Reader,

Yeah I know what I said.

But so much has happened and I can't stay silent about it. I like to share as I build.

This course is coming along nicely.

Remember I told you I was quitting my newsletter to do this?

You probably don't. It's fine. My plan was:

• Make a portfolio website (check)​
• Create better projects
• Build my dream QA course

Turns out bullets 2 & 3 go well together. This is the first course of many.

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For each course, I'll build the project I ask you to build, as I build the course.

I call it "Lesson-Driven Development" or "Project-Based Teaching". Not sure. Not married to a term yet.

But you get it. I'm literally doing the thing and then teaching how to do it. One step at a time.

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I've got a lucky group of beta testers sitting in a Telegram channel giving me feedback on the course as I build it.

They're so smart, I'm so grateful they're volunteering to help me make this course amazing.

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The best projects are group projects, as I hope I've drilled into your head by now.

Not just for your QA Automation portfolio, but for anything in life.

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A few updates you should be aware of:

• I named my business "Modern QA" and bought a domain name for it
• I'm using that domain for my newsletter signup page, so share it with your friends​
• My blog is on a subdomain of that domain, but you probably know that already​
• The Modern QA newsletter is not exclusively about job hunting anymore, but instead I am going for a "future-proof your QA career" theme. If you think that's cool, stick around. If not, the unsubscribe button's at the bottom of the page. That said, what I talk about will include job-hunting advice or at least be relevant to your job hunt.
• The way I write emails won't change at all. If you loved 'em before, you'll still love 'em. But I am aiming for sending daily emails now. You've been warned.
• I started mentoring on ADPList again, but in a limited capacity. If my availability works for you, feel free to book.
• As far as products or services go, the only thing I'm working on now is this course. I'll occasionally mention it, especially as launch approaches. Launch will be sometime in November.

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I probably missed a few things. But anything cool I've done since my last email can be found on my website.

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As for you, I'm happy to be writing to you again.

I missed this. I don't think I'll ever stop loving how it feels to write these emails.

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I hope you'll join me for this next chapter. If not, it's been good.

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Cheers,

Steven

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