Testing Bits – 10/19/14 – 10/25/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 10/19/14 – 10/25/14.

Articles & Blogs

• Accessibility Testing Requirements – Understandable – Predictable – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/10/23/accessibility-testing-requirements-understandable-predictable/
• Accessibility Testing Requirements – Understandable – Readable – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/10/21/accessibility-testing-requirements-understandable-readable/
• Agile tester part 2, questions and answers – Augusto Evangelisti – http://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/agile-tester-part-2-questions-and-answers/
• Authors in Testing Q&A: Dorothy Graham Talks ‘Experiences of Test Automation’ – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/10/22/authors-in-testing-qa-dorothy-graham-talks-experiences-of-test-automation/
• Few things a tester should say more often! – Ablish Nhari – http://espytester.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/few-things-a-tester-should-say-more-often/
• Four Reasons Software Testing Will Move Even Further Into the Wild by 2017 – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/10/23/four-reasons-software-testing-will-move-even-further-into-the-wild-by-2017/
• How to Create Effective Adverts for Recruiting Software Testers – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/effective-adverts-for-recruiting-software-testers/
• How to speed up your learning? – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-speed-up-your-learning.html
• Innovation Tools: Pattern Recognition – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/innovation-tools-pattern-recognition/
• My First Steps in Using MindMap – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-first-steps-in-using-mindmap.html
• My Testing Platform – One Year Retrospective – Joe DeMeyer – http://opentoscrutiny.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/my-testing-platform-one-year-retrospecitve/
• Perhaps They Should Have Tested More – Intrado 911 – Joe Strazzere – http://www.allthingsquality.com/2014/10/perhaps-they-should-have-tested-more_22.html
• Risk Analysis in software Testing – David Zhmach – http://www.dtvisiontech.com/2014/10/risk-analysis-in-software-testing_24.html
• Steve Asks All Things – Joe Strazzere – http://www.allthingsquality.com/2014/10/steve-asks-all-things.html
• Testing the Limits With Testing ‘Rock Star’ Michael Larsen — Part I – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/10/20/testing-the-limits-with-testing-rock-star-michael-larsen-part-i/
• The Beginner’s Mind Applied to Software Testing – Randy Rice – http://randallrice.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-beginners-mind-applied-to-software.html
• The Workaround Denier – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2014/10/the-workaround-denier.html
• Things A Tester Should Say At A Daily Standup – Eric Jacobson – http://www.testthisblog.com/2014/10/things-tester-should-say-at-daily.html
• Two things that bother me on #stop29119 discussions – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/10/two-things-that-bother-me-on-stop29119.html
• Webinar: Test Lead of my dreams – Kim Knup – http://punkmiktests.blogspot.com/2014/10/webinar-test-lead-of-my-dreams.html
• What are Synthetics? – Keith Stobie – http://testmuse.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/what-are-synthetics/
• Why your teams competency matrix may not match reality, and how to fix – Rob Lambert – https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141020101636-18398652-why-your-teams-competency-matrix-may-not-match-reality-and-how-to-fix-it

Tools

• JMETER – browser request/server response, GET & POST requests – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/10/jmeter-browser-requestserver-response.html
• Open Source Load Testing Tools Comparison: Which One Should You Use? – Dmitru Tikhanski – http://blog.utest.com/2014/10/21/open-source-load-testing-tools-comparison-which-one-should-you-use/
• Ways to identify UI elements in mobile apps – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/identify-ui-elements-mobile-apps/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• DEWT5 announced – Huib Schoots – http://dewt.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/dewt5-announced/
• WT 109: KanbanFlow: Test Idea Generation and Root Cause Analysis – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3774

StarWest 2014

• On Data and Testing and Inquiry: StarWest Retrospective pt 1 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/10/on-data-and-testing-and-inquiry.html
• Paco Hope Presents Security Testing for Muggles at STARWEST 2014 – Beth Romanik – http://www.techwell.com/2014/10/paco-hope-presents-security-testing-muggles-starwest-2014

Attention: Ohio Testers

10/28/2014 – Columbus, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Retrospective 2014 & Lightning Talks – http://bit.ly/1rYGgNi

Miscellaneous

• Book: The Cartoon Tester Vol. I by Andy Glover – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-cartoon-tester-vol-i-by-andy-glover.html
• Book Review: PhantomJS Cookbook – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2014/10/23/book-review-phantomjs-cookbook/
• Book Review: The Psychology of Software #Testing by John Stevenson – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-psychology-of-software-testing-by.html
• Podcasts: Testing in the Pub Episode 12 – Hiring and Recruitment – Part 2 – Stephen Janaway, Dan Ashby – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/testing/testing-pub-episode-12-hiring-recruitment-part-2/
• Videos: HP UFT API – FREE TRAINING VIDEOS – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2014/10/21/hp-uft-api-free-training-videos/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• A preventable coding error knocked out 911 service for millions – Colin Lecher – http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/20/7014705/coding-error-911-fcc-washington
• Back to Basics: 3 Drivers to Software Goodness – Vu Lam – http://sdtimes.com/back-basics-3-drivers-software-goodness/
• Safari 8 browser on Yosemite shows major speed boost – Stephen Shankland – http://www.cnet.com/au/news/safari-8-browser-on-yosemite-shows-major-speed-boost/

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