Quality Bits: Recent Episodes
Lina Zubyte
High-quality products and teams: what are those? In this podcast, Lina Zubyte takes you on a journey to understand better how to create more efficient and successful tech products with excellent quality.
How can we know that the products we're building are going to make a positive impact on the world? Could it be that it's only good for people like us, but does harm to others? What can we as individuals do to improve the products we're building?
In this season finale episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to Catherine Flick, a Professor of Ethics and Games Technology at Staffordshire University. Tune in to learn some fascinating research and stories about ethics, tech, and... video games.
Find Catherine on:
- Her website: https://liedra.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-flick/
Mentions and resources:
- The exercise of the Black Mirror Writer's Room by Casey Fiesler: https://cfiesler.medium.com/the-black-mirror-writers-room-teaching-technology-ethics-through-speculation-f1a9e2deccf4
- ACM's Code of Ethics: https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics
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Have you ever heard of W. Edwards Deming? What about... the Toyota way? Lean? DevOps?
John Willis is one of the pioneers of the DevOps movement, and, has recently released a book "Deming's Journey to the Profound Knowledge". In this latest episode of Quality Bits you'll hear more about this book, and the ideas of Deming that we can still learn so much from when wanting to build high-quality products and teams.
Find John on:
- His website: http://www.johnwillis.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwillisatlanta/
Mentions and resources:
- Article "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- Books 📚 :
- "Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future" by John Willis
- "The DevOps Handbook, Second Edition: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations" by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis
- "The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement" by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- "The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win" by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
- "Toyota Kata" by Mike Rother
- "The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition" by Steven J. Spear
- "Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification" by Gene Kim, Steven J. Spear
- "Out of the Crisis" by W. Edwards Deming
- "The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education" by W. Edwards Deming
- "Thinking in Systems" by Donella H. Meadows
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Imagine the world with no sight. No hearing. No mobility. It's hard to comprehend how to navigate the world then. It's a reality for more people than we imagine. It also may have been or might be yours - there as well may be situational or temporary times in your life when you need a more accessible world.
In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to an accessibility consultant Azra Tayyebi. Tune in to learn more about accessibility, its misconceptions, where we all can improve, and how we can create not only more inclusive products but society overall.
Find Azra on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azra-tayyebi-5494b227b/
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What does it mean to be a "team glue"? Why does it matter? Why QA should be positioned as a tech leadership role?
Tune in the latest episode with the inspiring Vernon Richards to get the answers to these questions and so much more.
Find Vernon on:
- His website: https://www.vernonrichards.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernonrichards/
- X: https://twitter.com/TesterFromLeic
Mentions and resources:
- Tanya Reilly on Team Glue: https://noidea.dog/glue
- A conversation with Kanika Selvan (could not find yet her talk Pet to Threat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0LY5iOZN14
- On brag documents: https://jvns.ca/blog/brag-documents/
- Diary of the CEO podcast with Adam Grant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPXjt6beYbg
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Learning is essential, but... It's easy to fall into a learning fatigue. It can feel like one more thing in our already overflowing to-do list. To make matters more challenging, the number of online resources to learn from is growing daily.
Marie Cruz is a Senior Developer Advocate: her job is to learn and share what she has learned. In this episode, Lina talks to Marie about creating the habit of continuous learning in this busy world. You'll get a chance to learn from some of the best Marie's tips and resources on approaching your learning journeys better.
Find Marie on:
- Her website: https://www.testingwithmarie.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariedesireecruz/
- X: https://twitter.com/mcruzdrake
Mentions and resources:
- Adobo and Avocados live stream Marie does with Nicole (our previous guest, too, check out listening recommendations below): https://www.youtube.com/@adoboandavocados
- Test Automation University: https://testautomationu.applitools.com/
- Ministry of Testing 30 days challenges:
- 30 Days of Testing
- 30 Days of Accessibility Testing
- Books 📚:
- "Atomic Habits" by James Clear
- "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy
- "Mindset" by Carol S. Dweck
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If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy these past episode of Quality Bits:Learning Culture, Collaboration, and Experiments with Andrei Bechet* https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/14182594
Performance Testing with Nicole van der Hoeven**https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/13909242
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Automated E2E (end-to-end) tests frequently are the first thing companies introduce trying to reduce the efforts of manual testing: "There's this big manual testing regression suite, so why don't we automate it? Right? ... Right?"
Well, Bas Dijkstra thinks otherwise. In this episode, we'll talk about automating the right things instead, and, why E2E tests are not always the best idea. You'll hear about test models, test ownership, and where to start when you want to learn more about automation in a bit less common way than most of testing courses recommend.
