Rosie Sherry

11 Nov 2024

I made a Starter Pack for community people. There should be more on it, where y’all at? go.bsky.app/CyUnXad

rosiesherry.com🌊 Rosie SherryRosie Sherry's little place on the internet.

27 July

I think I'm pretty close to achieving peak social. Like, I can't be bothered any more. Started being playful on my own blog: rosiesherry.com And I write several times a week on rosie.land And even more often in the MoTaverse (www.ministryoftesting.com) Other places just don't bring me the joy.

@adrianamvillela.bsky.social

27 July

YouTube and/or podcasts might be my only exception to this.

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Adriana Villela 🇨🇦 🇧🇷

8 July

In case you missed me on @ministryoftesting.com with @rosiesherry.com, check it out nowwwww! Chill vibes all around! 🖖 www.ministryoftesting.com/media-sessio...

ministryoftesting.comFrom Java Dev to DevRel: What Does a Twenty-Five-Year Career Actually Teach You?Principal Developer Advocate Adriana Vilela joins Rosie Sherry to explore tech careers, observability, OpenTelemetry, AI slop in open source, and why quality is still a very human job.

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Sérgio Freire

@darktelecom.bsky.social

15 June

Exploratory #testing? What do I mean with it? Check out this summary by @rosiesherry.com on a mental model that I called the "The Learning Lollipop Model". Sounds tasty? Check it out! www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/the... #MoT @ministryoftesting.com #softwaretesting #quality

ministryoftesting.comThe Learning Lollipop ModelEvery question you ask during testing is the seed of the next one.

4 June

Also, bloody hell, I’ve shipped 20 episodes of Into the MoTaverse.

4 June

I had a really good chat with Dan Faulkner, CEO of SmartBear, on the latest Into the MoTaverse podcast. Going into the conversation, I was curious to see how a CEO thinks about leading with quality and AI whilst also having the responsibility of building a new product in the software testing space.

I went away with a feeling that there are realities to face, there is no hype in this conversation, yet it is also an exciting time to think and build for the future of quality.

ministryoftesting.comInto The MotaverseInto the MoTaverse is a podcast by Ministry of Testing, hosted by Rosie Sherry, exploring the people, insights, and systems shaping quality in modern software teams.

4 June

Listen here: www.ministryoftesting.com/into-the-mot... Or find it on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

We covered a lot. From the quality map. To augmented quality. And how our roles could change. Personally, I geeked out a bit on the idea of knowledge graphs in BearQ and how that can really help us explore products better.

23 May

The moment you start defending yourself is the moment you lose. I heard that today and feel like I’m never going to defend myself again.

ministryoftesting.comThis Week in QualityShare your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality

22 May

Every Friday we gather live for This Week in Quality. Join us, listen, join the async chat banter, or come on stage. The choice is yours. We’re talking clean code today. Going live now! www.ministryoftesting.com/this-week-in...

rosie.landThe Community Here Era. It's here.Building community, right here, right now.

21 May

I’m uncomfortable about where community is heading. So I thought I’d name what how I’m building. In an age of AI slop and lack of care. The pressure to be everywhere is real. Instead, I build for Community Here. Right here. Right now. No messing about. rosie.land/posts/the-co...

21 May

Learning is social. Through conversation. And human systems. Through knowledge sharing. And spreading of ideas. Through invitations. To create positive learning systems. Through algorithms built for curiosity. Not ones of control and oppression. Community is the path to social learning.

19 May

🌶️ A few years from now, so many communities are going to regret taking the community everywhere approach. I’m going all in on community here. With care. Consideration. And layers of care.

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MoTaverse

@ministryoftesting.com

13 May

🖖 Context engineering for testers We are excited to announce that @parwalrahul.bsky.social is bringing a workshop to MoTaCon to focus on the high-level communication skill of shaping and modelling information for AI systems. Register for #MoTaCon today: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/motacon

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Dan Moore

@mooreds.com

29 Apr

Thanks for having me, @rosiesherry.com ! Loved this conversation about careers, community, agentic AI (but of course) and more. www.ministryoftesting.com/podcasts/int...

rosie.landIt's time for community businesses to rise up.No need for new models, just the ones that already exist, but for the better good of humanity.

28 Apr

The more we build the MoTaverse the more I believe… rosie.land/posts/its-ti...

28 Apr

We implemented a thing in the MoTaverse that limits the amount of reactions you can do/give in a certain period of time. Healthy, protective boundaries. It feels good!

23 Apr

Individualism is killing communities.

semafor.comTwitch CEO says its edge over YouTube, TikTok comes from ‘community’“A lot of people talk about community in the online world, but I actually don’t think they use it right,” Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said at Semafor World Economy.

19 Apr

“A lot of people talk about community in the online world, but I actually don’t think they use it right, because community is having a sense of belonging, and you get that by shared experiences,” - Dan Clancy, Twitch CEO www.semafor.com/article/04/1...

19 Apr

It’s important not to romanticise the past.

