Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of December 9th – December 15th, 2018.

Testing

• 5 Key Factors to Achieve Agile Testing in DevOps – Denise Rigoni – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/5-key-factors-achieve-agile-testing-devops
• AI, Machine Learning, and The Technopocalyspe – Mike Clarke – https://www.logigear.com/magazine/artificial-intelligence/ai-machine-learning-and-the-technopocalyspe/
• Do you even know what an MVP is? – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/finding-your-mvp/
• Five Steps to Better Test Data Management – Christian Meléndez – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/five-steps-to-better-test-data-management/
• Hacking Password Reset Functionality – Iona Kathryn Evans – https://i0nak.wordpress.com/2018/12/15/hacking-password-reset-functionality/
• How to create test data that yields accurate QA results – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-create-test-data-that-yields-accurate-QA-results
• I Represent the User! And We All Do – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/12/i-represent-the-user-and-we-all-do/

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of December 2nd – December 8th, 2018.

Testing

• 6 Ways to Add Value as a Test Specialist in XP – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/test-specialist-in-xp/
• 14 Fundamental Leadership Qualities That A True Leader Must Possess – Gayathri Subrahmanyam – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/leadership-qualities/
• C# Advent Calendar 2018 – Can I Put All Of My Smoke Tests For A REST API In One Test? Yes! – Hilary Weaver-Robb – https://g33klady.com/2018/12/02/c-advent-calendar-2018-can-i-put-all-of-my-smoke-tests-for-a-rest-api-in-one-test-yes/
• Emergent Quality – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/12/04/emergent-quality/
• “Framework XXX doesn’t work” – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/framework-xxx-doesnt-work-347f63a9cc25
• How Do I Know My Tests Add Value? – Andrew Knight – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/12/04/how-do-i-know-my-tests-add-value/
• If We Do Sanity Testing Before Release, Do We Have To Do Regression Testing? – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/12/if-we-do-sanity-testing-before-release-do-we-have-to-do-regression-testing/

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of November 25th – December 1st, 2018.

Testing

• 8 Reasons Why Testers Make Great Leaders – https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/8-reasons-testers-make-great-leaders/
• Agile Tester as Servant Leader – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-tester-servant-leader/
• Cunning Strategies for Effective Remote Working – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/cunning-strategies-for-effective-remote-working/
• Day 01: What is Exploratory Testing – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-01-what-is-exploratory-testing.html
• Day 02: Brief History of Exploratory Testing – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-02-brief-history-of-exploratory.html
• Don’t Define Testing Around Bug Finding – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/11/dont-define-testing-around-bug-finding/
• Hindsight lessons about exploration: Testing documentation – “think outside the dox” – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2018/11/26/hindsight-lessons-about-exploration-testing-documentation-think-outside-the-dox/

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of November 18th – November 24th, 2018.

Testing

• 7 Steps to Create a Test Strategy from Scratch – Cassandra Leung – http://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/7-steps-to-create-a-test-strategy-from-scratch/
• A Better Way of Reporting Performance Test Results – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/better-way-reporting-performance-test-results
• Contemporary Quality Engineering – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/11/23/contemporary-quality-engineering/
• Creating a buzz around accessibility – Peter Gould – https://qualityisking.co.uk/2018/11/creating-a-buzz-around-accessibility/
• Exploratory Testing on an API? (Part 4) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/11/exploratory-testing-on-an-api-part-4/
• Grand Pronouncements, Best Practices and the Certainty of Failure – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/11/grand-pronouncements-best-practices-and.html
• Manual Test Cases Summary pattern that fits the best for most use cases – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/4-types-of-test-cases-summaries-that-i-see-manual-qa-engineers-write-705913b9b744

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of November 11th – November 17th, 2018.

Testing

• As a Scrum Master, end of Sprint is your best ally – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/as-a-scrum-master-end-of-sprint-is-your-best-ally-ac2d8fe263cd
• Big picture QA testing skills foster better app usability – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Big-picture-QA-testing-skills-foster-better-app-usability
• Combat algorithm bias with these software test pointers – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Combat-algorithm-bias-with-these-software-test-pointers
• Continuous Security with Find-Sec-Bugs – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2018/11/continuous-security-with-find-sec-bugs.html
• Data Migration Testing Tutorial: A Complete Guide – Nandini – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/data-migration-testing/
• HTTP Status Codes With Explanations – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/http-status-codes/
• In the Spotlight Series- Interview with Łukasz Rosłonek – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/sportlight-lukasz-roslonek/

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of November 4th – November 10th, 2018.

