# Bloggers Club June/July 2020: Testing is like **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive\ **Tags:** bloggers-club\ **Created:** [16 June 2020 15:40 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734 "2020-06-16T15:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![heather\_reid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/heather_reid/32/29_2.png) [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2020 15:40 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/1 "2020-06-16T15:40:32Z")
Time for a new experiment with the Bloggers Club. I think it would be fun for people to write even microblogs and share them here on the chosen topic for the month. This will help those of us who have fallen out of the blogging routine to get back into it but also help folks looking to dip their toes into blogging for the first time This month I’m choosing: > Testing is like… You have until July 14th to write a blog post about the above title and share it here. Do you accept the challenge? ---
**Author:** ![mike\_123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mike_123/32/9898_2.png) [@mike\_123](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mike_123)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2020 17:21 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/2 "2020-06-16T17:21:42Z")
Is there a topic or theme for these blogs? Eg serious, fun, etc? ---
**Author:** ![heather\_reid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/heather_reid/32/29_2.png) [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2020 17:28 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/3 "2020-06-16T17:28:05Z")
Entirely up to you Mike. It can be serious (how you’d explain it to your boss), light hearted (how your friends explain what testing is to others) or any angle you feel like taking 😁 ---
**Author:** ![mike\_123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mike_123/32/9898_2.png) [@mike\_123](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mike_123)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2020 19:06 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/4 "2020-06-16T19:06:13Z")
As the saying goes… Its like a box of chocolates… You know the rest 😁 ---
**Author:** ![ThePirateTester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/thepiratetester/32/5904_2.png) [@ThePirateTester](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ThePirateTester)\ **Post date:** [17 June 2020 07:15 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/5 "2020-06-17T07:15:17Z")
Someone had to say it 😛 ---
**Author:** ![haronniin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/haronniin/32/5972_2.png) [@haronniin](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/haronniin)\ **Post date:** [17 June 2020 14:12 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/6 "2020-06-17T14:12:36Z")
This is cool. Might be just the push I need. My personal blog has languished, with only one post in the last year. I found that when I started earning money as a technical and copy writer, my desire to continue my personal blog just evaporated. Now that I’m no longer working as a writer, it would be good to get back into the personal writing. Thanks for posting this. ---
**Author:** ![devtotest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/devtotest/32/2857_2.png) [@devtotest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/devtotest)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2020 15:50 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/7 "2020-06-21T15:50:19Z")
Accepted. Should we all post on 14 July? Post when ready? Joe ---
**Author:** ![heather\_reid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/heather_reid/32/29_2.png) [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Post date:** [22 June 2020 11:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/8 "2020-06-22T11:43:05Z")
You can post whenever you’re ready Joe 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elias.nogueira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/elias.nogueira/32/6145_2.png) [@elias.nogueira](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/elias.nogueira)\ **Post date:** [22 June 2020 12:10 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/9 "2020-06-22T12:10:39Z")
I already blogged my analogy o/ Any feedback is appreciate. [http://www.eliasnogueira.com/testing-is-like/](http://www.eliasnogueira.com/testing-is-like/) ---
**Author:** ![devtotest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/devtotest/32/2857_2.png) [@devtotest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/devtotest)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2020 00:19 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/10 "2020-06-29T00:19:05Z")
Greetings! Had some fun with this prompt! I invite you to read it [here](https://opentoscrutiny.wordpress.com/2020/06/29/testing-is-like/); feedback welcome Thanks! Joe ---
**Author:** ![emna\_ayadi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/emna_ayadi/32/4541_2.png) [@emna\_ayadi](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/emna_ayadi)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2020 01:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/11 "2020-06-29T01:00:37Z")
@elias.nogueira Thank you for the inspiration, still work in progress. But I’ll add a part about cooking as well(agile cooking and responding to change). and I’ll talk about traveling as second part main blog. ---
**Author:** ![pejgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/pejgan/32/7224_2.png) [@pejgan](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/pejgan)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2020 09:18 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/12 "2020-06-29T09:18:01Z")
This was a fun challenge! Did something different from my other posts 🙂[https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/06/29/testing-is-like/](https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/06/29/testing-is-like/) ---
