Testing Bits – 11/16/14 – 11/22/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 11/16/14 – 11/22/14

Articles & Blogs

• A Deep Dive into Open Source Tools and Tellurium: An Interview with Mike Sparks – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/deep-dive-open-source-tools-and-tellurium-interview-mike-sparks
• API Security Testing – How to Hack an API and Get Away with It (Part 2 of 3) – Ole Lensmar – http://blog.smartbear.com/apis/readyapi/api-security-testing-how-to-hack-an-api-and-get-away-with-it-part-2-of-3/
• Ask Me Another – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2014/11/ask-me-another.html
• Basis Path Testing – Hoa Le – http://howtesting.blogspot.com/2014/11/basis-path-testing.html
• Data warehouse – Test Data Management – Asik – https://asiketltestanalyst.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/data-warehouse-test-data-mangement/
• Different Ideas for Defect Management – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2014/11/different-ideas-for-defect-management.html
• From TV to Social to Accessible: “Meandering” Through 23 Years of Software Testing – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/11/from-tv-to-social-to-accessible.html
• Grace Under Pressure – How Do You Handle Tough Times? – Shri – http://shristestingblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/grace-under-pressure-how-do-you-handle-tough-times/
• How to Deal With a Developer That Wont’ Listen to You – Shri – http://shristestingblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/how-to-deal-with-a-developer-that-wont-listen-to-you/
• How To Design a Test Strategy – Jon Hagar – http://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/how-design-test-strategy
• Innovation Tools: Empathy – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/innovation-tools-empathy/
• Is Code Coverage a Silver Bullet? – Mukesh Sharma – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/code-coverage-silver-bullet
• Is TDD Dead? – part 1 – Dave Cobbe – http://testhuddle.com/is-tdd-dead-part-1/
• Is TDD Dead – part 2: how do we get there? – Dave Cobbe – http://testhuddle.com/is-tdd-dead-part-2-how-do-we-get-there/
• Managed Crowdtesting – An Augmented Approach to Testing – Parimala Hariprasad – http://curioustester.blogspot.com/2014/11/managed-crowdtesting-augmented-approach.html
• More NoTesting – Bob Marshall – http://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/more-notesting/
• NoTesting makes NoSense – Justin Rohrman – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/notesting-makes-nosense/
• On empowerment and the 2 types of downtime – Augusto Evangelisti – http://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/on-empowerment-and-the-2-types-of-downtime/
• Report from a software testing education – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2014/11/report-from-software-testing-education.html
• Sustaining Rapid Software Testing Practices Within Organization – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/11/18/sustaining-rapid-software-testing-practices-within-organization/
• Testing is Like Writing Fiction – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2014/11/testing-is-like-writing-fiction/
• The Lean Test Canvas – Matt Heusser – http://xndev.com/2014/11/the-lean-test-canvas/
• The Top Four Myths about Web Accessibility – Anish Krishnan – http://www.techwell.com/2014/11/top-four-myths-about-web-accessibility
• Too smart for checklists, and a consultants’ war? – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/too-smart-for-checklists-and-a-consultants-war/
• Top 10 Tips for Testers on Twitter – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/11/16/top-10-tips-for-testers-on-twitter/
• What is software risk management (SRM)? – David Zhmach – http://www.dtvisiontech.com/2014/11/what-is-software-risk-management-srm.html
• Who “owns” the defects? – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/11/who-owns-defects.html
• Why Are Testers Uninterested in Upgrading Their Skill Sets? – Alex Siminiuc – http://blog.utest.com/2014/11/21/why-are-testers-uninterested-in-upgrading-their-skill-sets/

Tools

• Accessibility Testing – Clarification of Tools – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/11/17/accessibility-testing-classification-of-tools/
• Android unit testing: Android testing framework and Robolectric – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/android-unit-testing-robolectric-tutorial/
• ilos Mobile Screen Recorder to Record Mobile Bugs – Daniel Knott – http://dnlkntt.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/ilos-mobile-screen-recorder-to-record-mobile-bugs/
• Load Testing: Which Tool to Choose? – Alex Podelko – http://alexanderpodelko.com/blog/2014/11/18/load-testing-which-tool-to-choose/
• Selenium and IE – Getting Them to Work Together – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2014/11/20/selenium-and-ie-getting-them-to-work-together/
• Test Automation For Android app – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/11/test-automation-for-android-app.html
• Tool that automatically generates unique html id attribute – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2014/11/tool-that-automatically-generates.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days 2014–The #AgileTD Post – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.gilzilberfeld.com/2014/11/agile-testing-days-2014the-agiletd-post.html
• Agile Testing Days – My Sketch Notes – Christina Ohanian – http://christinaohanian.com/2014/11/17/agile-testing-days-my-sketch-notes/
• Agile Testing Days, Conversations and Considerations (pt 1) – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/11/agile-testing-days-conversations-and.html
• EuroSTAR 2014: The final countdown – Neil Studd – http://testhuddle.com/eurostar-2014-the-final-countdown/
• Lean Coffee at Agile Testing Days 2014, Potsdam, Germany – Janet Gregory – http://janetgregory.ca/lean-coffee-at-agile-testing-days-2014-potsdam-germany/
• Mobile Testing with Stephen Janaway – Jokin Aspiazu – http://jokinaspiazu.blogspot.com/2014/11/mobile-testing-with-stephen-janaway.html
• The Agile Testing Days 2014 – Day 1: The Tutorial – Stephan Kamper – http://seasidetesting.com/2014/11/17/the-agile-testing-days-2014-day-1-the-tutorial/
• The Agile Testing Days 2014: Conference Day 1 – Stephan Kamper – http://seasidetesting.com/2014/11/18/the-agile-testing-days-2014-conference-day-1/
• The Agile Testing Days 2014: Conference Day 2 – Stephan Kamper – http://seasidetesting.com/2014/11/19/the-agile-testing-days-2014-conference-day-2/
• The Agile Testing Days 2014: Conference Day 3 – Stephan Kamper – http://seasidetesting.com/2014/11/22/the-agile-testing-days-2014-conference-day-3/
• WTANZ 25 – Usability Testing Using Heuristics – Alessandra Moreira – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3824

Miscellaneous

• Book: How to Remain Relevant – Price Change – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/how-to-remain-relevant-price/
• Book: Perfect Software And Other Illusions About Testing by Gerald Weinberg – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2014/11/perfect-software-and-other-illusions.html
• Book Review: Hands-On Mobile App Testing By Daniel Knott – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/mobile/book-review-hands-mobile-app-testing-daniel-knott/
• Podcast: SPaMCAST 316 – David Rico, Agile Cost of Quality – Thomas Cagley – http://tcagley.wordpress.com/2014/11/16/spamcast-316-david-rico-agile-cost-of-quality/
• Screencast: Protractor Test Automation Framework Example Code – Brian Ray – http://qualityshepherd.com/2014/11/screencast-protractor-test-automation-framework-example-code/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• Meet the uTesters: Michael Solomon – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/11/17/meet-the-utesters-michael-solomon/
• Priya Asks All Things – Joe Strazzere – http://www.allthingsquality.com/2014/11/priya-asks-all-things.html

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