Testing Bits – 8/31/14 – 9/6/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 8/31/14 – 9/6/14.

Articles & Blogs

• Acceptance testers as IT professionals – are there really that few ladies in IT? – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/09/acceptance-testers-as-it-professionals.html
• Baselining test data in your test environment – Mikkel Korsgaard – http://testing4tw.blogspot.com/2014/09/baselining-test-data-in-your-test.html
• Blog: An Example of Progress in the Drafting of ISO 29119 – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2014/09/progress-in-drafting-iso29119/
• Blog: Frequently-Asked Questions About the 29119 Controversy – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2014/09/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-29119-controversy/
• Database testing – why are stored procedures sometimes so slow compared with plain SQL statements? – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/09/database-testing-why-are-stored.html
• Dispelling the Misconceptions #3 – Testing Isn’t Running a Script to Check Against Requirements – Dan Ashby – http://danashby04.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/dispelling-the-misconceptions-3-testing-isnt-running-through-a-script-to-check-against-requirements/
• Documentation – Simon Schrijver – http://simonsaysnomore.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/documentation/
• Failure – the secret of my success … – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/09/failure-secret-of-my-success.html
• Have You Signed the Petition to Stop ISO 29119? – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/signed-petition-stop-iso-29119/
• ISO 29119 Questions: Part 1 – Simon Morley – http://testers-headache.blogspot.com/2014/08/iso-29119-questions-part-1.html
• ISO 29119 Roundtable Discussion – Part I – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/iso-29119-roundtable-discussion-part-i/
• ISO 29119 Roundtable Discussion – Part II – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/iso-29119-roundtable-discussion-part-ii/
• ISO 29119 Roundtable Discussion – Part III – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/iso-29119-roundtable-discussion-part-iii/
• ISO 29119: Why it is Dangerous to the Software Testing Community – James Christie – http://blog.utest.com/2014/09/02/iso-29119-why-it-is-dangerous-to-the-software-testing-community/
• ISO – the dog that hasn’t barked – James Christie – http://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/iso-the-dog-that-hasnt-barked/
• Localisation Testing? Build a Great Team! – Sinoj K. Thomas John – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2014/08/localisation-testing-build-great-team/
• Metrics and the science of measurement … – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/09/metrics-and-science-of-measurement.html
• New Ideas for Effective Localization Testing Practices in an Agile Cycle – Rajini Padmanaban – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/new-ideas-effective-localization-testing-practices-agile-cycle
• On Diversity, Representation and Standards in the Testing Business – Paul Gerrard – http://www.eurostarconferences.com/blog/2014/9/2/on-diversit-and-representation-and-standards-in-the-testing-business
• Parallels between testing and wood turning – Patrick Prill – http://testpappy.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/parallels-between-testing-and-wood-turning/
• Party like it’s 1979 – Iain McCowatt – http://exploringuncertainty.com/blog/archives/1129
• Software Testing, Some myths and the Path forward… – Ajay Balamurugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2014/09/software-testing-some-myths-and-path.html
• Software testing standards – Milin Patel – http://milinpatel17.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/software-testing-standards/
• Special words for programming concepts for tester – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/09/special-words-for-programming-concepts.html
• Take a Test Drive: Acceptance Test-Driven Development: An Interview with Jared Richardson – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/take-test-drive-acceptance-test-driven-development-interview-jared-richardson
• TDD – That Doodle Defined – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2014/09/tdd-that-doodle-defined.html
• Tester’s Find the Best Bugs When… – David Greenless – http://martialtester.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/testers-find-the-best-bugs-when/
• Testing and Interviewing – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/testing-and-interviewing/
• The Economics of Unit Testing – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.gilzilberfeld.com/2014/09/the-economics-of-unit-testing.html
• The ISO29119 debate – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=1800
• What’s The Difference? Telling Functional Testing From Non-Functional – Bug Huntress – http://blog.bughuntress.com/functional-testing/whats-the-difference-telling-functional-testing-from-non-functional

Tools

• Get Started With Browserstack: Part 1 – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/browserstack-part1/
• How to get Selenium to wait for page load after a click – Harry Percival – http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/how-to-get-selenium-to-wait-for-page-load-after-a-click.html
• Where I Use Loops In Automated Tests – The Director – http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2014/09/where-i-use-loops-in-automated-tests/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• SIGIST – It’s better, but is it enough? – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/sigist-its-better-but-is-it-enough/
• WT 108: HackThisSite: Practice Security Testing Skills – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3724
• WTA-54 – A Web for Everyone? Accessibility Testing with WAVE – Michael Larsen – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3732

Attention: Ohio Testers

9/18/2014 – Columbus, OH – COQAA – Automation is What We Do – Why Test Automation is Perfectly Logical in an IT World w/ Joseph Beale – http://coqaa.org/id1.html

9/30/2014 – Columbus, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Improv(e) Your Testing! Tips and Tricks from Jester to Tester w/ Damian Synadinos – http://bit.ly/1luTx

Miscellaneous

• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/
• Tea Time With Testers Magazine – July/August Edition – http://www.teatimewithtesters.com/#!magazines/galleryPage

Items of Interest for Testers

• Apple Needs a Bug Bounty Program – Gizmodo – http://gizmodo.com/apple-needs-a-bug-bounty-program-1630539492
• Bridge360 Honors First Class of Veterans4Quality™ Training Program – http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/09/03/bridge360-honors-first-class-of-veterans4quality™-training-program-a-551123.html
• Community revolts against ISO software testing standards – Adrian Bridgwater – http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/open-source-insider/2014/09/community-revolt-against-iso-software-testing-standards.html
• Crowdsourced Testing Aims to Make QA More Efficient For Clients (Part 1) – Anton Root – http://www.crowdsourcing.org/editorial/crowdsourced-testing-aims-to-make-qa-more-efficient-for-clients-part-i/33552
• Opera Mini returns to Windows Phone, starts taking signups for beta testing – Manish Singh – http://www.bgr.in/news/opera-mini-returns-to-windows-phone-starts-taking-signups-for-beta-testing/
• Twitter swaps kudos for cash with launch of bug bounty security program – Laim Tung – http://www.zdnet.com/twitter-swaps-kudos-for-cash-with-launch-of-bug-bounty-security-program-7000033294/

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