Testing Bits – 5/10/15 – 5/16/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 5/10/15 – 5/16/15.

Articles & Blogs

• A bugging bug report – Maria Kedemo – https://mkedemo.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/a-bugging-bug-report/
• A Tester Should Know Better – Daniel Woodward – http://whotestedthis.squarespace.com/journal/2015/5/12/a-tester-should-know-better.html
• A tester’s life – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2015/05/14/a-testers-life/
• Could you guess what I discovered with load test? – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2015/05/could-you-guess-what-i-discovered-with.html
• Create a safe environment for your team – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2015/05/16/create-a-safe-environment-for-your-team/
• Five things I learned about testing by becoming a developer – David Christiansen – http://www.techdarkside.com/five-things-i-learned-about-testing-by-becoming-a-developer
• Follow Up: Testing Strategies in a microservice Architecture – Kim Knup – http://punkmiktests.blogspot.com/2015/05/follow-up-testing-strategies-in.html
• Hero Image Custom Metrics – Steve Souders – http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2015/05/12/hero-image-custom-metrics/
• How to Attract and Retain Skilled Software Testers: An Interview with Judy McKay – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/how-attract-and-retain-skilled-software-testers-interview-judy-mckay
• How to Become a Better Performance Tester 101 – Jun Zhuang – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/how-become-better-performance-tester-101
• How to write an effective performance test report? – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – http://qainsights.com/how-to-write-an-effective-performance-test-report/
• Improving Your Test Language – Automation – Chris Simms – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2015/05/improving-your-test-language-automation.html
• Innovative MetaAutomation – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/05/innovative-metaautomation.html
• Intelligent practices of software testing – Pekka Marjamäki – http://how-do-i-test.blogspot.com/2015/05/intelligent-practices-of-software_13.html
• Kolb’s Testing Cycle – Berenvd – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2014/10/
• Lessons Learned Testing QA Mail for Black Ops Testing – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2015/05/lessons-learned-testing-qa-mail-for.html
• Leverage Your QA Team Upfront – Chris Riley – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/05/leverage-your-qa-team-upfront/
• MetaAutomation and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/05/metaautomation-and-sarbanes-oxley-sox.html
• Microservices: a real world story – Alister Scott – http://watirmelon.com/2015/05/14/microservices-a-real-world-story/
• Pair Testing – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/05/pair-testing.html
• Setting Up Test Automation For Success – Sanjay Zalavadia – http://testhuddle.com/setting-up-test-automation-for-success/
• Should That Link Open a New Window – Amy Phillips – https://testingthemind.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/should-that-link-open-a-new-window/
• Some Lessons We Learn the Hard Way – Phillip Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/?p=51
• Testing effort vs. coding effort – Majd Uddin – http://knowledgetester.org/2015/05/11/testing-effort-vs-coding-effort/
• The Testing Craft and Levels of Abstraction – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2015/05/the-testing-craft-and-levels-of-abstraction/
• What Are the Key Components of an Effective Test Strategy? – Lee Copeland – http://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/what-are-key-components-effective-test-strategy
• What my Grandmother taught me about Programming and Automation – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/05/15/what-my-grandmother-taught-me-about-programming-and-automation/

Tools

• Cucumber Basics: Gherkin and Files – Jens Finkhäuser – http://www.spritecloud.com/2015/05/cucumber-basics-gherkin-and-files/
• Introducing Driller: Command Line Ruby based Web Crawler – Shashikant Jagap – http://shashikantjagtap.net/introducing-driller-command-line-ruby-based-web-crawler/
• Mobile A/B Testing Tools – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/05/11/mobile-ab-testing-tools/
• Performance Testing using Gatling – Qxf2 – http://qxf2.com/blog/performance-testing-using-gatling/
• Running a C# Test Script in Sauce Labs – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/05/12/how-to-run-a-net-c-test-in-sauce-labs/
• Step by Step SoapUI Download and Installation Process – Swati Seela – SoapUI Tutorial #3 – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/soapui-tutorial-4-soapui-download-and-install/
• Waiting for AJAX calls in WebDriver C# – Alister Scott – http://watirmelon.com/2015/05/14/waiting-for-ajax-calls-in-webdriver-c/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• CAST 2015: For Managers – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2015/05/cast-2015-for-managers.html
• CAST 2015: Pre-Conference Tutorials – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2015/05/cast-2015-pre-conference-tutorials.html
• CAST 2015: webCAST – Full Schedule – AST – http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2015/05/13/cast-2015-webcast-full-schedule/
• Taking the Weekend Testing story on tour! – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2015/05/14/taking-the-weekend-testing-story-on-tour/
• TestBash 2015 summary – Kim Knup – http://punkmiktests.blogspot.com/2015/05/testbash-2015-summary.html
• WTA-61: Accessibility in action – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2015/05/10/wta-61-accessibility-in-action/

Attention Ohio Testers

5/18 – Columbus, Ohio – COSQAM Presents – Panel on How to establish a QA and Testing Organization – http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/events/222489464/

5/20, 5/21 – Columbus, Ohio – The Path to Agility and Path to Craftsmanship – http://www.thepathtoagility.com/

5/21 – Dublin, Ohio – COQAA – QA Roundtable: The State of Quality Assurance in Central Ohio hosted by John Shane – http://coqaa.org/id1.html

5/26 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Interviewing & Hiring for Software Testing Jobs – Part 2 – hosted by Matt Hutchison – http://bit.ly/1J03aLn

Miscellaneous

• Book Review: Book Consideration: Tools of Critical Thinking: Metathoughts for Psychology by David A Levy – Jeremy Carey-Dressler – http://about98percentdone.blogspot.com/2015/05/book-consideration-tools-of-critical.html
• Cartoon: Finding the right moment for your tests – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2015/05/finding-right-moment-for-your-tests.html
• Podcast: 7: Nuance Matters… Sometimes – Andy Tinkham, Ian Bannerman – http://www.testingbias.com/episodes//7
• Podcast: Test Reactor Episode 2 – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/test-reactor-episode-2/
• Video: 9th JMeter training video – Tarun Kumar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVHAgMrMQqY
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• 3 Surprises From Microsoft Edge, The Browser Replacing Internet Explorer – Daniel Kline – http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/05/09/3-surprises-from-microsoft-edge-the-browser-replac.aspx
• Earning Trust: Not Always Straightforward – Naomi Karten – http://www.techwell.com/2015/05/earning-trust-not-always-straightforward
• Meet the uTesters: David Shakhunov – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2015/05/11/meet-the-utesters-david-shakhunov/
• United Airlines will let you fly free if you find bugs in its software – Rob Price – http://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-bug-bounty-free-air-miles-flight-security-vulnerability-2015-5
• Win an Apple Watch in uTest’s May Contest – Ryan Arsenault – http://blog.utest.com/2015/05/13/win-an-apple-watch-in-utests-may-contest/

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