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I’m Nicola Lindgren, the author of Starting Your Software Testing Career, a co-author of How Can I Test This? and a co-author of The Software Tester's Journey.

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Here are a few of my most popular blog posts.

How to Make Quality a Team Effort

Here I share some ideas on how to make quality a team effort so that your teams can deliver better software.

Interview With Maaret Pyhäjärvi

In this interview with Maaret Pyhäjärvi, she shares her thoughts on mentoring new speakers, strong-style pairing and contemporary exploratory testing.

Will A Blog Help My Career?

Here I share my thoughts on whether or not a blog will help your career along with what people on Twitter and LinkedIn think.

Interview With Lisa Crispin

In this interview with Lisa Crispin, she shares her thoughts on how testing has evolved, misconceptions about Agile testing and her next career steps as an independent consultant.

The Opportunity Cost of Test Automation

I explain what the opportunity cost of test automation is, and how you can consider that when looking into your test approach.

Interview with Lena Nyström

In this interview with Lena Nyström, Lena shares her thoughts on psychological safety, being an engineering manager, what she has changed her mind about in testing and more.

Achievement Unlocked: Going Live

I share my experience in a failed attempt to go live with a previous idea and then actually going live with my passion project.

Interview With Callum Akehurst-Ryan

In this interview with Callum Cakehurst-Ryan, he shares his thoughts about speaking up in meetings, the power of yes and as well as how DnD can help you in the workplace.

Interview With Elizabeth Zagroba

In this interview with Elizabeth Zagroba, she shares her thoughts on quality coaching, moving to the Netherlands, expressing doubt and more.

How To Test In A High Developer-To-Tester Ratio

I share what I have learned when it comes to working in a team with a high developer to tester ratio.

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