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-you-capture-screenshots-during-testing-how-do-you-keep-track-of-what-each-one-belongs-to/87731)
**Author:** [@rworks24](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rworks24)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 September 2026 00:34 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/when-you-capture-screenshots-during-testing-how-do-you-keep-track-of-what-each-one-belongs-to/87731 "2026-09-11T00:34:56Z")
I’m building a small local first Windows tool for working with image files, and I’m trying to understand this part of testing workflows better. If you’re testing several bugs, features, or cases in one session, do you r… --- ## [Should QA review some code in order to write better tests?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-qa-review-some-code-in-order-to-write-better-tests/87725)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [10 September 2026 16:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/should-qa-review-some-code-in-order-to-write-better-tests/87725 "2026-09-10T16:43:24Z")
I heard that when bugs are fixed or incremental changes are made (i.e. not new feature development), then QA should review the code changes because it might help them to come up with better tests. For example, an input … --- ## [Can personal projects realistically close professional gaps after 12 years in a legacy environment?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-personal-projects-realistically-close-professional-gaps-after-12-years-in-a-legacy-environment/87729)
**Author:** [@Razazarak](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/Razazarak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [9 September 2026 21:51 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-personal-projects-realistically-close-professional-gaps-after-12-years-in-a-legacy-environment/87729 "2026-09-09T21:51:44Z")
I’ve spent 12 years at one company, primarily as the sole QA engineer for several complex enterprise applications. My formal title is QA Engineer II, but my responsibilities include test strategy, release readiness, requ… --- ## [The pros and cons of working under a Software Engineering manager VS a QA manager?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-pros-and-cons-of-working-under-a-software-engineering-manager-vs-a-qa-manager/87714)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [8 September 2026 21:30 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-pros-and-cons-of-working-under-a-software-engineering-manager-vs-a-qa-manager/87714 "2026-09-08T21:30:31Z")
I have come across some jobs in which the QA people of a team are lead by a Software Engineering Manager/EM of that team, who has zero experience as a QA manager/QM or has never lead a QA team before. In most of these ca… --- ## [Can MOT have a freelance section like Upwork, but only for testing?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-mot-have-a-freelance-section-like-upwork-but-only-for-testing/87708)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [7 September 2026 10:44 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-mot-have-a-freelance-section-like-upwork-but-only-for-testing/87708 "2026-09-07T10:44:02Z")
I was wondering if MOT can create a freelancing website like Upwork and Fiverr, but only for testing. Here is what I hope to get from such a website. 1 - It will enable testers, especially rookies, to make a portfolio o… --- ## [QA reporting to development managers](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/qa-reporting-to-development-managers/73926)
**Author:** [@adamjfoy](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/adamjfoy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2026 22:08 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/qa-reporting-to-development-managers/73926 "2026-09-04T22:08:45Z")
Hi all! :wave: I’ve been through a couple of reorgs in my career so far that have unfortunately resulted in QA management/lead positions being completely removed. On both occasions QA analysts and engineers ended up rep… --- ## [What AI tools are you using and how are they helping with testing, automation and any other tasks?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-ai-tools-are-you-using-and-how-are-they-helping-with-testing-automation-and-any-other-tasks/83949)
**Author:** [@ansha\_batra](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ansha_batra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2026 15:16 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-ai-tools-are-you-using-and-how-are-they-helping-with-testing-automation-and-any-other-tasks/83949 "2026-09-04T15:16:47Z")
What kind of efficiency improvements have you seen? Would love to hear your experiences! --- ## [From story to test cases — where does yours live, and how manual is it?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/from-story-to-test-cases-where-does-yours-live-and-how-manual-is-it/87618)
**Author:** [@07778](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/07778)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 20:15 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/from-story-to-test-cases-where-does-yours-live-and-how-manual-is-it/87618 "2026-08-31T20:15:49Z")
Lead QA here, mobile and web automation (Appium, Espresso, Selenium). Curious how other teams handle the gap between a story being picked up and test cases actually existing. Ours is manual: when a ticket comes into pla… --- ## [What's your favourite & least favourite test management tool and why?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-your-favourite-least-favourite-test-management-tool-and-why/75066)
