October 2022 Summaries

Dolphin is currently serving as the Director and Lead QA at Rubber Duck Consulting, where they work on a variety of roles that provide exposure to new things and opportunities for skill expansion. They are also a Platform Test Lead, responsible for providing tooling, guidance, and consultancy to hundreds of testers across different UK centers. Their goal for the coming year is to speak at one meetup and one conference, as well as write a few blog posts. To stay up-to-date with skills and industry knowledge, Dolphin attends online events from various platforms like meetup.com, BrowserStack, AppliTools, and Ministry of Testing (MoT). They also visit MoT Club regularly and follow people on Twitter to learn from their blog posts. Dolphin got into public speaking by overcoming panic attacks through running a small monthly software meetup and eventually giving talks at conferences. Their advice for aspiring public speakers includes not being discouraged by rejections, acknowledging that it's okay to be nervous or not know everything, and embracing questions as opportunities to validate ideas and improve presentations. Dolphin appreciates the BrowserStack Champions community for its diverse mix of people with different skills and backgrounds, providing a platform for learning from experts in the testing field. They also find BrowserStack helpful in their work by enabling them to support users easily and quickly get them up and running with Automate and Live features.

BrowserStack has announced the availability of Google Pixel 7 on its real device cloud infrastructure, coinciding with the global retail launch of the device. This follows similar Day 0 additions of Apple iPhone 14 and Samsung Galaxy 22 to their platform. The move allows testing and engineering teams using BrowserStack to access new devices without delays or logistical support from their organizations. Nakul Aggarwal, CTO & Co-Founder of BrowserStack, expressed excitement about adding the Google Pixel 7 to their globally distributed real device cloud on launch day. This commitment to providing users with immediate access to recent devices supports software teams in delivering quality at speed and scale while continuously improving customer experience. Access to Google Pixel 7 is currently being rolled out to Live and App Live users, with more information available from CSMs or BrowserStack Support.