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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦

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Senior SET @ IOHK Podcast Host @ Testing Minutes Blog: testengineeringnotes.com Talking about test engineering, blockchain, and distributed systems. Views are my own.

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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Types of dependencies in distributed systems
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
#rust An interesting story on effective usage of Cow and Arc structures. And whether the Bytes crate can be better. blog.veeso.dev/blog/en/rust...
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Rust on a Diet
So if you don't know, I also develop on the Solana Validator (but please don't leave, it's about Rust and not blockchain things 😓) mostly mods for Solana RPC…
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Here is my talk on modern software testing careers at MoT Tunis www.ministryoftesting.com/talks/softwa...
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Software Testing Careers: The Roadmap by Oleksandr Romanov for MoT Tunis
Discover where a testing career can take you!
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Last few weeks I focused on learning solely at the Blockchain and Rust. Focused approach helped me to discover a lot of interesting topics and was an inspiration for project / posts ideas.
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I have earned the MoT Community Certificate certificate www.ministryoftesting.com/certificates...
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MoT Community Certificate
Achieving 5 or more Community Star badges
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"The closer to the train station, the worse the kebab." Is it true? Here is an engineering proof of this hypothesis by James Pae www.jmspae.se/write-ups/ke...
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"The closer to the train station, the worse the kebab" - A "Study" - James Pae
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
#testing #ai #paper My review of the "Software Testing Research Challenges: An Industrial Perspective" research paper. testengineeringnotes.com/posts/2025-0...
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Paper review: Software Testing Research Challenges: An Industrial Perspective
An overview of the current state of software testing and open research questions
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
#ai #tools #learning Let me share my thoughts on a few useful AI tools and how they can kill the learning process testengineeringnotes.com/posts/2025-0...
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AI tools and how they kill learning
Pros and cons of using AI tools (for beginners)
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
How NASA writes safety-critical software - 10 Rules. spinroot.com/gerard/pdf/P... It's Quite fascinating to read.
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I just finished the slides on schools of software testing for an upcoming online conference in March. I hope it will benefit attendees to see the testing world from different angles throughout the time.
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Check out the latest episode of the Testing Minutes podcast, where I and @grygorenko.bsky.social talked with @simonjprior.bsky.social about testing and quality culture youtu.be/17u0Dd_aEgM?...
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Episode 49: Software testing and quality culture for airlines with Simon Prior
YouTube video by Testing Minutes
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Together with @grygorenko.bsky.social , we are back with a new episode of the Testing Minutes podcast. This time, we talked with Mark Winteringham about Software Testing in the Age of Generative AI. youtu.be/Pc1qSZVez9Q?...
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Episode 46: Software Testing in the Age of Generative AI with Mark Winteringham
YouTube video by Testing Minutes
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
For those who want to learn some Java youtu.be/yup8gIXxWDU?...
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NANOWAR OF STEEL - HelloWorld.java (Source Code Video) | Napalm Records
YouTube video by Napalm Records
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Today I learned: Quick link to show all pull requests that you have been assigned as a reviewer (in all repositories) - github.com/pulls/review...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
#blockchain #testing I am collecting resources on blockchain testing. Today, I've added materials on blockchain performance and reworked the overall content structure. If you are interested in testing blockchains and blockchain-based Web3 apps - check this resource - github.com/alexromanov/...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🛝 Making your slides better #speaking I give talks at conferences or webinars from time to time and share my knowledge at work. So I need to make slides. 🪚 Google Slides is the default option for a quick slide deck. It's fast and has enough functionality for me. 👇
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
🤓 Stop writing too much ... in your messages We are writing and communicating a lot at work. From messages in Slack or MS Teams to documents, EDRs, reports, etc. Latter can't be small. But messages - should be. Here are few tips that help me to get better at writing shorter messages: 👇
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
When you start your career in testing - it can be hard to understand where to grow. So I wanted to share my thoughts on career opportunities available for QA engineers at Ministry of Testing and I wrote an article. 👉 www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/sof...
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Software testing careers: Many paths to success
Explore multiple career paths in software testing to find the role that aligns with your passions and goals
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 05/11/2024
Probabilistic Uncertainty xkcd.com/3007
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Just wanted to share my small blog post series on Blockchain for Testers. testengineeringnotes.com/posts/2022-0...
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Blockchain for Test Engineers: Roadmap
Blockchain roadmap for test engineers
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 26/10/2024
#python #interview Fibonacci sequence is a popular interview question to check your coding skills. But how to solve this task? testengineeringnotes.com/posts/2024-0...
