Testing Bits – 6/15/14 – 6/21/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 6/15/14 – 6/21/14.

Articles & Blogs

• 10 things you can do to make your app secure: #4 Access Control – Jim Bird – http://swreflections.blogspot.com/2014/06/10-things-you-can-do-to-make-your-app_16.html
• 10 things you can do as a developer to make your app secure: #5 Authentication Controls – Jim Bird – http://swreflections.blogspot.com/2014/06/10-things-you-can-do-as-developer-to.html
• A better way of handing Defects – Matthew Eakin – http://goofytesterguy.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-better-way-of-handing-defects.html
• A Simple 12 Steps Guide to Write an Effective Test Summary Report [with a Sample Report for Download] – Baskar Pillai – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/test-summary-report-template-download-sample/
• Automation Test Suites Are Not God! – Nishi Grover – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/automation-test-suites-are-not-god
• Being Cool About Best Practices – Josh Grant – http://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/89316544090/being-cool-about-best-practices
• Bug Advocacy Part I – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2014/06/bug-advocacy-part-i.html
• Can software testing services like uTest handle security? – Kevin Beaver – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/answer/Can-software-testing-services-like-uTest-handle-security
• Certifications are Creating Lazy Hiring Managers – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/certifications-are-creating-lazy-hiring-managers/
• CRUD bug taxonomies – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2014/06/crud-bug-taxonomies.html
• Disruptive Testing: Part 6 – Anna Royzman – Anand Bagmar – http://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/disruptive-testing-part-6-anna-royzman
• Effort on the CV is a Good Indicator of Interest – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/effort-on-the-cv-is-a-good-indicator-of-interest/
• Exploring Three Roles of Emotions in Software Testing – Mukesh Sharma – http://www.techwell.com/2014/06/exploring-three-roles-emotions-software-testing
• Four Ways Testers Can Change the Developer-Tester Dynamic – Tammy Shipps – http://blog.utest.com/2014/06/17/four-ways-testers-can-change-the-developer-tester-dynamic/
• Future of Testing, Test Automation and The Quality Analyst – Anand Bagmar – http://essenceoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/06/future-of-testing-test-automation-and.html
• Gathering Testing Artifacts and Journal Notes – Bernice Niel Ruhland – http://thetestersedge.com/2014/06/21/gathering-testing-artifacts-and-journal-notes/
• I am context-driven. There is no why – Zeger Van Hese – Zeger Van Hese – http://dewt.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/i-am-context-driven-there-is-no-why-zeger-van-hese/
• I Failed The ISTQB Practice Exam – Part I – Chris S – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-failed-istqb-practice-exam-part-i.html
• I Failed The ISTQB Practice Exam – Part II – Chris S – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-failed-istqb-practice-exam-part-ii.html
• I Failed The ISTQB Practice Exam – Part III and IV – Chris S – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-failed-istqb-practice-exam-part-iii.html
• I Failed The ISTQB Practice Exam – Part V – Chris S – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-failed-istqb-practice-exam-part-v.html
• I Failed The ISTQB Practice Exam – Part VI & Final Thoughts – Chris S – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2014/06/i-failed-istqb-practice-exam-part-vi.html
• On Technical Leadership and Relationships, for Irina – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/06/on-leadership-and-relationships-for.html
• Performance testing – still a taboo topic – Andrei Contan – http://andrei.contan.ro/every-test-starting-point/
• Personal Brand – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2014/06/personal-brand.html
• QA Vision for the next 12 months – Gareth Waterhouse – http://www.testingthewaterhouse.com/2014/06/qa-vision-for-next-12-months.html
• QAs are like Referees, people only talk about them when they make mistakes – Gareth Waterhouse – http://www.testingthewaterhouse.com/2014/06/qas-are-like-referees-people-only-about.html
• Security Testing for Test Professionals: An Interview with Jeffery Payne – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/security-testing-test-professionals-interview-jeffery-payne
• Testers in Agile? – Matthew Eakin – http://goofytesterguy.blogspot.com/2014/06/testers-in-agile.html
• Testing is just “as per requirements” right? – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/06/testing-is-just-as-requirements-right.html
• The End of the Road for Test Managers? – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/management/end-road-test-managers/
• The Evolution of Metrics Thinking – David Greenless – http://martialtester.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/the-evolution-of-metrics-thinking/
• The New Gives and Takes in a Software Tester’s Role – Rajini Padmanaban – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/new-gives-and-takes-software-tester-s-role
• Testing the Limits with Dave Ferguson, Application Security Expert: Part I – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/06/16/testing-the-limits-with-dave-ferguson-application-security-expert-part-i/
• Using the Netflix Simian Army: An Interview with Gareth Bowles – Cameron Philipp-Edmonds – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/using-netflix-simian-army-interview-gareth-bowles
• What is the Highest Level of Skill in Automation? – Jeremy Carey-Dressler – http://about98percentdone.blogspot.com/2014/06/what-is-highest-level-of-skill-in.html
• What Problem is Hiring a Tester Solving? – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/what-problem-is-hiring-a-tester-solving/
• Why NOT to fix a bug – Bruce – http://experttesters.com/2014/06/20/why-not-to-fix-a-bug/
• Visiting an Open Device Lab – Amy Phillips – http://testingthemind.wordpress.com/2014/06/18/visiting-an-open-device-lab/