Testing

• A False Dichotomy of Modern Testing – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/11/a-false-dichotomy-of-modern-testing/
• Keeping Accessibility in Mind: Cognition, Memory, and Attention – Albert Gareev – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/keeping-accessibility-mind-cognition-memory-and-attention
• Lean Testing – Aaron Hodder – https://medium.com/@AWGHodder/lean-testing-f900b5a7e82e
• The 12 Agile Principles: What We Hear vs. What They Actually Mean – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/12-agile-principles/
• The ‘Do Nothing’ heuristic – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/11/06/do-nothing-heuristic/
• They will invite you to the meeting when they know what value you bring – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/why-should-you-be-invited-to-meeting/
• What Is A Test Coach?? – Darryn Downey – https://thoughtsontest.wordpress.com/2018/11/09/what-is-a-test-coach/

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• A Software Engineer in Test Must Have The Heart of a Developer – Andrew Knight – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/11/06/the-software-engineer-in-test/
• Applitools CSS Stitching And Full Page Scroll – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://www.ultimateqa.com/applitools-css-stitching/

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of October 28th – November 3rd, 2018.

Testing

• 6 Easy Steps To Understand Web And Mobile Application Authentication – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/6-easy-steps-to-understand-web-and-mobile-application-authentication/
• As you wish… – Lisa Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2018/10/31/as-you-wish/
• BDD in Action: Dissecting the Conversation – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/bdd-in-action-conversation/
• Considerations when testing a software application in a context-driven way – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2781
• Modern Test Fundamentals – Test Improvement – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/modern-test-fundamentals-test-improvement/
• ISO Multilingual Testers – Amanda Perkins – http://www.womentesters.com/iso-multilingual-testers/
• My Testing Tour 2018 – A Challenge Worth Tackling – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/10/my-testing-tour-2018-a-challenge-worth-tackling.html

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of October 21st – October 27th, 2018.

Testing

• 3 Methods for Better Communication and More Effective Testing – Ajay Balamurugadas – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/3-methods-better-communication-and-more-effective-testing
• Beyond the Black Stump – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/10/25/beyond-the-black-stump/
• Black Box Testing – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/10/22/black-box-testing/
• Demo things that aren’t done – Greg Paciga – http://gregorytesting.ca/2018/10/demo-things-that-arent-done/
• DevTestOps According to the Experts – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/an-expert-talks-to-experts-about-devtestops
• How Much Testing is Enough for Quality Assurance? – Erik Dietrich – https://blog.gurock.com/testing-for-quality-assurance/
• How to Log a Bug – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/10/how-to-log-bug.html

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of October 14th – October 20th, 2018.

Testing

• 4 Outside-in Signs That You Don’t Have Sufficient Unit Testing – Erik Dietrich – https://blog.gurock.com/sufficient-unit-testing/
• 6 Unexpected Career Tips for Thinking Testers – Jon Hagar – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/6-unexpected-career-tips-thinking-testers
• 27 short advices for software testers – Doron Bar – https://www.testerschoice.pro/single-post/2018/10/20/27-short-advices-for-software-testers
• And There’s More – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/10/and-theres-more.html
• API Testing Glossary – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/10/16/api-testing-glossary/
• Before You Log That Bug… – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/10/before-you-log-that-bug.html
• Benefits of Public Speaking – Karen Johnson – http://www.womentesters.com/benefits-of-public-speaking/

Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of October 7th – October 13th, 2018.

Testing

• 4 Ways to Stay Relevant in Testing – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/stay-relevant-in-testing/
• Are mini-waterfalls to be counted as Agile? –  Joel Montvelisky – http://qablog.practitest.com/are-mini-waterfalls-agile/
• Creating a Test Strategy – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2726
• Evaluating and Empowering Testers in Agile Teams – Lalitkumar Bhamare – http://www.talesoftesting.com/blog/evaluating-and-empowering-testers-in-agile-teams
• Finding the work that needs doing in a multi-team testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/10/finding-work-that-needs-doing-in-multi.html
• First Month As QA Lead In A Startup – 6 Pieces Of Advice – Dawid Dylowicz – https://morethantesting.com/first-month-as-qa-lead-in-a-startup/
• Heuristics for Hiring Specialist Testers – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/10/heuristics-for-hiring-specialist-testers/