Find Bas on:
- His website: https://www.ontestautomation.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basdijkstra/
Mentions and resources:
- Bas' article "Breaking down your E2E tests - an example": https://www.ontestautomation.com/breaking-down-your-e2e-tests-an-example/
- Other recommendations by Bas:
- Article "Proving E2E Tests are a Scam" by Elliot Murray: https://elliottmurray.medium.com/proving-e2e-tests-are-a-scam-21d39e88913
- How to grow in automation:
- Bas' learning path suggestion: https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/resources/test-automation/a-test-automation-learning-path/
- "Quality Engineer Learning Roadmap" by Blake Norrish: https://medium.com/slalom-build/quality-engineer-learning-roadmap-fddfcb77409e
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More and more software delivery teams embrace the whole team quality approach. Where does testing fit into that? Modern testing principles are there to help to understand what the industry is moving towards.
In this episode, Lina talks to Alan Page - one of the creators of modern testing principles. He's an avid blogger who has quite a few opinions on better software delivery. Tune into this episode to learn more about how modern testing principles can help to embrace the whole team quality approach, and more.
Find Alan on:
- His website: https://angryweasel.com/blog/
- Substack: https://substack.com/@angryweasel
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-l-a-n/
Mentions and resources:
- Modern Testing: https://www.moderntesting.org/
- Alan's article "Don't blame me": https://angryweasel.substack.com/p/dont-blame-me
- Books 📚
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- "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig
- "Accelerate: The Science Behind Devops" by Nicole Forsgren et al
- "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
- "Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge" by John Willis
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Ever been in a situation where you're trying to make a point to someone and as much as you try to phrase it differently, it just does not go through? On the other side, have you ever had someone approach you and despite you first having the opposing point of view, they quickly convince you otherwise? Those are the persuasion skills in action.
After hearing Thomas Shipley's talk on persuasion, Lina talks to him about it in this episode. Tune in to learn more about 3 Ps of persuasion, in which situations you could benefit from those skills, and why it matters overall.
Find Thomas on:
- His website: https://tomdriven.dev/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tshipley/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomdrivendev
Mentions and resources:
- Thomas` talk on persuasion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOIzzwMSi4
- Books
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- "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson
- "Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It" by Chris Voss
- "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
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As of February, 2024, English is the most popular language for web content. The world is not only people who speak English, though. If we do not make the content and products in other languages, how can people even know that it exists and benefit from it?
In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to Chen Hui Jing, a front-end developer passionate about internationalization. Tune in to learn how internationalization differs from localization, why it matters, what fairly low effort things we can do to build more inclusive and diverse products and web, and more.
Find Hui Jing on:
- Her website: https://chenhuijing.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huijingchen/
- Mastodon: https://tech.lgbt/@huijing
Mentions and resources:
- W3C: https://www.w3.org/
- W3C GitHub: https://github.com/w3c/
- The Type podcast on Chinese typography (in Chinese): https://www.thetype.com/
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:Generic Design for Diverse Environments with Joe Cooperhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/13802413
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What is DevOps? Is it just continuous releases and speed? How do we test in teams embracing DevOps?
Jani Haapala is a DevOps Architect with a Quality Consultant title. In this episode, Lina talks to Jani about that fluffy word of "DevOps", the misconceptions about it, and testing in DevOps. You'll learn more about the concept, get some stories on what good quality there looks like, and gather further resources to deepen your knowledge.
Find Jani on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janihaapala/
Mentions and resources:
- Dan Ashby's "Continuous Testing in DevOps" article: https://danashby.co.uk/2016/10/19/continuous-testing-in-devops/
- Goldratt's Theory of Constraints: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints
- DevOps website: https://devops.com/
- The New Stack: https://thenewstack.io/
- Books 📚:
- Gene Kim, Patrick Debois, John Willis, Jez Humble, John Allspaw "The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations"
- Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford "The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win"
- Eliyahu M Goldratt, Jeff Cox "The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement"
Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:Cloud, Infrastructure as Code and Testing IaC with Daniel Mohacsihttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11743019
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Does a separate QA department help or hurdle the company's road towards quality? What about people having titles with "quality" in it: does it aid to drive change in the company or the opposite? Can there be a high-quality product without dedicated testers?
In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to the author of "Explore it!" Elisabeth Hendrickson. They debunk many myths of what a high-quality product development and testing actually is. Tune in to hear more about why testers may be on a verge of a role revolution, the power of a whole team testing approach, and so much more.
