Testing Bits – 11/23/14 – 11/29/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 11/23/14 – 11/29/14

Articles & Blogs

• API Security Testing – How to Hack an API and Get Away with It (Part 3 of 3) – Ole Lensmar – http://blog.smartbear.com/apis/readyapi/api-security-testing-how-to-hack-an-api-and-get-away-with-it-part-3-of-3/
• Are You A Thinking Tester? – Kim Engel – http://www.testingcircus.com/are-you-a-thinking-tester/
• Assumptions: Necessary or Evil in Testing? – Joshua Raine – http://www.testingcircus.com/assumptions-necessary-or-evil-in-testing/
• Data-Driven Quality explained – part 1: questions? what questions? – Seth Eliot – http://www.setheliot.com/blog/2014/11/24/ddq1/
• How is Cross Browser Testing Performed? – Swati S. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-is-cross-browser-testing-performed/
• Metrics Fixations: How People Feel About Numbers – Eric Proegler – http://testingthoughts.com/ericproegler/?p=615
• Serious Confusion with Resource Timing – Steve Souders – http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2014/11/25/serious-confusion-with-resource-timing/
• The Negative One – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2014/11/the-negative-one.html
• Web Accessibility Testing: Strategy and Mindmap – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/11/25/web-accessibility-testing-strategy-and-mindmap/
• Why Can’t They Just Get It Right? – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/11/27/why-cant-they-just-get-it-right/

Tools

• Challenges to run Selenium WebDriver scripts in IE Browser – Dwarika Dhish Mishra – http://www.abodeqa.com/2014/11/26/challenges-to-run-selenium-webdriver-scripts-in-ie-browser/
• Learning Node.js, Part 5 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2014/11/learning-node-js-part-5/
• Run Web Driver scripts from Command Prompt – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/11/run-web-driver-scripts-from-command.html
• Using Config Elements in a JMETER test plan – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/11/using-config-elements-in-jmeter-test.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days 2014 – Keynote – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2014/11/agile-testing-days-2014-keynote.html
• Agile Testing Days 2014 – Workshop and Tutorial – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2014/11/agile-testing-days-2014-workshop-and.html
• Agile Testing Days, Conversations and Considerations (pt 2) – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/11/agile-testing-days-conversations-and_23.html
• EuroSTAR 2014 – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/eurostar-2015/
• EuroSTAR 2014: Monday Highlight – Fiona Charles – Neil Studd – http://testhuddle.com/eurostar-2014-monday-highlight-fiona-charles/
• EuroSTAR 2014: Tuesday Highlight – Michael Bolton – Neil Studd – http://testhuddle.com/eurostar-2014-tuesday-highlight-michael-bolton/
• EuroSTAR 2014: Tuesday In Review – Neil Studd – http://testhuddle.com/eurostar-2014-tuesday-in-review/
• EuroSTAR 2014: Wednesday Highlight – Alexandru Rotaru – Neil Studd – http://testhuddle.com/eurostar-2014-wednesday-highlight-alexandru-rotaru/
• EuroSTAR 2014: Wednesday In Review – Neil Studd – http://testhuddle.com/eurostar-2014-wednesday-in-review/
• EuroSTAR 2014: Thursday In Review – Neil Studd – http://testhuddle.com/eurostar-2014-thursday-in-review/
• EuroSTAR Notes – The Internet of Things, It’s Coming! – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/testing-2/eurostar-notes-the-internet-of-things-its-coming/
• So Many Shades of Green: Day One at #esconfs – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/11/so-many-shades-of-green-day-one.html
• Green Thoughts: Day Two at #esconfs – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/11/green-thoughts-day-two-at-esconfs.html
• Green Grass and High Tides: Day Three at #esconfs – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/11/green-grass-and-high-tides-day-three-at.html
• Tuesday @EuroSTAR – My notes and some pictures – Kim Knup – http://punkmiktests.blogspot.com/2014/11/tuesday-eurostar-my-notes-and-some.html
• Wednesday @EuroSTAR – My notes and some pictures – Kim Knup – http://punkmiktests.blogspot.com/2014/11/wednesday-eurostar-my-notes-and-some.html

Miscellaneous

• Book: Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2014/11/23/fifty-quick-ideas-improve/
• Book Review: More Agile Testing – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/11/book-review-more-agile-testing.html
• 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: David Oreol – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/11/24/meet-the-utesters-david-oreol/
• Meet the uTesters: Iwona Pekala – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/11/26/meet-the-utesters-iwona-pekala/

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