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The podcast of the Scottish Testing Group. Interviewing the movers, influencers and up-and-coming'ers of the Software, Agile, Quality Engineering and Testing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 16, 202651 min

S04 EP05 - James Lyndsay - Enjoying Testing Through Play

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslyndsay https://leanpub.com/generalsystemsthinking Alan Richardson https://www.linkedin.com/in/sorena Godel, Escher, Bach https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezagroba https://www.thescienceofpsychotherapy.net/courses/nuntius-nuclei ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 7, 202659 min

S04 EP04 - Stephen Platten The Stoic Tester

A quality blether on topics ranging from Greek philosophy to the RAF's approach to risk, with community, mastery, mindset, emotional intelligence and so much more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-platten-thestoictester/ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald Robertson Team Guide to Software Testability by Ash Winter & Rob Meaney Holistic Testing: Weave Quality into Your Product by Janet Gregory & Lisa Crispin 48 Laws of Power bt Robert Greene ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 24, 20261 hr 2 min

S04 EP03 - Graham Freeburn The Testing Legend

I talk to an old friend and mentor who also happens to be and absolute legend in Testing, about his life and experiences now he has retired. https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-freeburn-fbcs-461741/ https://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bach-6188a811/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothygraham/ https://scottishtesting.org/ https://www.specialisterneni.com/ Books https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/Perfect_Software.html https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Software-Design-Torbjrn-Ryber/dp/9185699039 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124 https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/General_Systems.html https://www.thetesteye.com/papers/TheLittleBlackBookOnTestDesign.pdf https://www.amazon.co.uk/Illusions-Adventures-Reluctant-Richard-Bach/dp/0099427869 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 7, 202652 min

S04 EP02 - Career Changers in to Quality Engineering

I talk to four amazing people who took the big step of significantly changing careers to become QEs. If you're looking for inspiration, these four are inspirational! https://uk.generation.org/ https://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/award-winning-software-development-bootcamp-continues-to-encourage-underrepresented-workers-to-join-tech-industry https://www.scotlandis.com/blog/scotlands-top-tech-innovators-recognised-at-the-digital-tech-awards-2026/ https://www.scotwomenintech.com/ https://backtoworkuk.com/ https://2itesting.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 202646 min

S04 EP01 - Callum Akehurst-Ryan - You're not ready for QE!

Hard hitting hot takes from a highly experienced and very flamboyant Quality Engineer and Quality Coach - Callum Akehurst-Ryan. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cakehurstryan/ https://cakehurstryan.com/2026/05/05/an-example-abstract-for-conference-talks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasedgwick/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizaf/ https://testingpeerscon.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 17, 20266 min

Pre-Season 4 Bonus

Season 4 is coming and will be here soon, but in the meantime here's a wee taster. This is a conversation I had with Suman Bala, at Peerscon 2026 in March. Suman is a dynamic force of Quality engineering and recognised as an influence in the Software Testing industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumanbala/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 18, 20251 hr 10 min

S03 EP05 - Clare Sudbery - Trunk dialing only, no branching out

Clare Sudbery is CI/CD coach, technical leadership coach, author (both technical and fiction), musician and a champion of Trunk Based Development. She is also a wonderful person to chat with. Clare's LinkedIn Making Tech Better Podcast Emily Bache Clare's TBD book The Nature of Software Development: Keep It Simple, Make It Valuable, Build It Piece by Piece by Ron Jefferies Manchester Tech Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 22, 20251 hr 4 min

S03 EP04 - Thoughts on EuroSTAR2025 with Soren Andersen

Soren's LinkedIn EuroSTAR Conference Link Book Recommendation 1984 by George Orwell Perfect Software And Other Illusions About Testing by Gerald Weinberg People Mentioned Michael Bolton Paul Gerrard James Lynsay Mark Harman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 17, 202552 min

S03 EP03 - Andrew Brown - Technical Debt and Simulations

Andy's Book Taming Your Dragon by Dr Andrew Richard Brown Andrew's Website & YouTube channel https://behaviouralsoftwareclub.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYRn0sModVcd1Y6SkbHMtKw Book Recommendations Business Dynamics : Systems Thinking And Modeling For The Complex World Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke Quit by Annie Duke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 202557 min

S03 EP02 Ady Stokes - Accessibility

Ady's website & profiles https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/ https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/AdyStokes https://www.linkedin.com/in/a11yadystokes/ A11y Resources https://webaim.org/ https://www.deque.com/ Books Agile Testing - Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory Humans vs Computers - Gojko Adzic Agile Accessibility Handbook - Dylan Barrell Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group. This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG. The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy . Available on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.