Find Elisabeth on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testobsessed/
- Curious Duck website: https://curiousduck.io/
- Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@testobsessed@ruby.social
Mentions and resources:
- Books 📚:
- Elisabeth Hendrickson "Explore it!"
- Elisabeth's article "Better Testing, Worse Quality": https://web.archive.org/web/20220417112509/https://testobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/btwq.pdf
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:Removing QA Column, Driving Change and Nurturing Fun in Teams with Finn Lorbeer
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11462360
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In this episode of the Quality Bits podcast, Lina interviews Andrei Bechet, a Senior Software Engineer at Personio. You will learn about experiments, driving change, and the power of learning cultures with Andrei.
You'll also hear why chasing titles isn't the key to career growth - and what to do instead. Tune in to learn the secrets of collaboration, self-reflection, and finding the right mentors for your journey.
Find Andrei on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreibechet/
Mentions and resources:
- Simon Sinek's podcast: https://simonsinek.com/podcast/
- Steve Upton's talk on Experiments at TestCon 2023: https://youtu.be/fl2USB1LUDQ?feature=shared
- SoCraTes: https://www.socrates-conference.de/home
- Books 📚:
- Simon Sinek "Start With Why"
- Daniel Pink "Drive"
- Daniel Kahneman "Thinking, Fast and Slow"
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:Quality, Cynefin and bugs with Steve Upton https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11248422
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- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/
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Antonela Mandic is a psychologist who has been working in tech as well as a team coach. In this episode of Quality Bits, Antonela not only shares the parallels between pscyhology and some tech concepts like agile, but also opens up about burnout she has gone through herself.
Tune in to hear more about:
- What burnout is
- The road to recovery
- Steps you can take to prevent it
- ... and so much more :)
Find Antonela on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonelamm/
Mentions and resources:
- FRIED - the burnout podcast: https://www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/
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Performance testing for many people in tech is a daunting task: there's an overwhelming amount of tools, frameworks, or even different types of performance testing. Where can we start? Is it all about faster applications? Are there ever cases where speed takes a back seat?
This episode's guest Nicole van der Hoeven is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. With over 10 years of experience in software development and a focus on performance testing, Nicole has plenty of full of learnings stories to share about performance testing (and not only). In this episode, you'll learn more about performance testing, learn about some resources worth checking out, and get a reminder on why any type of testing is all about... empathy.
Find Nicole on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven/
- Website: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicolevdh
Mentions and resources:
- Obsidian note taking tool: https://obsidian.md
- Google Page Speed Insights: https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/about
- On backend performance testing including SEARS parts: https://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/Backend+performance+testing
- Pareto principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
- Book recommendations 📚:
- Steve Souders "High-Performance Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/high-performance-web/9780596529307/
- Steve Souders"Even Faster Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/even-faster-web/9780596803773/
- Google's Site Reliability book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/site-reliability-engineering/9781491929117/
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:Observability, Monitoring, and Platform Engineering with Abigail Bangser https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12664243
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In the light of Movember (a movement that aims to raise awareness about men's health, including mental health and suicide prevention) and international men's day (did you know about that?), this is a special, vulnerable, and essential episode about men's mental health.
In this episode, Lina talks to Shey Crompton - a Senior Quality Manager at easyJet and the managing director of the St. Neots Man Cave in the UK - a men's mental health charity. Lina and Shey explore the concept of Movember, the societal expectations placed on men, and much more. Tune in to learn more about the importance of breaking down the stigma surrounding men's mental health, how to recognize when someone is struggling with their mental health and how to be a better ally.
Find Shey on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheycrompton/
Mentions and resources:
- Movember: https://movember.com
- Organizations to check out:
- St. Neots Man Cave: https://stneotsmancave.org.uk
- UK Men's Sheds: https://menssheds.org.uk
- Boys Get Sad Too: https://boysgetsadtoo.com/
- Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk
- Walk & Talk 4 Men: https://walkandtalk4men.com
- Andy's Man Club: https://andysmanclub.co.uk
- For men to talk: https://formentotalk.co.uk
- Deft university study: https://aclanthology.org/W15-2607.pdf
- Sophie Küster's talk "You don't talk about that at work!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxIuyb7jknc
- Book recommendations 📚:
- "It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental healthIt's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies): Inspirational people open up about their mental health" curated by Scarlett Curtis (Lina mentions it as "it's ok not to be ok", but she meant this one :))
- "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
- ""No Offence, But...": How to have difficult conversations for meaningful change" by Gina Martin
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DHIS2 is an open-source health system used in many countries. It's known for it's generic architecture and high customisability. How do you have a generic design for diverse environments and build a product that helps save lives?
