Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/20/14 – 7/26/14.

Articles & Blogs

• 5 Best Automation Tools for Testing Android Applications – Oleg Prosyanik – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/5-best-automation-tools-for-testing-android-applications/
• A Proposed Model for ETL Process and Testing – Meenakshi Gangwar – http://intensetesting.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/a-proposed-model-for-etl-process-and-testing/
• Are You an Effective Test Manager? – Mukesh Sharma – http://www.techwell.com/2014/07/are-you-effective-test-manager
• Blog: The Sock Puppets of Formal Testing – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2014/07/sock-puppets-of-formal-testing/
• Building Mobile Apps the User Can Trust – Phillips Lew – http://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/building-mobile-apps-user-can-trust
• Breaking barriers, testing style! – Sowmya Ramesh – http://testhuddle.com/breaking-barriers-testing-style/
• Considering the Value of Software Testers – Pete Walen – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/considering-value-software-testers
• Differences between Software Testing and Game Testing – Johan Hoberg – http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JohanHoberg/20140721/221444/Differences_between_Software_Testing_and_Game_Testing.php
• Do we Need Testcases? – Jayprakash Mourya – http://intensetesting.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/do-we-need-testcases/
• Don’t lose sight of the problem you’re trying to solve – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/07/25/dont-lose-sight-of-the-problem-youre-trying-to-solve/
• Generalize add iPhone number feature – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2014/07/generalize-add-iphone-number-feature.html
• Growing into Leadership: An Interview with Peter Walen – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/growing-leadership-interview-peter-walen
• How to become a Master Tester? Lessons learned from Masterchef – Jeanne Hofmans – http://testhuddle.com/how-to-become-a-master-tester-lessons-learned-from-masterchef-2/
• How a Test Community Became a Family – Colin Cherry – http://itesting.com.au/2014/07/24/how-a-test-community-became-a-family/
• Is Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) Worth the Effort? – Peter Karas – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2014/07/acceptance-test-driven-development-atdd-worth-effort/
• Is Automation for Regression Purposes Worth It? – Jon Robinson – http://qubedapples.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/is-automation-for-regression-purposes-worth-it/
• Is there a difference between “Quality Analyst and Tester?” – Simon Schrijver – http://simonsaysnomore.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/is-there-a-difference-between-quality-analyst-and-tester/
• Maximize add iPhone number feature – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2014/07/maximze-add-iphone-number-feature.html
• Measuring user experience can produce objective metrics – Matt Heusser – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/answer/Measuring-user-experience-can-produce-objective-metrics
• Parallel Testing 101 – Nazariy Popov – http://testhuddle.com/parallel-testing-101/
• Test Automation using Behaviour Driven Testing – Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned – Vasudevan Swaminathan – http://testhuddle.com/test-automation-using-behaviour-driven-testing-key-takeaway-points-and-lessons-learned/
• Testing the Limits With James Bach – Part I – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/07/21/testing-the-limits-with-james-bach-part-i-3/
• Unit Testing for test automation – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/07/unit-testing-for-test-automation.html
• Why Software Testing Needs Revolution? (and Here is How) – Bhumika Mehta – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/why-software-testing-needs-revolution/
• Will It Meet Our Needs? vs. Is There A Problem Here? – Eric Jacobson – http://www.testthisblog.com/2014/07/will-it-meet-our-needs-vs-is-there.html

Tools

• A new home for the gaiatest documentation – Dave Hunt – http://blargon7.com/2014/07/a-new-home-for-the-gaiatest-documentation/
• Cucumber: Verify page content from a data source – Girlie – http://girliemangalo.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/cucumber-verify-page-content-from-a-data-source/
• Ensuring Quality – Jon Robinson – http://qubedapples.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/ensuring-quality/
• Grunting Your Way Into JavaScript – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/grunting-your-way-into-javascript/
• Selenium: How to Handle Windows-Based Dialogs and Pop-Ups – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2014/07/21/selenium-how-to-handle-windows-based-dialogs-and-pop-ups/
• Set up the first Web Driver project in Eclipse – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/07/set-up-first-web-driver-project-in.html
• What is QTP Essentials Edition? – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2014/07/22/what-is-qtp-essentials-edition/

Conferences/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Announcing the 2014 Summer Bug Battle, uTest’s First Since 2010 – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/07/23/announcing-the-2014-summer-bug-battle-utests-first-since-2010/
• BNT-12: [Security Testing] SQL Injection for Beginners – Abhinav Sejpal – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3664
• Context Driven Testing Spreading Its Wings – Smita Mishra – http://smitamishrablog.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/context-driven-testing-spreading-its-wings/
• Software Testing World Cup and our experience!!! – Ajay Balamurugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2014/07/software-testing-world-cup-and-our.html
• Something for the weekend, sir? – Dan Billing – http://thetestdoctor.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/something-for-the-weekend-sir/
• Sydney testers meetup #37 – Journey of Acceptance Test Driven Development #Sydtest – Sigurdur Birgisson – http://happytesting.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/sydney-testers-meetup-37-journey-of-acceptance-test-driven-development-sydtest/
• WTEU-47: A facilitator’s report – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/07/21/wteu-47-a-facilitators-report/

Attention: Ohio Testers

7/29/14 – Columbus, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Let’s Talk Testing, An Open Discussion – http://bit.ly/1wxEu4Y

Miscellaneous

• How Do You Take Notes?  Want to Share It? – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/how-do-you-take-notes-want-to-share-it/
• Podcasts: Episode #46 Bob Wescott’s Every Computer Performance – Mark Tomlinson, James Pulley – http://www.perfbytes.com/bob-wescotts-every-computer-performance

Items of Interest for Testers

• Firefox 31 Brings Developer Tools and Security Fixes – Sean Michael Kerner – http://www.datamation.com/security/firefox-31-brings-developer-tools-and-security-fixes.html
• German Company Recruits Employees with Autism – Laurel Joss – http://www.autismdailynewscast.com/german-company-recruits-employees-with-autism/13453/laurel-joss/
• Google Chrome Steals the Spotlight From Internet Explorer – Joseph Gacinga – http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/07/23/google-chrome-steals-the-spotlight-from-internet-e.aspx
• Windows App Testing: History of Windows Mobile and its Version -  Part 2 – Pradeep Lingan – http://pradeeplingan.blogspot.com/2014/07/windows-app-testing-history-of-windows_22.html
• Windows App Testing: History of Windows Mobile and its Version – Part 3 – Pradeep Lingan – http://pradeeplingan.blogspot.com/2014/07/windows-app-testing-history-of-windows_24.html
• Windows App Testing: History of Windows Mobile and its version – Part 4 – Pradeep Lingan – http://pradeeplingan.blogspot.com/2014/07/windows-app-testing-history-of-windows_98.html
• Windows App Testing: History of Windows Phone and its Version – Part 5 – Pradeep Lingan – http://pradeeplingan.blogspot.com/2014/07/windows-app-testing-history-of-windows_25.html
• Windows App Testing: Windows Phone Supported devices – Part – 6 – Pradeep Lingan – http://pradeeplingan.blogspot.com/2014/07/windows-app-testing-windows-phone.html

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