**Author:** ![heather\_reid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/heather_reid/32/29_2.png) [@heather\_reid](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/heather_reid)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2020 12:32 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/15 "2020-06-29T12:32:31Z")
@elias.nogueira Replied on Slack but best to add a reply here to retain it 😉 I love the cooking analogy you use. It’s a really easy way to explain to people outside of tech what we do! @devtotest > “Testing is like searching for clues to solve a mystery.” Yes! > We join our hero Love how you set the scene! Really enjoyed reading this 😁 @pejgan I think the one that resonated the most with me from yours was > Testing is like fear of the dark. > Clearly seeing all the things that might go wrong, actually knowing the worst thing that could happen. Wondering how others manage to live in blissful ignorance. That ties in soo much with some of my past experiences of testing. ---
**Author:** ![emna\_ayadi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/emna_ayadi/32/4541_2.png) [@emna\_ayadi](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/emna_ayadi)\ **Post date:** [2 July 2020 00:48 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/16 "2020-07-02T00:48:58Z")
Thanks @heather_reid & @elias.nogueira for the inspiration My blog is now ready, any feedback is appreciated! [Testing is Like COOKING + Traveling](https://emnaayadi.wordpress.com/2020/07/02/testing-is-like/) ---
**Author:** ![jesper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jesper/32/8341_2.png) [@jesper](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jesper)\ **Post date:** [2 July 2020 14:46 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/17 "2020-07-02T14:46:16Z")
Featuring Floor-A, The Explora > **[Testing is like … vacuuming](https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2020/07/02/testing-is-like-vacuuming/)** > > Testing is like … vacuuming ---
**Author:** ![jesper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jesper/32/8341_2.png) [@jesper](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jesper)\ **Post date:** [3 July 2020 06:43 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/18 "2020-07-03T06:43:52Z")
by @janet_gregory > Gardens grow and change with time like our products, and if we don’t constantly work on our ‘technical debt’ by keeping the weeds down and pulling them up by the roots, then it gets overgrown and useless. Two years ago, we left our garden alone for 2 weeks at a critical time while I attended a conference. When we came back, the garden was overrun with weeds. The plants did not flourish very well that year even after we spent time pulling weeds and cleaning up our ‘technical debt’. > > But enough with the analogy. Products are not a garden. > [Part 1: Testing vs Quality Management - What is Testing? - DragonFire Inc.](https://janetgregory.ca/what-is-testing/) ---
**Author:** ![marie.drake](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/marie.drake/32/8015_2.png) [@marie.drake](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/marie.drake)\ **Post date:** [3 July 2020 20:01 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/19 "2020-07-03T20:01:46Z")
Here is my entry to this challenge 🙂 > **[Testing is like....](https://www.mariedrake.com/post/testing-is-like)** > > The idea for this post came from The Bloggers Club where Heather Reid from Ministry of Testing came up with a challenge of explaining testing with an analogy. So here is my entry. Testing is like riding a bike We often hear the term... thanks @heather_reid for coming up with the idea! ---
**Author:** ![bethtesterleeds](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/bethtesterleeds/32/7371_2.png) [@bethtesterleeds](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/bethtesterleeds)\ **Post date:** [3 July 2020 23:32 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/20 "2020-07-03T23:32:40Z")
I’ve had a go, something very personal and a bit different - first ever wordpress blog post too, so thanks for the nudge. [https://beththetester.wordpress.com/2020/07/04/testing-is-like/](https://beththetester.wordpress.com/2020/07/04/testing-is-like/) ---
**Author:** ![testhexe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/testhexe/32/2331_2.png) [@testhexe](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/testhexe)\ **Post date:** [5 July 2020 12:28 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/21 "2020-07-05T12:28:18Z")
Here is my contribution to the challenge: Testing is like buying a new Cello! > **[Testing is Like… Buying a new Cello](https://testhexen.de/?p=434)** > > Inspired by the MOT bloggers club initiative to write about anaolgies to testing in real life, it came to my mind, that I approached buying my new Cello pretty much like a tester does: see what needs to be tested and then explore.... I obvioulsy did... ---
**Author:** ![cryancom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/cryancom/32/7527_2.png) [@cryancom](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/cryancom)\ **Post date:** [6 July 2020 19:32 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734/22 "2020-07-06T19:32:19Z")
Here’s my contribution: [http://www.cryan.com/blog/20200706.jsp](http://www.cryan.com/blog/20200706.jsp) Thanks for the challenge! [Next page](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/bloggers-club-june-july-2020-testing-is-like/39734.md?page=2)