This episode's guest Joe Cooper is a designer working there for more than 7 years. We discuss the challenges of designing what actually matters, user satisfaction and user involvement, and humbling moments of realizing that our assumptions are wrong. As Joe notes in the episode: "I'm proud of not letting a design ego override important decisions. Sometimes that results in screenshots that are not as good for the portfolio. <..> The users don't need things that look better in my portfolio."
Find Joe on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-cooper-28667340/
- Website: https://joe-cooper.com/
Mentions and resources:
- DHIS2: https://dhis2.org/about/
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:UX Research with Greta Ruskiene https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12766870
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Do you think of money when you talk about quality? Is money vs. quality the same as speed vs. quality? How can we leverage the knowledge about money matters when talking about product quality?
This episode's guest Valentin Ranshakov, a QA expert at SAP Signavio, shares many interesting ideas about money and quality trade-offs, including when it does not make sense to concentrate on money.
Find Valentin on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valenso/
Mentions and resources:
- Lina's article "How to get that bug fixed": https://qualitybits.tech/writing/how-to-get-that-bug-fixed
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:Perceived Quality & Trade-offs between Product and Engineering with Alaa Sarhan https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11347563
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Laid off? Or know someone who was? How do you navigate it or help someone navigate it?
In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to April Johnson, a change manager who recently experienced a layoff. April shares her experience and offers advice for others going through a similar situation. You'll learn about the importance of reaching out to your network, the power of community, taking care of yourself, and being open to new opportunities.
Find April on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apriljohnson/
Mentions and resources:
- April's article on layoffs: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-get-decide-change-even-were-forced-april-johnson
- Women Go Tech program in Lithuania: https://womengotech.com/
- Book: Orville Pierson - "The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search: The Proven Program Used by the World's Leading Career Services Company: The Proven Program Use"
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:Finding Your WHY with Dr. Rochelle Carrhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/13436222
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APIs - what are they? What should we keep in mind when testing an API? What are the benefits of API testing over UI testing?
This episode's guest is Callum Akehurtst-Ryan, a principal test engineer at Chetwood Finance, who is on a mission to educate more testers (and not only) about APIs and their testing. Not only you're going to learn what APIs are, how to test them, or where to start, but also hear Lina and Callum discuss the terms technical vs. non-technical. If API testing sounds like a challenge, then this episode will help you by simplifying sometimes overcomplicated terms and leaving you inspired to learn more.
Find Callum on:
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/cakehurstryan
- Callum's website: https://cakehurstryan.com/
Mentions and resources:
- Callum's article "A Beginners Guide to API Testing": https://cakehurstryan.com/2023/07/26/a-beginners-guide-to-api-testing/
- Postman: https://www.postman.com/
- Postman's courses on API testing: https://academy.postman.com/page/course-catalog
- Swagger: https://swagger.io/
If you liked this episode and would like to dig deeper into a type of API testing - contract testing that Callum mentions, check out this past episode of Quality Bits:Contract Testing with Lewis Prescotthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12402778
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Do you remember your childhood dreams? What did you want to be when you grew up? How did you imagine your life?
Dr. Rochelle Carr is a coach and speaker on a mission to shift people's lives and encourage them to rediscover their why: the guiding light purpose which sparks joy in whatever we do. In this episode, Lina talks to Dr. Rochelle about finding your why, escaping society's "mold" on who we should be, drafting an "exit plan," and learning from failures.
Find Dr. Rochelle on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrochellecarr/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrochellecarr
- Path to Empowerement website: https://pfempowerment.com/
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What makes an effective 1-on-1? What are the key aspects of valuable 1-on-1s? Is there a difference between a leader and a manager? Why does the language we use matter?
Tune in to this episode to learn more from Farai Madzima. Farai is a people leader who challenges our misconceptions about 1-on-1s and shares valuable tips on making these meetings much more helpful. In addition, during the conversation, Lina used the word "superior" instead of "supervisor" or "manager," and that sparked some interesting discussions on the significance of the language and different cultures people come from.
