Testing Bits – 12/7/14 – 12/13/14

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 12/7/14 – 12/13/14

Articles & Blogs

• Accessibility Testing Requirements – MindMap – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2014/12/10/accessibility-testing-requirements-mindmap/
• Agile Transition and Managing the Testing Process: An Interview with Samir Shah – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/agile-transition-and-managing-testing-process-interview-samir-shah
• Analyzing the Value of a Test Tool Approach – Matthew Heusser – http://www.techwell.com/2014/12/analyzing-value-test-tool-approach
• Getting Started with API Test Automation – Justin Rohrman – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/getting-started-api-test-automation
• How attitudes towards testing have changed in 20 years – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2014/12/how-attitudes-towards-testing-have.html
• Interview Tips – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/12/interview-tips.html
• Not Talking About Testing, and Talking About Not Testing – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2014/12/not-testing.html
• On Growth and Learning and the Wisdom of Unicorns – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-growth-and-learning-and-wisdom-of.html
• On Learning, Growth and Leaving Childhood Behind – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-learning-growth-and-leaving.html
• Sketching Lessons Learned in Software Testing – Adina Moldovan – http://altom.ro/blog/sketching-lessons-learned-in-software-testing
• The Quest for Testers – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2014/12/the-quest-for-testers/
• The ultimate series of Software testing interview questions (Part 3) – David Tzhmach – http://www.dtvisiontech.com/2014/12/the-ultimate-series-of-software-testing_10.html
• Thinking about No Testers – Jeremy Carey-Dressler – http://about98percentdone.blogspot.com/2014/12/thinking-about-no-test.html
• This Holiday Season Help Your Website Achieve Peak Performance – Part 5 – Paul Bruce – http://blog.smartbear.com/performance-testing/this-holiday-season-help-your-website-achieve-peak-performance-part-5/

Tools

• Accessibility Testing Tools: The Sometimes Unreliable Friends – Helen Burge – http://blog.utest.com/2014/12/08/accessibility-testing-tools-the-sometimes-unreliable-friends/
• Debugging with Fiddler – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2014/12/09/fiddler-getting-started-with-fiddler/
• Store your test automation code in a source control system (Subversive) – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2014/12/store-your-test-automation-code-in.html
• WebLOAD Review – Getting Started with WebLOAD Load Testing Tool – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/webload-load-testing-tool-review/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• A Challenging Challenge – Adam Howard – http://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2014/12/09/a-challenging-challenge/
• Does it always have to be about the drink? – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2014/12/09/does-it-always-have-to-be-about-the-drink/
• EuroSTAR 2014 – Day 2 – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/eurostar/eurostar-2014-day-2/
• EuroSTAR 2014 – Day 3 – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/eurostar/eurostar-2014-day-3/
• Giveaways from Agile Testing Days – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2014/12/07/giveaways-agile-testing-days/
• Thursday@EuroSTAR – My notes and some pictures – Kim Knup – http://punkmiktests.blogspot.com/2014/12/thursdayeurostar-my-notes-and-some.html
• WHOSE Update: Workshop on Self-Education in Software Testing – Pete Walen – http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2014/12/10/whose-update-workshop-on-self-education-in-software-testing/

Miscellaneous

• Magazine – Testing Trapeze – 2014 – December Edition – Katrina Clokie – http://www.testingcircus.com/testing-trapeze-2014-december-edition/
• Podcast: 31: Eric Lawrence: Debugging with Fiddler – Joe Colantonio – http://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/31-eric-lawrence-debugging-with-fiddler/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 14 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=44
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• EuroSTAR – Star – Adam Knight – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/eurostar-2014-star-adam-knight/
• EuroSTAR – Star – Fiona Charles – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/eurostar-star-fiona-charles/
• EuroSTAR – Star – James Christie – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/eurostar-star-james-christie/
• EuroSTAR – Star – Kristoffer Nordstrom – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/eurostar-star-kristoffer-nordstrom/
• EuroSTAR – Star – Mary Walshe – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/eurostar-star-mary-walshe/
• Flights disrupted after computer failure at UK control centre – BBC News – http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30454240
• German Crowd-Sourced Software Testing Firm Adds Cloud Product – Ron Miller – http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/09/german-crowd-sourced-software-testing-firm-adds-cloud-testing/
• Governor Cuomo Awards $1.8 M to Per Scholas and Doran Jones – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/governor-cuomos-regional-economic-development-council-awards-1-8-million-to-per-scholas-and-udc-partner-doran-jones/
• How Munch’s Google  Willing To Pay Users Per One Bug Found? – Bug Huntress – http://blog.bughuntress.com/testing-tips-tricks/how-munchs-google-pay
• Silicon Valley companies paying hackers ‘bounties’ to find their flaws before crooks do – Steve Johnson – http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27111020/silicon-valley-companies-paying-hackers-bounties-find-their
• Time is an Asterisk – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2014/12/time-is-asterisk.html
• Yahoo Plans to Disclose All New Bugs It Finds Within 90 Days – Dennis Fisher – http://threatpost.com/yahoo-plans-to-disclose-all-new-bugs-it-finds-within-90-days/109798

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