# SWTC Brighton - What is testing?

**URL:** <https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-brighton-what-is-testing/13323>\
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**Created:** [20 February 2018 17:58 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-brighton-what-is-testing/13323 "2018-02-20T17:58:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![mwinteringham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mwinteringham/32/9023_2.png) [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\
**Post date:** [20 February 2018 17:58 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-brighton-what-is-testing/13323/1 "2018-02-20T17:58:43Z")

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Hi,

Thanks to everyone who came and contributed to the first SWTC Brighton session where we discussed What is testing? I captured some of the discussions in this mind map below to discuss further. So if you were at the session or want to know more, introduce yourself on this thread and tell us a bit about your experiences as a tester and your goals for the future.

 ![What%20is%20testing](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/8/8edecb964c6cfa700b4131836d7a142689d4def7.png)

Thanks,  
Mark

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**Author:** ![mrchrismiles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mrchrismiles/32/2688_2.png) [@mrchrismiles](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mrchrismiles)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2018 13:38 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-brighton-what-is-testing/13323/2 "2018-02-21T13:38:43Z")

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Here’s the list of links, names and books that were discussed during the session (it’ll take a couple of posts as the auto moderation thinks I’m spamming 😄 )

[Dan Ashby](https://danashby.co.uk)  
[Alan Richardson](http://www.eviltester.com)

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**Author:** ![mrchrismiles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mrchrismiles/32/2688_2.png) [@mrchrismiles](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mrchrismiles)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2018 13:39 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-brighton-what-is-testing/13323/3 "2018-02-21T13:39:06Z")

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Bit meta as you are already here

[https://www.ministryoftesting.com](https://www.ministryoftesting.com)  
[https://club.ministryoftesting.com](https://club.ministryoftesting.com)

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**Author:** ![mrchrismiles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mrchrismiles/32/2688_2.png) [@mrchrismiles](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mrchrismiles)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2018 13:39 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-brighton-what-is-testing/13323/4 "2018-02-21T13:39:29Z")

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[Maaret Pyhajarvi](http://maaretp.com/)  
[James Bach](http://www.satisfice.com/blog/)

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**Author:** ![mrchrismiles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/mrchrismiles/32/2688_2.png) [@mrchrismiles](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mrchrismiles)\
**Post date:** [21 February 2018 13:41 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/swtc-brighton-what-is-testing/13323/5 "2018-02-21T13:41:16Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ministryoftesting/original/2X/e/e24bafa75c552047fc214e60c8f0caa061cb67f9.jpeg)Last few

[Michael Bolton](http://www.developsense.com/blog/)  
[Perfect Software and other illusions about testing](https://leanpub.com/perfectsoftware) by Jerry Weinberg