Testing Bits – 9/14/14 – 9/20/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 9/14/14 – 9/20/14.

Articles & Blogs

• A tale of two tutors … – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-tale-of-two-tutors.html
• Agile testing activity checklist – John Stevenson – http://steveo1967.blogspot.com/2014/09/agile-testing-activity-checklist.html
• Automated Tests Should Be Living Documentation – Ardesco – http://ardesco.lazerycode.com/index.php/2014/09/automated-tests-should-be-living-documentation/
• Back to basics 1: Testing with oracles and heuristics – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/09/back-to-basics-1-testing-with-oracles.html
• Back to basics 2: Registration – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/09/back-to-basics-2-registration.html
• Blog: A Response to Anne Mette Hass – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2014/09/a-response-to-anne-mette-hass/
• Blog: Dramatis Personae – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2014/09/dramatis-personae/
• Clickjacking – The Unknown hazard – Abhinav Sejpal – http://www.testingcircus.com/clickjacking-the-unknown-hazard/
• Data Migration Testing – Ruma Dak – http://rumadak.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/data-migration-testing/
• Database Testing – Dynamic WHERE clauses for SQL queries – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/09/dynamic-where-clauses-for-sql-queries.html
• G(r)ood Testing Volume 3 – The role of test manager: It depends – Derk-Jan de Grood – http://testhuddle.com/grood-testing-volume-3-the-role-of-test-manager-it-depends/
• How We Really Need to Stop ISO 29119 – Marek Langhans – http://blog.utest.com/2014/09/19/how-we-really-need-to-stop-iso-29119/
• Is manual testing still necessary? – Gerie Owen – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/answer/Is-manual-testing-still-necessary
• ISO 29119 Questions: Part 2 – Simon Morley – http://testers-headache.blogspot.com/2014/09/iso-29119-questions-part-2.html
• Mobile UI Automation: A New Hope? – Josh Grant – http://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/97782382275/mobile-ui-automation-a-new-hope
• Open Letter to ISO – Henrik, Iain, Ilari, Johan – http://commonsensetesting.org/stop29119/OpenLetter/
• Re-evaluating the “book burners” accusation – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/09/15/re-evaluating-the-book-burners-accusation/
• Regression Testing: The Bane of the Tester – Paul Berry – http://pberry.me.uk/testing/?p=52
• Response to Tour Testing – Andreas Cederholm – http://blog.houseoftest.se/2014/09/14/response-to-tour-testing/
• Some quality metrics that helped my teams – Augusto Evangelisti – http://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/some-quality-metrics-that-helped-my-teams/
• Testing and the Grim Story of the Boy Who Cried “Bug” – Jonathan Ross – http://warptest.com/2014/09/testing-grim-story-boy-cried-bug/
• Tools for Innovative Thinking – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/tools-for-innovative-thinking/
• Try Sending It Left – Eric Jacobson – http://www.testthisblog.com/2014/09/try-sending-it-left.html
• Using Your Own Crowd for Crowdsourced Testing – Nel Hoenig – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/using-your-own-crowd-crowdsourced-testing
• Web Accessibility: Impairment Categories (mindmap) – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/09/18/web-accessibility-impairment-categories-mindmap/
• What you measure will improve – Joel Montvelisky – http://qablog.practitest.com/2014/09/what-you-measure-will-improve/
• Why I signed the STOP ISO 29119 petition – Georg Lysen – http://blog.houseoftest.se/2014/09/14/why-i-signed-the-stop-iso-29119-petition/
• Why would I do regression testing? – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/09/why-would-i-do-regression-testing.html

Tools

• Faking Geolocation in Selenium WebDriver with Firefox – Alister Scott – http://watirmelon.com/2014/09/18/faking-geolocation-in-selenium-webdriver-with-firefox/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• London Tester Gathering Workshop 2014 – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/mobile/london-tester-gathering-workshops-2014-2/
• MEWT 2 Experience Report – Simon Knight – http://mewtblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/mewt-2-experience-report/
• QA or the Highway – 2015 Call for Speakers – http://qaorthehighway.com/qa-or-the-highway/2015-call-for-speakers/
• STP Leadership Summit 2014: “A 360 Degree View of Testing” – 9/24, 9/25 – http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Event/1319/
• WTA54: An Intro to Accessibility Testing – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/09/16/wta54-accessibility-testing/

Let’s Test Oz:

• A Special Let’s Test Oz Thank You – David Greenless – http://martialtester.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/a-special-lets-test-oz-thank-you/
• Behind Enemy Lines? My experience at Let’s Test Oz – Daniel Luschwitz – http://blog.softed.com/2014/09/19/behind-enemy-lines-my-experience-at-let%E2%80%99s-test-oz-2/
• Greetings, welcome to the context-driven testing community – Lee Hawkins – http://therockertester.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/greetings-welcome-to-the-context-driven-testing-community/
• Let’s Test Oz 2014 – Day 1 – Kim Engel – http://isitgoodenoughyet.com/2014/09/15/lets-test-oz-2014-day-1/
• Test Leadership – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2014/09/test-leadership.html
• The Let’s Test Oz experience … – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-lets-test-oz-experience.html
• The Responsibilities of a Conference Facilitator – Aaron Hodder – http://testerkiwi.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-responsibilities-of-conference.html
• Top Tweets from Let’s Test Oz 2014 – Linda Seid Frembes – http://blog.utest.com/2014/09/18/top-tweets-from-lets-test-oz-2014/
• Tweet Bits from #LetsTestOz – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2014/09/18/tweet-bits-from-letstestoz/
• Welcome to Oz – Anders Dinsen – http://blog.asym.dk/2014/09/16/welcome-to-oz/

Attention: Ohio Testers

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

• Book: “Explore It! Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing” a book review – Andrei Contan – http://andrei.contan.ro/explore-it-book-review/
• Books: Quality Software Bundle – Gerald Weinberg – http://secretsofconsulting.blogspot.com/2014/09/quality-software-bundle.html
• Book Reading: The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams – Amy – http://amybughunter.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/book-reading-the-one-minute-manager-builds-high-performing-teams/
• Videos: Getting Started With JMeter in 30 Minutes – Saurabh Chhabra – http://qxf2.com/blog/get-started-jmeter/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• How the next version of IE, codenamed ‘Spartan,’ might support extensions – Mary Jo Foley – http://www.zdnet.com/how-the-next-version-of-ie-codenamed-spartan-might-support-extensions-7000033685/
• How to Turn Off IE Automatic Updates – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2014/09/16/how-to-turn-off-ie-automatic-updates/
• Information regarding Internet Explorer 12 supporting extensions begin to leak – Joseph Finney – http://www.winbeta.org/news/information-regarding-internet-explorer-12-supporting-extensions-begin-leak
• uTest Announces First Testers of the Quarter, Introduces Hall of Fame – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/09/18/utest-announces-first-testers-of-the-quarter-introduces-hall-of-fame/
• Vote for the Ideal Tool Contest Finalists – Linda Seid Frembes – http://blog.utest.com/2014/09/17/vote-for-the-ideal-tool-contest-finalists/

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