Testers' Island Discs Ep12 - Melissa Eaden

This episode of Testers' Island Discs was supported by TestRail, the test management tool that makes testing simpler - it works the way you test. Learn more and try it for free at www.gurock.com/testrail. It's a themed episode this week, as Mel brings us five of her favourite duets for a lively discussion about pairing in the workplace, and how effective communication can improve the flow of information within our teams.   We talk about how to set up a strong pairing environment, how to run sessions over a remote connection, and negotiating with colleagues from different disciplines. You'll also learn about several of Mel's earlier career trajectory, including one role which makes her better at teeing-up song links than Neil!   You can reach Mel on the Ministry of Testing Slack or via Twitter (@melthetester).   Mel's Links: Agile Alliance: Pair Programming Llewellyn Falco: Llewellyn's strong-style pairing ThoughtWorks: Effective Navigation in Pair Programming Angie Jones: Pair Programming as an Automation Training Technique Lisa Crispin: Pairing for Learning - Across the Team Zoom Slack: Screenhero is now built into Slack Danny Dainton's blog posts about Postman Danny Dainton: Pairing is caring Rapid Reporter Maaret Pyhäjärvi: Mob Testing: An Introduction & Experience Report Melissa Eaden: TestBashNYC == Mind Nova!! Ministry of Testing: Call for Writers Ministry of Testing: Become a MoT Author Ministry of Testing: MoT Writer's Guide   Regular Links: Listen to and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud Sign up to be a guest on the show Testers' Island Discs playlist on Spotify Testers' Island Discs reading list on Goodreads Follow us on Twitter