Find Farai on:
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/farai/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyfarai
- Farai's website: https://faraimadzima.com/
Mentions and resources:
- Farai's newsletter: https://www.heyfarai.com/newsletter/
- Farai's article on 1-on-1s from his newsletter: https://www.heyfarai.com/im-1-wait-did-we-agree-on-why-we-need-1-1-meetings/
- Recap of Farai's "Working with Strangers well" session: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-working-with-strangers-well-by-farai-madzima/
- Seth Godin: https://www.sethgodin.com/
- Lina's summary of "Nonviolent Communication" book: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/book-impressions-nonviolent-communication
- Books:
- "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life" by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable" by Patrick M. Lencioni
If you liked this episode, you may enjoy this one:Radical Candor: Effective Feedback and Helping People We Work with Shine with Amy Sandlerhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12259658
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User experience (UX) research is a field that can help us prevent issues before they take place. Greta Ruskiene knows this first-hand: she used to work as a QA and made a career shift to UX with time.
In this episode, we discuss UX research, the art of question-asking, and how frequently, even when we truly believe we know our users, we may not.
Find Greta on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greta-ru%C5%A1kien%C4%97-53183a55/
Mentions and resources:
- WomenGoTech mentoring program: https://womengotech.com/
- On sunk-cost fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost
- Figma: https://www.figma.com/
- Paul C. Nutt - "Why Decisions Fail"
- Conferences:
- Figma's conference: https://config.figma.com/
- Zeplin conferences: https://zeplin.io/harmony/
- HFI conference: https://hfi.training/na/thinkers-invited/events
- Google UX design certificate: https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalworkshop-eu/course/gccs-ux-design
- UX research repository: https://condens.io/ux-research-repository/
- WIX UX mentorship: https://www.wixuxmentorship.com/
- Meetups in Lithuania:
- Fresh meetups: https://www.facebook.com/freshmeetups/
- UX Salon: https://www.meetup.com/ux-salon-vilnius/
- UX Writer Talks: https://www.meetup.com/wix-vilnius-ux-writer-talks/
If you liked this episode, you may enjoy this one:Creating Valuable Products with Andrea Siposhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12123103
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What's the difference between observability and monitoring? What's a telemetry? Why do they matter, and how could we use them more beneficially?
Abby Bangser shares her journey from a QA to a platform engineer in this episode. We discuss the similarities between testing and infrastructure-related areas like site reliability engineering. In addition, Abby explains observability and shares some sound advice regarding implementing it.
Find Abby on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbybangser/
- Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@abangser
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_bangser
Mentions and resources:
- Abby's talk on measuring quality in production at Ministry of Testing (free sign up is enough to access it): https://www.ministryoftesting.com/talks/567372c2?s_id=14698896
- Abby's course on Test Automation University - Introduction to Observability for Test Automation: https://testautomationu.applitools.com/observability-for-test-automation/
- ThoughtWorks graph showing different roles and overlaps by Laura Paterson
- Some more fun readings suggested by Abby:
- https://oschvr.com/posts/what-id-like-as-sre/
- https://blog.alicegoldfuss.com/how-to-get-into-sre/
- https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2021/08/13/root-cause-of-failure-root-cause-of-success/
- https://www.learningfromincidents.io/
- https://kratix.io
- cncf.io/blog/2023/04/11/announcing-a-white-paper-on-platforms-for-cloud-native-computing/
- https://www.syntasso.io/post/the-12-platform-challenges-recap
If you liked this episode, you may enjoy this one:Testing in Production with Rouan Wilsenach https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11623978
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With over a decade in data-related roles, working with Data Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and MLOps Engineering, Aurimas Griciūnas is a great role model for many people wanting to learn more about data. The author of the SwirlAI newsletter with over 7000 subscribers, Aurimas' posts with visuals explaining data have reached many more people on LinkedIn.
In this episode, Aurimas shares valuable insights about what working with data means. Is it just a trend to be data-driven, or, a reality? Are all the data products big data products? Who and how should help define good business success metrics? Tune in to learn the answers to these questions and much more.
Find Aurimas on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurimas-griciunas/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aurimas_Gr
- SwirlAI newsletter: https://www.newsletter.swirlai.com
Mentions and resources:
- Chat GPT: https://chat.openai.com/
- Tools to help with data quality:
- Great Expectations: https://greatexpectations.io
- dbt-expectations: https://github.com/calogica/dbt-expectations
- On techniques for testing Machine Learning Models:
- A/B testing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A/B_testing
- Multi-arm bandits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-armed_bandit
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We've all worked with "heroes," great professionals who frequently "save the day" in the company. What if we'd instead prevent the day from needing the saving altogether?
Dan Abel believes in 10x teams rather than 10x engineers. Listen to this episode to learn more about it and what aspects to concentrate on when setting up the teams for success.