**Author:** [@captainjonesy2](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/captainjonesy2)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 18:40 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-your-favourite-least-favourite-test-management-tool-and-why/75066 "2026-08-31T18:40:17Z")
Hi, Just wanted to start discussion on what’s your favourite & least favourite test management and why. My Favourite test management tool :+1: Xray because. Note: I’ve only started using it for a week as trial but re… --- ## [How do you handle QA when development output grows faster than QA capacity?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-you-handle-qa-when-development-output-grows-faster-than-qa-capacity/87689)
**Author:** [@cuxuanthoai](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/cuxuanthoai)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 11:53 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-you-handle-qa-when-development-output-grows-faster-than-qa-capacity/87689 "2026-08-31T11:53:07Z")
I’m looking for some advice on a situation where development output is growing much faster than QA capacity, while increasing the number of QA engineers is not really an option. In this situation, QA obviously can’t rea… --- ## [Do your Developers help QA to test ? Does it work well?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-your-developers-help-qa-to-test-does-it-work-well/87699)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [30 August 2026 17:20 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-your-developers-help-qa-to-test-does-it-work-well/87699 "2026-08-30T17:20:42Z")
I was the only QA in a team and was supporting multiple developers. Since I was mostly overloaded with work, the engineering manager often asked the Devs to help with testing. He refused to hire another QA (contractor or… --- ## [What has changed in the software testing industry in the past 5 years?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-has-changed-in-the-software-testing-industry-in-the-past-5-years/71435)
**Author:** [@rosie](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rosie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [28 August 2026 19:42 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-has-changed-in-the-software-testing-industry-in-the-past-5-years/71435 "2026-08-28T19:42:47Z")
:wave: Hey everyone! I’m back as CEO at Ministry of Testing. I’ve been off going deep in the world of community building (via Rosieland) and business building (previously leading Indie Hackers and now continuing writing… --- ## [Best test case management tool for a startup](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/best-test-case-management-tool-for-a-startup/69608)
**Author:** [@thewellis](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/thewellis)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [26 August 2026 18:08 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/best-test-case-management-tool-for-a-startup/69608 "2026-08-26T18:08:15Z")
So I was wondering firstly if anyone has had experience setting up a tool from scratch, and if so if they have advice on either the right tool to use or tool selection process. I am not a fan of test cases in general, as… --- ## [Test management tool - what's crucial for you to love it?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/test-management-tool-whats-crucial-for-you-to-love-it/64703)
**Author:** [@mike8705](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mike8705)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [26 August 2026 18:07 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/test-management-tool-whats-crucial-for-you-to-love-it/64703 "2026-08-26T18:07:20Z")
I’m running a very simple research - trying to understand what QA testers and engineers really care about when they use test management tools - what’s really important, what’s not so much, and what will become important … --- ## [Javascript/Typescript VS Python for test automation and more](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/javascript-typescript-vs-python-for-test-automation-and-more/87677)
**Author:** [@nsegal](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/nsegal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2026 09:58 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/javascript-typescript-vs-python-for-test-automation-and-more/87677 "2026-08-25T09:58:08Z")
I have some experience in programming (mostly OOP) and test automation with languages other than Javascript, Typescript and Python. I am considering picking only one language for now - Javascript/Typescript OR Python. Ca… --- ## [How do we keep up as quality and test professionals when code generation is lightning speed?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-we-keep-up-as-quality-and-test-professionals-when-code-generation-is-lightning-speed/87176)
**Author:** [@melissafisher](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/melissafisher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2026 00:01 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-do-we-keep-up-as-quality-and-test-professionals-when-code-generation-is-lightning-speed/87176 "2026-08-25T00:01:46Z")
Hi, I was wondering what everyone’s thoughts are on keeping up when code generation is lightning speed with AI? I’ve been asked this question in an interview very recently, so thought it might come up more for others - … --- ## [Built a quick tool that turns messy bug notes into a proper ticket (sharing it free)](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/built-a-quick-tool-that-turns-messy-bug-notes-into-a-proper-ticket-sharing-it-free/87691)
**Author:** [@quinger](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/quinger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 August 2026 09:44 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/built-a-quick-tool-that-turns-messy-bug-notes-into-a-proper-ticket-sharing-it-free/87691 "2026-08-24T09:44:35Z")
Been doing QA at an agency for a while, and one thing that eats up more time than it should is cleaning up half-written bug notes before they’re actually ticket-ready: vague descriptions, missing repro steps, no build in… [Next page](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/latest.md?page=1)