Testing Bits – 2/8/15 – 2/14/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 2/8/15 – 2/14/15.

Articles & Blogs

• 8 Proven Ways to Manage Stress as a Software Testing Professional – Bhumika M. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/manage-stress-as-a-software-testing-professional/
• A valuable addition to the tester`s toolbox. Interview with Zeger Van Hese. Part 1. – A1QA – http://a1qa.com/blog/a-valuable-additiona-to-the-testers-toolbox-interview-with-zeger-van-hese-part-1/
• Automation is key, but don’t automate manual tests! – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/02/automation-is-key-but-dont-automate.html
• Blog: Give Us Back Our Testing – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/02/give-us-back-our-testing/
• Can You Give Me A Login? – Brian Ray – http://qualityshepherd.com/2015/02/can-you-give-me-a-login/
• Communication in Software Testing: Waterfall – Christian Kram – http://www.testknight.de/communication-in-software-testing-waterfall/
• Crowdsourced Testing Lets Your Apps “Go Wild” – Joe Schulz – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/crowdsourced-testing-lets-your-apps-go-wild
• Experiences of a Testing Bug Bash – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/experiences/experiences-testing-bug-bash/
• Five Things to Consider When a Tester’s Job May Be Outsourced – Alex Siminiuc – http://blog.utest.com/2015/02/10/five-things-to-consider-when-a-testers-job-may-be-outsourced/
• How Do I Learn Something New? – Danny Dainton – http://dannydainton.com/2015/02/13/how-do-i-learn-something-new/
• How to Start Performance Testing- The Black Art Revealed – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/02/10/how-to-start-performance-testing-the-black-art-revealed/
• Keeping a Work Journal – Karen Johnson – http://karennicolejohnson.com/2015/02/keeping-a-work-journal/
• Load Testing Mobile Apps – Michael Dunagan – http://loadstorm.com/2015/02/load-testing-mobile-apps/
• MobTesting – Toby Sinclair – https://tobythetesterblog.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/mobtesting/
• Paying it Forward – Why I’m a Speak Easy Mentor – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/paying-it-forward-why-im-a-speak-easy-mentor/
• Self Learning – How Do You Eat Yours? – Dan Ashby – https://danashby04.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/self-learning-how-do-you-eat-yours/
• Selling Accessibility Testing and a Plan to Get Started – Melissa Tondi – http://www.techwell.com/2015/02/selling-accessibility-testing-and-plan-get-started
• Strategies to Use and Pitfalls to Avoid When Evaluating Software Tester Performance – Sanjay Zalavadia – http://blog.utest.com/2015/02/09/strategies-to-use-and-pitfalls-to-avoid-when-evaluating-software-tester-performance/
• TDD – My experience – Nicolai L. Nielsen – http://testing4tw.blogspot.com/2015/02/tdd-my-experience.html
• The Future For Manual Testing – Steve Bennett – http://www.sbio.me/blog/2015/2/9/the-future-for-manual-testing
• The Paucity of Pass/Fail – Chris Simms – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-paucity-of-passfail.html
• The World Wants to Replace You With Something Better – Jeremy Carey-Dressler – http://about98percentdone.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-world-wants-to-replace-you-with.html
• Three arguments against the verification-validation dichotomy – Joep Schuurkes – https://testingcurve.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/three-arguments-against-the-verification-validation-dichotomy/
• What is my title worth? – Claire Banks – http://howigotintotesting.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-is-my-title-worth.html

Tools

• Correlating Dynamic Values in JMeter – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/correlating-dynamic-values-in-jmeter/
• How to embed screenshot in Cucumber report across various environments – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-to-embed-screenshot-in-cucumber.html
• Lessons Learned with Weld and Cucumber – Daniel Woodward – http://whotestedthis.squarespace.com/journal/2015/2/14/lessons-learned-with-weld-and-cucumber.html
• Test your web apps in production? Stylebot can help. – Alister Scott – http://watirmelon.com/2015/02/12/test-your-web-apps-in-production-stylebot-can-help/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Not a Conference on Test Strategy – Joris Meerts – https://patternsofproof.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/not-a-conference-on-test-strategy/
• (In Response to DEWT5) – What Has a Test Strategy Ever Done for Us? – Colin Cherry – http://itesting.com.au/2015/02/13/in-response-to-dewt5-what-has-a-test-strategy-ever-done-for-us/
• Register quick for 2015 Spring STPCon – Mike Lyles – https://mikelyles.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/register-quick-for-2015-spring-stpcon/
• WT 112: Multi Zone Clock: Open Source Software: Bug Hunting – Weekend Testing – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3936
• WTA–58: Putting Things in “Pocket” – Michael Larsen – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3948
• WTANZ 27 – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Testing – Alessandra Moreira – http://weekendtesting.com/archives/3956

QA or the Highway 2015

• QA or the Highway 2015 – Speaker Series – Featuring Jess Lancaster – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/02/08/qa-or-the-highway-2015-speaker-series-featuring-jess-lancaster/
• QA or the Highway 2015 – Speaker Series – Featuring Joe DeMeyer – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/02/09/qa-or-the-highway-2015-speaker-series-featuring-joe-demeyer/
• QA or the Highway 2015 – Speaker Series – Featuring Gareth Bowles – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/02/10/qa-or-the-highway-2015-speaker-series-featuring-gareth-bowles/
• QA or the Highway 2015 – Speaker Series – Featuring Damian Synadinos – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/02/11/qa-or-the-highway-2015-speaker-series-featuring-damian-synadinos/
• QA or the Highway 2015 – Speaker Series – Featuring Anna Royzman – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/02/12/qa-or-the-highway-2015-speaker-series-featuring-anna-royzman/
• QA or the Highway 2015 – Speaker Series – Featuring Todd Fox – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/02/13/qa-or-the-highway-2015-speaker-series-featuring-todd-fox/
• QA or the Highway 2015 – Speaker Series – Featuring Dave Patel – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/02/14/qa-or-the-highway-2015-speaker-series-featuring-dave-patel/

Attention Ohio Testers:

2/17/15 – Columbus, OH – QA or the Highway Conference – http://qaorthehighway.com/

2/19/15 – Cleveland, OH – NOSQAA – Speaking Their Language: What Testers Can Learn to Work Effectively with Programmers – http://nosqaa.org/?page_id=46

2/24/15 – Columbus, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – What I Learned at QA or the Highway 2015 – http://bit.ly/1Djn7Y9

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 39: Scott Moore: Getting Started with Performance Testing and LoadRunner – Joe Colantonio – http://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/39-scott-moore-getting-started-with-performance-testing-and-loadrunner/
• Podcast: Episode #54 Web Services Performance – Mark Tomlinson, James Pulley – http://www.perfbytes.com/web-services-performance
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• Browser Trends February 2015: The US IE8 Rebound – Craig Buckler – http://www.sitepoint.com/browser-trends-february-2015-us-ie8-rebound/
• Community Choice Announced Ahead of the 2014 uTester of the Year Awards – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2015/02/11/community-choice-announced-ahead-of-the-2014-utester-of-the-year-awards/
• New Web and Mobile Testing Trends Research Report – Bill McGee – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/02/new-web-and-mobile-testing-trends-research-report/
• Standard platform, operating system and browser recommendations (February 15) – SpriteCloud – http://www.spritecloud.com/2015/02/standard-platform-operating-system-and-browser-recommendations-february-15/
• Write about your experience – Jokin Aspiazu – http://copenhagencontext.com/blog/2015/02/write-about-your-experience/
• Writing the “Michael Larsen” Way? – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/02/writing-michael-larsen-way.html

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