Find Dan on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-abel/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/twicezer0
- Dan's 10x Teams website: https://ten-x.team
Mentions and resources:
- Dan's 10x Teams initial article: https://ten-x.team/2023/02/22/build-10x-teams-for-delivery-effectiveness/
- "Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words" by Randall Munroe
- "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
- "The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness" by Steve Peters
- Team topologies: https://teamtopologies.com/
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
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It's no surprise that this episode's guest Lewis Prescott has a website called "pactman". Pact is a popular contract testing tool, and Lewis is indeed a man who can tell quite a bit about Pact and contract testing. In this conversation, you'll learn more about contract testing, its benefits, misconceptions, and where to start.
Find Lewis on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-prescott-12409a44/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/WuigPrescott
- Lewis' website: https://www.pactman.co.uk/
Mentions and resources:
- Spotify Testing Honeycomb model: https://engineering.atspotify.com/2018/01/testing-of-microservices/
- Pactflow's Bi-Directional Contract Testing: https://pactflow.io/bi-directional-contract-testing/
- Lewis' How To Start API Contract Testing Podcast: https://www.pactman.co.uk/contract-testing-podcast
- Youtube video that was Lewis' first intro to contract testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ0UGY2-YYI
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Amy Sandler is a lead coach and podcast host at Radical Candor. Most of the people in tech (and not only) know the Radical Candor framework and its bestselling book. In this story-fuelled podcast episode, you'll learn what the Radical Candor framework is, why dreams matter, what communication mistakes we make and how to avoid them, and how to give effective feedback and help people we work with shine.
Find Amy on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amysandler/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/amysandler
- Amy's Website: https://www.amysandler.com/
Mentions and resources:
- "Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity" by Kim Scott
- Radical Candor Podcast: https://www.radicalcandor.com/candor-podcast/
- On CORE feedback model: https://www.radicalcandor.com/core-feedback/
- "Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential" by Dr. Carol Dweck
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Aleksandra Kornecka turned from a QA into a Security Engineer. In this episode, Lina talks to Aleksandra to learn more about this switch, the importance of security, and its parallels with quality. You'll learn about threat modeling, where to start when learning more about security, and so much more, including some anecdotes referencing the most famous hacker in pop culture - Mr. Robot.
Find Aleksandra on:
- Her Website: https://aleksandrakornecka.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandrakornecka/
Mentions and resources:
- Elevation of privilege: https://github.com/adamshostack/eop
- OWASP: https://owasp.org/projects/
- Free Cyber Security Certification Training: https://www.isc2.org/
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
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Are you curious about the behind-the-scenes workings of product development? Want to know who's really responsible for the products we build and how to ensure they're valuable?
Tune in to this episode of our podcast, where we sit down with guest Andrea Sipos, a seasoned product manager who shares her insights and expertise on the role of a product manager, the differences between product and project management, and the importance of a collaborative team effort in creating successful products.
Andrea worked at various companies, such as Prezi, Skyscanner, and Oda, and also served as the Head of Product at OptiMonk. She works as a freelance product manager with companies like LABA and Craft.
Join us for an enlightening and informative conversation that will give you a deeper understanding of the product management and development process.
Find Andrea on:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AASipos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasiposb/
Mentions and references:
- Quality Bits episode with Nadine Oldorf about building the right product mentioning Continuous Discovery: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11279363
- Quality Bits episode with Rouan Wilsenah mentioning courage as Extreme Programming value: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11623978
- Andrea's book and article recommendations:
- "INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love" by Marty Cagan
- "Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making" by Tony Fadell
- Teresa Torres's blog: https://www.producttalk.org/
- Lenny Rachitsky's Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/
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Testing in production: scary abnormality or familiar regularity?
In this episode, Lina talks to Rouan about the role of a QA that is more than testing and testing in production. You'll hear about the misconceptions of testing in production, the requirements for reliable testing in production, and even how to clean up your messy alerting systems.
Find Rouan on:
- His website: https://www.rouanw.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rouanw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rouanw/
Mentions and references:
- Rouan's website with ideas for more interesting standups: https://funstandups.com
- Quality Bits episode with Steve Upton on the definition of quality: https://qualitybits.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11248422
- Rouan's article about the QA role "Is QA dead?": https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-dead
- Testing in Production:
- Rouan's article on Martin Fowler's blog: https://martinfowler.com/articles/qa-in-production.html
- Elizabeth Hendrickson on Agile Testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqi_T2B8DvY
- Kent Beck on Facebook Engineering Process: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2020/12/10/facebook-engineering-process-with-kent-beck-repeat/
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It's the 10th episode of Quality Bits! 🎉
That calls for a celebration, so here are four quality bits of... Quality Bits! Lina shares her favorite parts of conversations with four inspiring previous guests.
