Marie Cruz

Yesterday, I learned about The Bechdel test, a measure of women's representation in film and other fiction.

The rules are:

1. The movie has to have at least 2 women
2. They should talk to each other
3. It should be about something other than a man

It shocks me how many films failed this test!

The role of AI in gender equality (A&A #15) In this episode of Adobo and Avocados, Developer Advocates Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven chat with Nicola Martin, Head of Quality Engineering at Adar...

This week at Adobo and Avocados, we spoke with
Nicole Martin to talk about her experiences in tech and the negative impact that AI can have on our society, especially on gender, race, and culture.

Check out the episode below: ⬇️

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The benefits and dangers of public speaking (A&A #14) In this episode of Adobo and Avocados, Developer Advocates Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven chat with Maaret Pyhäjärvi, a Development Manager and Testing...

Last week at Adobo and Avocados, we spoke with Maaret Pyhäjärvi to discuss the dangers of public speaking.

This ties in nicely with #TestBash last week and how the
Ministry of Testing team makes sure that the community is inclusive and kind.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4LK...

Definitely felt this during the weekend! 😴

I think this will be a good idea! I listen to podcasts more, especially if I'm doing other things.

See you later, Heather! 😄

On my way to #TestBash! Excited but a little terrified. I’ll be doing a talk, AMA, activity and a workshop 😅

To old and new faces, please say hi! 👋🏼💜

Winning over imposter syndrome with Sophie Küster (A&A #13) In this episode of Adobo and Avocados, Developer Advocates Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven chat with Sophie Küster, who currently works as a Test Automa...

On our latest episode of Adobo and Avocados, we spoke with @mllesophiepofie.bsky.social about imposter syndrome. Check out the episode below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHj...

Setting boundaries, time management, and essentialism (A&A #12) Developer Advocates Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven discuss setting boundaries and managing time. We also discuss what essentialism is and why less is b...

We're back with Adobo and Avocados this week!
My good friend Nicole and I discuss essentialism, why setting boundaries is important, and our productivity techniques.

Check it out below 😊

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Ah, lucky you! :D

Month in Review: August 2023 k6 Work This was a short month because I've been on personal time off and traveled to Toronto to visit my relatives. Nevertheless, here's what happened last month! I started my Grafana Faro learning t...

Just published my August 2023 monthly review featuring:

- my work at k6
- community and side projects
- personal highlights
- and more!

Check it out at: www.testingwithmarie.com/post/month-i...

Xing fu tang is so good! I also love their brown sugar milk tea. I tried a mochi donut for the first time during my recent trip, and I can't believe I haven't tried it before!

Great to see you here too, Parveen! :D

Ahh I remember this 😊
Blog post, definitely!

The Psychology of Web Performance In this Masterclass, Marie Cruz describes the psychology of waiting and how it relates to web performance. Learn ways to make websites faster for both objective and subjective performance measures.

Posting for the first time here! 😄

In a few hours, I'll be doing a masterclass session with
@ministryoftesting.com about the psychology of web performance. If you're interested in signing up, here's the link: www.ministryoftesting.com/events/the-p...

See you there! 😊