Lina Zubyte

Lina Zubyte is an independent quality consultant, frequent conference speaker, podcaster, and writer. In her time with Quality Bits, Doodle AG, Secret Sauce Partners, and Thoughtworks, Lina has organized successful bug bashes for numerous startups, multinationals, and SMBs.

books by Lina Zubyte

Bug Bash
  • MEAP began March 2026
  • Last updated May 2026
  • Publication in Spring 2027 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633434851
  • 225 pages (estimated)
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white
catalog / Software Development / Software Engineering
resources: Book forum

Software testers and developers value feedback from real users, but it’s hard to come by until an application is released. A “bug bash” is a time-boxed exploratory testing event designed to find errors, integration issues, and usability problems before a major release. Because a bug bash invites a diverse range of roles and perspectives outside the IT team, it can uncover flaws a structured traditional QA process might miss. And if you do it right, a bug bash is both highly productive and a lot of fun!

Bug Bash: Exploratory software testing shows you how to run a time-boxed testing event with participants from across an organization. In this practical guide, you’ll learn how to recruit the right players, structure the event, and adopt the “game master” skills to keep your bug bash on track. You’ll go step by step through every phase, from getting leadership and dev team buy-in to the post-bash triage and fixes.