Starting off, you'll hear Finn Lorbeer sharing about his experimentation of removing a QA column (all while working as a QA himself). Then Maaret Pyhäjärvi's ideas on growth and the whole team quality approach. Followed by Amy Weidner's thoughts on creating inclusive workspaces. Lastly, Steve Upton will finish with a bang on why best practice is not a term he likes.
Full episodes:
- Finn: Removing QA Column, Driving Change and Nurturing Fun in Teams with Finn Lorbeer
- Maaret: Bandwidth to Grow: Supporting Growth and Change with Maaret Pyhäjärvi
- Amy: Creating Inclusive Workspaces with Amy Weidner
- Steve: Quality, Cynefin and bugs with Steve Upton
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Infrastructure as code - is it possible to test it? What opportunities are there in cloud? How can code standards support us in building high-quality products?
About all this and more listen to this episode of Quality Bits with Daniel Mohacsi, DevOps Lead at Lufthansa Systems Hungary.
Find Daniel on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-mohácsi-0604a652/
References:
- Tools supporting testing of infrastructure:
- Molecule for Ansible: https://molecule.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- Open Policy Agent: https://www.openpolicyagent.org
- Kyverno - Kubernetes Native Policy Management: https://kyverno.io
- Hadolint - Docker file linter: https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint
- Dive - explore Docker files and find duplicates: https://github.com/wagoodman/dive
- Dependabot: https://github.com/dependabot
- Other mentions:
- On commit messages: https://github.blog/2022-06-30-write-better-commits-build-better-projects
- Llewellyn Falco's talk which compares airplanes with software - Zero Day Bugs and the Business Risk of Long Deploy Cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRP4BO8pA8M
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What it's like to work in game industry? Is testing games just fun and games? In this episode of Quality Bits, you'll get a chance to learn the answers to these questions and so much more.
Lina talks to Stuart Crocker who is currently working as a Head of Quality Engineering with no... quality engineer roles, has plenty of stories to share about game testing, and even the use of machine learning in testing.
Find Stuart on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-crocker-a9a5233/
- His blog: https://dragonsforelevenses.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/StooCrock
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In this episode, Lina talks to the feedback fairy, a well-known voice in the testing (and not only) community - Maaret Pyhäjärvi about the different readiness for changes in team and supporting the growth journeys.
Find Maaret on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaret/
- Her website: https://maaretp.com
- Mastodon: https://mas.to/@maaretp
Book recommendations:
- "Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity" by Kim Scott
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"Companies have to have zero tolerance for racism. Zero tolerance for sexism. Zero tolerance for homophobia." - Amy Weidner
Amy is a DE&I Program Manager at Twitter with an extensive experience in recruitment. In this episode, Lina and Amy discuss privilege sharing, culture fit vs. culture add, and how we can improve our workspaces.
Find Amy on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amweidner/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/amyweid
Mentioned articles and resources:
- Avoiding the Culture Trap: https://designingforscale.com/avoiding-the-culture-trap/
- Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: https://hbr.org/2013/08/why-do-so-many-incompetent-men
- Lina's Inclusion Matters article series: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/inclusion/
- Rooney Rule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooney_Rule
- Akala on Black on Black violence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soim1n4nFaQ&ab_channel=TheGuardian
Book recommendations:
- "Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race" by Renni Eddo-Lodge
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Ever joined a new company? I bet. The start is always challenging, and as Angela Riggs says "you have to learn to learn".
In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina and Angela discuss the feelings you may face in a new workplace, the job of a QA manager, setting boundaries, and management practices which support the high-quality product building teams.
Find Angela on:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngelaRiggs_
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelariggs/
Resources:
- Change management / people change management:
- Lara Hogan's blog post on desk moves and human emotions: https://larahogan.me/blog/desk-moves/
- Paloma Medina's BICEPS model: https://www.palomamedina.com/biceps
- On the discomfort of change: https://kathkeating-cto.medium.com/becoming-comfortable-with-change-4a27526fa0a7
- Communication and feedback:
- Conditions for meaningful feedback: https://medium.com/@royrapoport/why-wont-you-talk-to-me-f30a01a1994c
- Feedback equation: https://larahogan.me/blog/feedback-equation/
- Platform teams:
- Framing of knowing who your customers are: https://matt-schellhas.medium.com/how-to-run-a-department-that-people-mostly-dont-hate-e78c5ce22f59
- Book recommendations:
- "Resilient Management" by Laura Hogan
- "The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change" by Camille Fournier
- "Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well" by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
- "Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager" by Michael Lopp
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Further reading recommendations for some mentioned concepts:
- Lina's Quality Foundations series: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/quality-foundations/
- "Requirement Analysis" in Quality Foundations: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/requirement-analysis
- On continuous discovery and other gems: a blog by Teresa Torres
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/
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In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to a QA-turned-Director-of-Engineering Finn Lorbeer about his past days of ripping off the QA column as a QA, the differences in driving change when you're a team member versus in a leadership position, and why having fun in the team matters.
