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 1st – December 7th, 2019.

Testing

• Backward Compatibility – What and who drives the compatibility? – Ravisuriya Eshwara – https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2019/12/how-and-who-decides-on-backward-compatibility-of-software-products.html
• Bugs and reproducing them – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/12/04/bugs-and-reproducing-them/
• Can tests cause bugs? – Gregory Paciga – https://gerg.dev/2019/12/can-tests-cause-bugs/
• Changing the Perception – Working towards a Culture of Quality – Simon Prior – https://priorsworld.wordpress.com/2019/12/04/changing-the-perception-working-towards-a-culture-of-quality/
• Measuring Quality – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/12/measuring-quality.html
• Responsive Type and Zoom – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2019/12/responsive-type-and-zoom.html
• Reviewing “Reimagine The Future of Quality Assurance” – (yet) another corporate report on the state of QA/testing – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/reviewing-reimagine-the-future-of-quality-assurance-yet-another-corporate-report-on-the-state-of-qa-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 24th – November 30th, 2019.

Testing

• 3 Uncommon Metrics Your Agile Team Should Be Tracking – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/uncommon-metrics-agile-team-tracking/
• 5 vital QA skills for software testers – Ryan Black – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/5-vital-QA-skills-for-software-testers
• 13 Ways For Your Functional Testers To Do More Than Just ‘Testing’ – Ramit Dhamija – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/13-ways-for-your-functional-testers-to-do-more-than-just-testing/
• An Introduction to Web Optimization Testing – Gimhani Upekshika – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/introduction-web-optimization-testing
• Being Lucky — A Keynote at the Agile Testing Days 2019 – Stephan Kämper – https://seasidetesting.com/2019/11/25/being-lucky-a-keynote-at-the-agile-testing-days-2019/
• Cross Browser Testing Is Not Only About Browsers – Rahul Jain – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/cross-browser-testing-is-not-only-about-browsers/
• Cunning Strategies for Staying Focused – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/cunning-strategies-for-staying-focused/

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 17th – November 23rd, 2019.

Testing

• …but TEST like a QA Engineer! – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/11/but-test-like-qa-engineer.html
• 35 Years of Exploratory Testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2019/11/35-years-of-exploratory-testing.html
• A matrix for when a bug only reproduces in one environment – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/11/22/a-matrix-for-when-a-bug-only-reproduces-in-one-environment/
• Bug Priorities: 5 Tips for Balancing the Urgent and the Important – Rachel Kibler – https://blog.gurock.com/bug-priorities-5-tips-balancing-urgent-and-important/
• Creative Destruction – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/creative-destruction/
• Developer versus QA Productivity – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/developer-vs-qa-productivity
• Exploratory Testing – Martin Fowler – https://martinfowler.com/bliki/ExploratoryTesting.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 November 10th – November 16th, 2019.

Testing

• A/B Testing: Validating Multiple Variations – Angie Jones – https://applitools.com/blog/validating-multiple-variations
• An Introduction to 508 Compliance Testing – Will Saunders – https://blog.testlodge.com/508-compliance-testing/
• AWS Lex Chatbot + Kubernetes Test Strategies – Rafaela Azevedo – https://azevedorafaela.com/2019/11/10/aws-lex-kubernetes-chatbot-test-strategies/
• Bringing Continuous Testing to Your Organization – Chris Colosimo – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/bringing-continuous-testing-your-organization
• Developer-Tester Collaboration: How and Why – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/developer-tester-collaboration-how-why/
• Focus on what was “Done” during Sprint Review – Jesse Houwing – https://xebia.com/blog/focus-on-what-was-done-during-sprint-review/
• Is Cross Browser Testing Still Relevant? – Harshit Paul – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/is-cross-browser-testing-still-relevant/

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 3rd – November 9th, 2019.

Testing

• A Social Success Tip – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/social/
• Applying Test Thinking with Code – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/11/applying-test-thinking-with-code/
• Are You Too Busy to Continue Learning? – Johanna Rothman – https://createadaptablelife.com/2019/11/are-you-too-busy-to-continue-learning.html
• aria-label Does Not Translate – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2019/11/aria-label-does-not-translate.html
• exploringMindMaps.part2 – Amanda Delatorre – https://theuncodedcoder.com/2019/11/04/exploringmindmaps-part2/
• Defining Exit Criteria for All Stages of Your Agile Project – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-exit-criteria/
• Do not fall in love with your ideas, do it with your intentions – my lessons learned from QA&Test 2019 – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/do-not-fall-in-love-with-your-ideas-do-it-with-your-intentions-my-lessons-learned-from-qatest-2019/
• Is Your Team Dysfunctional? – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/dysfunctional-teams/

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 20th – October 26th, 2019, 2019.

Testing

• Accessible Drop Caps – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2019/10/accessible-drop-caps.html
• A Tester’s Guide on Hunting for API Related Sources – Yuliya Bagriy – https://www.aviskase.com/articles/2019/10/26/a-testers-guide-on-hunting-for-api-related-sources/
• Closing the Gaps – Jesper Ottosen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/closing-the-gaps/
• Five Tips On How Testers Can Collaborate With Software Developers – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2019/10/five-tips-on-how-testers-can.html
• How Do You Know Something Is A Bug? – Using Mental Models and Oracles in Testing – Joost van Wollingen – https://xebia.com/blog/how-do-you-know-something-is-a-bug-using-mental-models-and-oracles-in-testing/
• How To Get Buy–In From Management – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/getting-buy-in
• How to Prioritize QA Tasks – Brian Hamilton – https://blog.testlodge.com/how-to-prioritize-qa-tasks/

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 13th – October 19th, 2019.

Testing

• A reflection, not a goodbye: Tracing the path to job longevity – Toyer Mamoojee – https://toyerm.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/a-reflection-not-a-goodbye-tracing-the-path-to-job-longevity/
• A Simpler Way of Using Machine Learning to Shift Testing Left – James Farrier – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/simpler-way-using-machine-learning-shift-testing-left
• Accessibility Testing: Convincing Your Product Owner – Ben Linders – https://www.infoq.com/news/2019/10/accessibility-testing/
• All testing is exploratory: change my mind – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2019/10/16/all-testing-is-exploratory-change-my-mind/
• Developing Influence in Test – Matt Heusser – https://blog.gurock.com/tester-influence/
• How this company is encouraging young people to join the software testing world – Grace Barnott – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/how-this-company-is-encouraging-young-people-to-join-the-software-world/
• How to Test API Usability: Part 2 – Yuliya Bagriy – https://www.aviskase.com/articles/2019/10/19/how-to-test-api-usability-part-2/

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 6th – October 12th, 2019.

Testing

• Act Like a Developer to Become a Ninja Tester! – Jeff Nyman – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/10/10/act-like-a-developer-to-become-a-ninja-tester/
• formingYourCareerInTesting – Amanda – https://theuncodedcoder.com/2019/10/10/formingyourcareerintesting/
• Getting Performance Testing Back on Track – V.M.Guruprasath – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/getting-performance-testing-back-on-track/
• How Can You Easily End Up Wasting Your Time As a Tester? – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/how-can-you-easily-loose-time-as-a-tester/
• How to handle API rate limits: Do your integrations work at scale? – Vinod Chandru – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-handle-api-rate-limits-do-your-integrations-work-scale
• How Much Did Poor Quality Software Cost in 2018? – Alex Napier Holland – https://bitbar.com/blog/how-much-did-poor-quality-software-cost-in-2018/
• How to tame ever-changing requirements in software development – Stephen Bigelow – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-tame-ever-changing-requirements-in-software-development