19 Apr

Maybe 62 should be the new 67

6 Apr

I approve of Surf Social's moderation/hide settings. #rosieland

27 Mar

Work in progress painting. I wonder what it’s gonna be.

24 Mar

De-shittifying the internet is a mission I can get behind.

23 Mar

It’s unbelievable how much time is wasted trying to find speakers for events. It should be easy. The systems we create should support the processes. The processes should be designed into platforms. And it should be an enjoyable experience.

Cassandra H. Leung (she / they)

16 Mar

Digg is dead. They blamed the bots. But really it’s a lack of understanding about community. It got hit hard with bots, resorted to layoffs and it has 'temporarily closed doors'. I have a hunch that the temporary shutdown will turn into a permanent one, time will tell. Do better, I say.

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@cassandrahl.com

16 Mar

Got a #QualityAndTesting question you've always wanted to ask? @ministryoftesting.com has kicked off a number of "ask me anything" moments in the #MoTaverse My #AskMeAnything is on #QualityBeyondCorrectness. Head over to this link to ask your question now: www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/ama-...

ministryoftesting.comAMA about quality beyond correctness<div>Inspired by the following challenge: <a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/create-a-moment-ask-motaverse-anything/" rel="noopener nofollow">Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything...

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Amara Graham

@missamarakay.bsky.social

16 Mar

@rosiesherry.com wrote two great pieces on community & enshittification. I highly recommend reading both of them. rosie.land/posts/the-co... rosie.land/posts/ai-ens...

rosie.landThe community web is enshittified. And we're allowing it to happen.Creating hope for beautiful communities.

11 Mar

Are TV shows just expensive podcasts?

10 Mar

Friends don’t let their friends start a newsletter on Substack.

8 Mar

From this day forth I will refer to bad actors within community as dingdongs

2 Mar

We’ve been building ‘meetup’ within the MoTaverse. And it’s aaaahhh-mazing. And MoTivating. Highly recommend!

1 Mar

In the age of AI it makes sense to double down on community. You will need it. In modern community, it’s not just about making friends, it’s also about participating to benefit from the wider network effect. People will come to save you, but they have to know that you exist. Don’t be shy.

rosie.landJoin the Rosieland Slackℹ️ It's free to join, login required to access the link.

25 Feb

I opened up my Rosieland Slack for free, I'm in the mood to hang out with all good community people. Join here (free sign-up required added as a layer of care) rosie.land/slack/

25 Feb

Innovation isn't always about brand new ideas. Sometimes it's about combining things into one more efficient system. In some senses, my community work is nothing new. In other ways, it's wow, this is beautiful and amazing...why is no one else doing this?

20 Jan

2026 is a good year to do a Product Hunt launch of the MoTaverse. Would you believe that I've never launched my own thing there? Kinda funny, considering all the things of helping support so many other launches for other indie hackers and startups. www.producthunt.com/products/min...

18 Jan

Happy Sunday everyone. I thought I’d jump on the trend. Here’s my 37 and 47 year old versions of myself. Doing my best to stay positive in this crazy world!

3 Jan

Weighted jump ropes need to come with a warning. I dusted mine off. Did 404 jumps, not all in one go, more what I could manage whilst my girls played at the park. I now can’t walk, sit or move my arms. 🤪

2 Jan

Got my Reckless Mother socks. Starting the year as I mean to go on. 🌊

It’s been 12 years or so since we stopped doing Christmas. No decorations. No family or social pressure. It’s mostly been replaced with quiet, calm and an intentional meal together. These days I might call it as part of my unmasking journey, I’ve never liked the term though.

Each Christmas is different. I have a strong dislike for the commercialism around it. The whole lying to kids about Santa seriously winds me up the wrong way. It doesn’t mean we don’t play along at times, but when we do, it’s honest, opt in, with clear communication and with a goal for calm.

With more recent autistic burnout for myself, it has also been a case of protecting myself. I simply have less capacity for so many things in life. Doing things differently is sometimes simply a way of surviving too.

I remember growing up and hating receiving presents. It turns out to be somewhat of a neurodiversity thing. Helping my kids choose what they want helps. It reduces the pressure and awkwardness that they may feel.

But also when my teen boy didn’t open a present from his grandma, there was no shame or pressure from us. I also shared my dislike for presents with him, to help his understanding. He’ll do it in his own time.

They also love presents, but we’ve also never done Santa. They had a list and they looked over my shoulders as I ordered them. They wanted to pack each other presents. They wanted to open some of them early. With monotropism, it’s basically all they could think about.

I basically said yes to it all. And it’s fine. They are happy. No tears. No meltdowns. They are super content and grateful. I am happy too. No stress. No pretense.

I didn’t really know about autism or ADHD back then, most people didn’t tbf. I’d describe more as a journey of discovery and life design. However with neurodiversity knowledge we’ve leaned into it more. With 5 kids, two now being adults it’s a case of adapting to each of them.

My girls love to play along and experience things. They like the idea of Christmas trees and decorations, but in reality aren’t fussed about having it in our house. Our compromise this year was to drive around our local area to see local lights. They loved it.