Find Finn on:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/finnlorbeer
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorbeer/
Reading recommendations for some mentioned concepts:
- Double Diamond design process model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Diamond_(design_process_model)
- On quality specialists: https://finnlor.beer/2016/07/07/are-we-only-test-manager/
- Finn's website with writings: https://finnlor.beer/author/finnvonfriesland/
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
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In this episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to Alaa Sarhan, the CTO at wundertax.
Alaa is not only a great engineer, but also someone who is passionate and caring when it comes to product. You'll hear about the idea of perceived quality, as well as how to balance off product and engineering when creating high-quality products.
Find Alaa on:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlaaSarhan_WTX
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaas/
Alaa's reading recommendations:
- Books:
- "INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love" - Marty Cagan
- "Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World" - Gen. Stanley McChrystal
- "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable" by Patrick Lencioni
- Alaa's blog posts:
- Teams are important: https://alaasarhan.me/teams/2021/11/14/teams-are-important/
- Product - draft definition: https://alaasarhan.me/product_developers/2019/04/28/product-developers-draft-definition/
Further reading recommendations for some mentioned concepts:
- Lina's Quality Foundations series: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/quality-foundations/
- "Building Evolutionary Architectures: Support Constant Change" by Neal Ford, Rebecca Parsons & Pat Kua
- Rebecca Parsons' talk "Building Evolutionary Architectures: Principles and Practices" at Agile meets Architecture conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQBlyAxPje0
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- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/
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In this episode of Quality Bits, you'll hear about so many aspects of building the right product. Lina's guest is Nadine Oldorf who shares her experience on stakeholder management, continuous discovery, working on writing user stories, or why there may be resistance from delivery teams when it comes to product feature building. You'll learn not only about building the right product, but also other topics like empowering each other.
Find Nadine on:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/nadineoldorf
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noldorf/
Book recommendations:
- For product mindset:
- "INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love" - Marty Cagan
- "Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value" - Melissa Perry
- Dig deeper into specific product topics:
- "User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product" by Jeff Patton
- "Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value" by Teresa Torres
- Other book mentions:
- "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life" by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Books in German on how to talk about gender/race with kids:
- "Mädchen, Junge, Kind: Geschlechtersensible Begleitung und Empowerment von klein auf" by Daniela Thörner
- "Mädchen, Junge, Kind: Geschlechtersensible Begleitung und Empowerment von klein auf" by Josephine Apraku
- "»Gib mir mal die Hautfarbe«: Mit Kindern über Rassismus sprechen" by Olaolu Fajembola
- "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson
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Further reading recommendations for some mentioned concepts:
- Lina's Quality Foundations series: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/quality-foundations/
- "Requirement Analysis" in Quality Foundations: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/requirement-analysis
- On continuous discovery and other gems: a blog by Teresa Torres
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- LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte
- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/
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In this initial episode of Quality Bits, Lina talks to Steve Upton about the definition of quality, Cynefin, deleting the bugs (?!!!), and so much more.
Find Steve on:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/steve_upton?lang=en
- LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/stevejupton
Book recommendations:
- "Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions" by Gary Klein
- "Dynamics in Action: Intentional Behavior as a Complex System" by Alicia Juarrero
- "Cynefin - Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World" by Dave Snowden & friends
- "Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems" by Paul Cilliers
Links to books are to Amazon and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
Further reading recommendations for some mentioned concepts:
- Lina's Quality Foundations series: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/quality-foundations/
- "What is Quality?" in Quality Foundations: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/what-is-quality
- Harvard Business Review original article on Cynefin:
"A Leader's Framework for Decision Making" by David J. Snowden and Mary E. Boone - On famous quote and faster horses problem: https://hbr.org/2011/08/henry-ford-never-said-the-fast
- Lina's review of "Accelerate" includes an explanation of 4 key metrics: https://qualitybits.tech/writing/book-impressions-accelerate#4-key-metrics
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What's Quality Bits? Who is it for? And... why is it called Quality Bits?
In the short trailer, host Lina Zubyte shares a story of the name and provides a glimpse of what to expect in the following episodes.
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- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/
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