Testing Bits – 7/6/14 – 7/12/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/6/14 – 7/12/14.

Articles & Blogs

• 10 Quotes for Software Testers…Since the Last Time – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/07/07/10-quotes-for-software-testerssince-the-last-time/
• 10 things you can do as a developer to make your app secure: #9 Start with Requirements – Jim Bird – http://swreflections.blogspot.com/2014/07/10-things-you-can-do-as-developer-to_7.html
• 10 things you can do to as a developer to make your app secure: #10 Design Security In – Jim Bird – http://swreflections.blogspot.com/2014/07/10-things-you-can-do-to-as-developer-to.html
• App Testing in China’s Mobile Market – Mike Brown – http://mobileapptesting.com/2014/07/08/app-testing-in-chinas-mobile-market/
• Batman and Page Objects – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/page-object-tutorial/
• Best Practices Aren’t – Chris Simms – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2014/07/best-practices-arent.html
• Cognitive Biases in Quality Assurance – Jens Finkhäuser – http://www.spritecloud.com/2014/07/cognitive-biases-in-quality-assurance/
• FAQ: Software testing in the cloud – Moriah Sargent – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/FAQ-Software-testing-in-the-cloud
• Error Messages – A bug hunting party – Simon Schrijver – http://simonsaysnomore.wordpress.com/2014/07/07/error-messages-a-bug-hunting-party/
• Four Reasons Pessimists Don’t Make the Best Testers – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/07/08/four-reasons-pessimists-dont-make-the-best-testers/
• How to Set Defect Priority and Severity (with Defect Triage Process) – Sneha Nadig – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-set-defect-priority-and-severity-with-defect-triage-process/
• Isolate add iPhone add number feature – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2014/07/isolate-add-iphone-add-number-feature.html
• Managing Knowledge Transfer Sessions – Mark Crowther – http://cyreath.blogspot.com/2014/07/managing-knowledge-transfer-sessions.html
• Pushing Up All The Levels On The Mixing Board – Eric Jacobson – http://www.testthisblog.com/2014/07/pushing-up-all-levels-on-mixing-board.html
• Practical Performance Testing on Any Budget – Stephen Gyves – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/practical-performance-testing-any-budget
• Speak Like a Test Manager: An Interview with Michael Sowers – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/speak-test-manager-interview-michael-sowers
• Start with the When – Matthew Eakin – http://goofytesterguy.blogspot.com/2014/07/start-with-when.html
• The Ethics of Metrics: An Interview with Deborah Kennedy – Cameron Philipp-Edmonds – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/ethics-metrics-interview-deborah-kennedy
• The Power of an Example for Context – Matthew Huesser – http://www.techwell.com/2014/07/power-example-context
• We Don’t Break Things – They’re Already Broken – Quality Captain – http://www.qualitycaptain.com/we-dont-break-things-theyre-already-broken/
• What can the Hotel Hippo debacle teach us about testing? – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/07/07/hotel-hippo/
• Why Software Testing is considered a inferior job as compared to Software developer? – Shanmuga Raja – http://rantsonsoftware.com/why-software-testing-is-considered-a-inferior-job-as-compared-to-software-developer/

Tools

• Automation Testing Using Cucumber – Giovanni – http://qathoughts.wordpress.com/2014/07/12/automation-testing-using-cucumber/
• Convert Selenium projects from RC (selenium 1.0) to Web Driver (selenium 2.0) – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/07/convert-selenium-projects-from-rc.html
• HP UFT 12.01 Release – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – http://qainsights.com/hp-uft-12-01-release/

Conferences/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• #KWST4 – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2014/07/kwst4.html
• Lessons Learned in OZWSTing (2014 Edition) – Dean Mackenzie – http://yesbroken.com/2014/07/09/lessons-learned-in-ozwsting-2014-edition/
• Let’s Test Oz: A Wiz of an Idea – Colin Cherry – http://itesting.com.au/2014/07/07/lets-test-oz-a-wiz-of-an-idea/
• Q&A: Context-Driven Testing Champions Talk Trends, Preview Let’s Test Oz – Ryan Arsenault –  http://blog.utest.com/2014/07/11/qa-context-driven-testing-champions-talk-trends-preview-lets-test-oz/
• Software Testing World Cup, Time management – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2014/07/software-testing-world-cup-time.html
• Software Testing World Cup, Test report – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2014/07/software-testing-world-cup-test-report.html
• Weekend Testing America – Testing Deep (WTA-52) – Patrick Prill – http://testpappy.wordpress.com/2014/07/06/weekend-testing-america-testing-deep-wta-52/

Attention: Ohio Testers

7/29/14 – Columbus, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Ruby/Cucumber – A Live Demo – http://bit.ly/1wxEu4Y

Miscellaneous

• Podcasts: AB Testing – Episode 8 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=27
• Podcasts: AB Testing – Episode 9 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=29

Items of Interest for Testers

• 10 Leadership Lessons From Jeffrey Fox – Mike Lyles – http://www.cio.com/article/2451534/leadership-management/10-leadership-lessons-from-jeffrey-fox.html
• Firefox falters, falls to record low in overall browser share – Gregg Keizer – http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249566/Firefox_falters_falls_to_record_low_in_overall_browser_share
• Is Chrome about to swing the knockout punch at Firefox? – Jack Wallen – http://www.techrepublic.com/article/is-chrome-about-to-swing-the-knockout-punch-at-firefox/
• Meet the uTesters: Linda Peterson – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/07/07/meet-the-utesters-linda-peterson/
• Microsoft’s IE steps back from the brink of irrelevance – Gregg Keizer – http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249618/Microsoft_s_IE_steps_back_from_the_brink_of_irrelevance
• Millennium bug returns: US draft notices sent to men born in 1800s – Mark Tyson – http://hexus.net/tech/news/software/72041-millennium-bug-returns-us-draft-notices-sent-men-born-1800s/
• The Agile Manifesto: A Look Back and a Look Forward – Joe Townsend – http://www.techwell.com/2014/07/agile-manifesto-look-back-and-look-forward

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