Tools

• A quick WebDriver 2.42.2 retrospective – Alan Richardson – http://seleniumsimplified.com/2014/06/a-quick-webdriver-2-42-2-retrospective/
• An Introduction to Using Cucumber-JVM – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/an-introduction-to-using-cucumber-jvm/
• Desktop automation tools – Darrell Grainger – http://darrellgrainger.blogspot.com/2014/06/desktop-automation-tools.html
• Emil Simeonov and the EZ Mobile Platform – Simon Knight – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2014/06/emil-simeonov-ez-mobile-platform/
• Getting Started with Mobile Automation: Selendroid & Python – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/selendroid-mobile-automation/
• Getting Started with Robotium – The Most Popular Android Application UI Testing Tool – Anitha Eswari – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/robotium-tutorial-android-application-ui-testing-tool/
• SBTM with iTester and Google Drive – AltomTeam – http://altom.ro/blog/sbtm-with-itester-and-google-drive
• Selenium WebDriver getAttribute nuance – Alan Richardson – http://seleniumsimplified.com/2014/06/selenium-webdriver-getattribute-nuance/
• The Art of Writing XPaths – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/xpath-tutorial/
• Upgrading the HTMLUnit Version for WebDriver with Maven Dependencies – Alan Richardson – http://seleniumsimplified.com/2014/06/upgrading-the-htmlunit-version-for-webdriver-with-maven-dependencies/

Conferences/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• CAST 2014: PerScholas Grant Program – AST – http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2014/06/19/cast-2014-perscholas-grant-program/
• GTAC 2014: Call for Proposals & Attendance – Anthony Vallone – http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2014/06/gtac-2014-call-for-proposals-attendance.html
• OZWST 2014 – What a Ride! – David Greenless – http://ozwst.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/ozwst-2014-what-a-ride/
• Software Testing World Cup 2014 – my side of the story – Andrei Contan – http://andrei.contan.ro/software-testing-world-cup-2014-side-story/

Attention: Ohio Testers

6/24/14 – Columbus, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Testing Games Night w/ Erik Davis – http://bit.ly/1kvRxjw

Miscellaneous

• Podcasts: AB Testing – Episode 7 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=24
• Testing Trapeze magazine – June 2014 edition! – Teri Charles –  http://bouldertester.blogspot.com/2014/06/testing-trapeze-magazine-june-2014.html

Items of Interest for Testers

• Amazon’s New Fire Phone: A Tester and Developer Playground? – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/06/19/amazons-new-fire-phone-a-tester-and-developer-playground/
• Bug Bounty: Earn cashing and caché flushing out website security bugs – Gillian Shaw – http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/06/16/bug-bounty-earn-cashing-and-cache-flushing-out-website-security-bugs/
• Microsoft strips some Windows 7 users of IE11 patch privileges – Gregg Keizer – http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249125/Microsoft_strips_some_Windows_7_users_of_IE11_patch_privileges?taxonomyId=89
• Project Panama Unites Java and C/C++ – Cameron Philipp-Edmonds – http://www.techwell.com/2014/06/project-panama-unites-java-and-cc

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