Testing Bits – 11/30/14 – 12/06/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 11/30/14 – 12/06/14

Articles & Blogs

• #GoTesting – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2014/12/gotesting.html
• Authors in Testing: The ‘Social Tester’ on Passionate Testers and the Power of Social Media – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/12/01/authors-in-testing-the-social-tester-on-passionate-testers-and-the-power-of-social-media/
• Better software through SCIENCE! – Seth Eliot – http://www.setheliot.com/blog/2014/11/29/better-software-through-science/
• Building a testing culture – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/12/building-testing-culture.html
• Conferences build community – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2014/12/conferences-build-community.html
• Dispelling The Misconceptions #6 – “Let It Fail! As Long As We Fail Fast!” – Dan Ashby – http://danashby04.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/dispelling-the-misconceptions-6-let-it-fail-as-long-as-we-fail-fast/
• Elevator Pitches for Testers – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/elevator-pitches-for-testers/
• Exploratory testing teaches a growth mindset – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/11/exploratory-testing-teaches-growth.html
• Gherkin It! Other Approach for Describing System Behavior (with Examples) – Bug Huntress – http://blog.bughuntress.com/functional-testing/gherkin-other-approach
• Giving & Receiving Feedback – Both Sides of the Story – Colin Cherry – http://itesting.com.au/2014/12/01/giving-receiving-feedback-both-sides-of-the-story/
• How do you determine if a test case should be automated or only tested manually? – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/12/how-do-you-determine-if-test-case.html
• How to Report a Bug – SpriteCloud – http://www.spritecloud.com/2014/12/how-to-report-a-bug/
• HWTSAM – Six Years Later – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/hwtsam-six-years-later/
• Interview about Stop 29119 with Service Virtualization – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/interview-about-stop-29119-with-service-virtualization/
• Interview Testers As If You Want Testers – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2014/12/interview-testers-as-if-you-want-testers/
• Maintaining Tester Independence in an Agile World – Michael Sowers – http://www.techwell.com/2014/12/maintaining-tester-independence-agile-world
• On Women, In Testing – Rosie Sherry – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2014/12/women-testing/
• Report Verifications, Not ‘Tests’ – Burdette Lamar – https://burdettelamar.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/report-verifications-not-tests/
• Shorts: Ideas described in less words; Code Coverage, Metrics, Reading and More – Jeremy Carey-Dressler – http://about98percentdone.blogspot.com/2014/12/shorts-ideas-described-in-less-words.html
• Skills and habits – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/12/skills-and-habits.html
• Testing hierarchies – an overrated approach? – Andrei Contan – http://andrei.contan.ro/testing-hierarchies-overrated-approach/
• The Relationship Between Risk and ContinuousTesting: An Interview with Wayne Ariola – Cameron Philipp-Edmonds – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/relationship-between-risk-and-continuoustesting-interview-wayne-ariola
• The ultimate series of Software testing interview questions (Part 2) – David Zhmach – http://www.dtvisiontech.com/2014/12/the-ultimate-series-of-software-testing.html
• The View from the Test Manager’s Gallery – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-view-from-test-managers-gallery.html
• This Holiday Season, Help Your Website Achieve Peak Performance – Part 3 – Paul Bruce – http://blog.smartbear.com/user-experience/this-holiday-season-help-your-website-achieve-peak-performance-part-3-2/
• This Holiday Season, Help Your Website Achieve Peak Performance – Part 4 – Paul Bruce – http://blog.smartbear.com/web-performance/this-holiday-season-help-your-website-achieve-peak-performance-part-4/
• What is Negative Testing and How to Write Negative Test Cases? – Sneha Nadig – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-is-negative-testing/
• What is Wrong With Using Production Data For Testing? – Bug Huntress – http://blog.bughuntress.com/testing-methodologies/using-production-data-for-testing
• Winning the Testing Excellence Award – Derk-Jan de Grood – http://djdegrood.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/winning-the-testing-excellence-award/