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50 shades of Fibonacci - Solving popular interview question
Multiple approaches to solve popular interview question
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
#howitworks #testing #security Testers are not needed! Why bother quality and security? As a result, we can get situation, like ... opening KIA cars remotely with a sequence of HTTP POST requests. samcurry.net/hacking-kia (Stealing user's personal data as well)
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Hacking Kia: Remotely Controlling Cars With Just a License Plate
On June 11th, 2024, we discovered a set of vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that allowed remote control over key functions using only a license plate. These attacks could be executed remotely on any ha...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 26/07/2024
The new episode of the Testing Minutes podcast is already here. This time, I and @durshlag.com talked with @lisacrispin.bsky.social about holistic testing youtu.be/0BE9s6avA3Y?...
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Episode 33: The one where the test engineer explores holistic testing with Lisa Crispin
☕Support podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/testingminutesAbout the episode:Many testers have already read "Agile Testing" books. But can we see testing e...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 24/05/2024
I am researching software quality metrics and how they affect project delivery. So, I am kindly asking you to fill out this anonymous survey. forms.gle/HvSoXfJeW5hX... Do not hesitate to fill it out even if you are not a tester but a lead, manager, or developer. Thanks!
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Software Quality Metrics for Project Delivery Survey
Hi, my name is Oleksandr Romanov. I am working on the research study on relationship between software quality metrics and project delivery. As a part of my research I want to gather information amon...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 04/03/2024
As you may know, @durshlag.com and I record a podcast about testing - "Testing Minutes". It's mostly in Ukrainian, but last week we had a wonderful conversation about building communities with @simontomes.com youtu.be/ElvQbeJbi2g?...
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Episode 27: The one where the test engineer builds a community with Simon Tomes
☕Support podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/testingminutesAbout the episode:Sometimes it is good to concentrate and work on your own. But sometimes you ne...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
How many software testers does it take to change a light bulb? None, they report it's dark, they don't fix the problems.
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Why are we testing? testengineeringnotes.com/posts/2024-0...
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Why are we testing?
Thoughts on why we do software testing
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Another point for Obsidian. I am using it every day for notes and much more. I got used to Markdown for my note-taking. So now, it is much easier to add new posts to my blog - because it also uses Markdown.
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
Learning Obsidian: - added recurring tasks widget as a part of a template for daily notes (Tasks + dataview plugins) - widget shows only recurring tasks without reminders (
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Artem Grygorenko @grygorenko.tech · 27/10/2023
у нас тут з @al8xr.bsky.social вийшов новий епізод про контрактні тести! Вйо дивитись youtu.be/LVGT663LJPU #qa #podcast #testingminutes
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Епізод 16: Де тестувальник розбирається з контрактними ...
☕Підтримати подкаст: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/testingminutesОпис епізоду:Що таке контрактне тестування? Можливо ви взагалі �...
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Artem Grygorenko @grygorenko.tech · 13/10/2023
⚡️Епізод 14: Де тестувальник розбирається із нотатками. Новий епізод подкасту разом з @al8xr.bsky.social 📌 youtu.be/81zAgjSuU4c
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Artem Grygorenko @grygorenko.tech · 22/09/2023
У нас тут з @al8xr.bsky.social новий епізод подкасту вийшов. Дивитись тут: youtu.be/rQcqPlYiw_Q?...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 04/08/2023
During my vacation, I finally finished the "Mastering Blockchain" book. Here is my review of this book. www.linkedin.com/pulse/one-book-get…
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One book to get you into the blockchain: a review of "Mastering Blockchain"
Although I read primarily non-professional books for fun during vacation, I also finished some long reads. Today I want to say a few words about the book written by Imran Bashir - "Mastering Blockchai...
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Artem Grygorenko @grygorenko.tech · 04/08/2023
Епізод 9: Де тестувальник шукає джерела інформації Про те, де шукати професійний контент ми з розмірковуємо у новому епізоді подкасту Testing Minutes. YouTube: youtu.be/AE-QnWDd-RU Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1kc9RTaBTw…
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Епізод 9: Де тестувальник шукає джерела інформації
☕Підтримати подкаст: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/testingminutesУ цьому епізоді, Артем та Олександр розповідають про те, де брат�...
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Oleksandr Romanov 🇺🇦 @al8xr.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
Account is ready. Lets explore a new player on the market. Next stage is all about technical sides of test engineering.
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