Tools

• JMeter and Remote Servers – A Tutorial – Martijn de Vrieze – http://martijndevrieze.net/2014/12/02/jmeter-and-remote-servers-a-tutorial/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• #NottsTest – A Chapter Ends – Ricard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2014/11/nottstest-chapter-ends.html
• BNT-13: Cross-site request forgery – Weekend Testing – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3843
• CAST 2015 – Call for Participation – Pete Walen – http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2014/12/04/cast-2015-cfp/
• Don’t Know What You’ve Got Until Someone Tries to Take It – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/12/dont-know-what-youve-got-until-someone.html
• Getting great speakers for a conference – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/11/getting-great-speakers-for-conference.html
• GTAC 2014 Wrap-up – Anthony Vallone – http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2014/12/gtac-2014-wrap-up.html
• How Google Convinced Programmers To Do Something Called ‘Testing On The Toilet’ – Julie Bort – http://www.businessinsider.com.au/googles-famous-testing-on-the-toilet-2014-12/
• Random Stuff from Agile Testing Days 2014 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/12/random-stuff-fomr-agile-testing-days.html
• The Future is Here – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2014/11/30/future/
• uTest University Course – What is Exploratory Testing? – Lucas Dargis – http://lucasdargis.com/utest-university-course-what-is-exploratory-testing/
• WeTest Weekend Workshops 2014 theme: Evolve – Aaron Hodder – http://testerkiwi.blogspot.com/2014/12/wetest-weekend-workshops-2014-theme.html
• The Workshop on Teaching Test Design – Matt Heusser – http://xndev.com/2014/12/the-workshop-on-teaching-test-design/

EuroSTAR

• A quick EuroSTAR 2014 wrap-up – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/12/02/a-quick-eurostar-2014-wrap-up/
• A Yankee Let Loose In Eire: Some Less “Testy” Reflections – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/12/a-yankee-let-loose-in-eire-some-less.html
• EUROSTAR 2014 – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/eurostar/eurostar-2014/
• EUROSTAR 2014 – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/eurostar-2014/
• My Eurostar 2014 closing keynote – Zeger Van Hese – http://testsidestory.com/2014/12/01/my-eurostar-2014-closing-keynote/
• Software Talks, Are You Listening EuroSTAR 2014 Keynote – Julian Harty – http://blog.bettersoftwaretesting.com/2014/12/software-talks-are-you-listening-eurostar-2014-keynote/
• Thank you for EuroStar 2014 – Jokin Aspiazu – http://jokinaspiazu.blogspot.com/2014/12/thank-you-for-eurostar-2014.html
• What I got back from EuroStar – Every Tester has a price, by Michael Bolton. – Jokin Aspiazu – http://jokinaspiazu.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-i-got-back-from-eurostar-every.html
• What I got back from EuroStar – The Internet of things. – Jokin Aspiazu – http://jokinaspiazu.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-i-got-back-from-eurostar-internet.html
• Why test it? Because it’s there – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/12/02/why-test-it-because-its-there/

Miscellaneous

• Book Review: Accessibility Handbook – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/12/book-review-accessibility-handbook.html
• Book Review: Pride and Paradev – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/11/book-review-pride-and-paradev.html
• Podcast: Episode #49 Gadget Performance – Mark Tomlinson, James Pulley – http://www.perfbytes.com/gadget-performance
• Video: Testing Economics 101: The Video – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.gilzilberfeld.com/2014/12/testing-economics-101-video.html
• Video: uTest Partner BlazeMeter Talks Performance Testing with JMeter – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/12/04/video-utest-partner-blazemeter-talks-performance-testing-with-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

• Finding a fit for autism in testing – Christina Mulligan – http://sdtimes.com/autistic-advantage-software-testing/
• Meet the uTesters: James Donner – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2014/12/03/meet-the-utesters-james-donner/
• Mozilla makes Firefox for iOS a priority again – Stephen Shankland – http://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-makes-firefox-for-ios-a-priority-again/
• The World by Screen Size – Mobile Overview Report – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2014/12/03/the-world-by-screen-size-mobile-overview-report/
• uTest Launches Testing Careers Content Contest – Linda Seid Frembes – http://blog.utest.com/2014/12/04/utest-launches-testing-careers-content-contest/
• Web developers rejoice: IE11 passes 25% market share, IE6 finally falls below 1% – Emil Protalinski – http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/01/web-developers-rejoice-ie11-passes-25-market-share-ie6-finally-falls-below-1/

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