Testing Bits – 5/17/15 – 5/23/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 5/17/15 – 5/23/15.

Articles & Blogs

• Are you playing the Russian roulette? Learning from failure – Anders Dinsen – http://blog.asym.dk/2015/05/21/are-you-playing-the-russian-roulette-learning-from-failure/
• AST and PerScholas – Bringing Software Testing to the Bronx and Beyond – Michael Larsen – http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2015/05/19/ast-and-perscholas/
• Automation That Learns: Making Your Computer Work for You – Jeremy Carey-Dressler – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/automation-learns-making-your-computer-work-you
• BugCoin – Berenvd – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/bugcoin/
• Caring for developers – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/05/caring-for-developers.html
• Flipboard: Using Page Object Model in Mobile Test Automation – Yegor Silyutin, Lukasz Fryc – http://blog.testmunk.com/flipboard_using_page_object_model_automated_app_testing/
• Gherkin is code – Paul Littlebury – http://jaffamonkey.com/gherkin-is-code/
• Gherkin to page object, in easy steps – Paul Littlebury – http://jaffamonkey.com/gherkin-to-page-object-in-easy-steps/
• I Prefer This Over That – Elisabeth Hendrickson – http://testobsessed.com/2015/05/i-prefer-this-over-that/
• I’m a Software Tester Jim, Not that you’d know it – Jim Cherry – http://itesting.com.au/2015/05/22/im-a-software-tester-jim-not-that-youd-know-it/
• Interview with Shirley Tricker – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2015/05/interview-with-shirley-tricker.html
• Make The Dirt Pay – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2015/05/make-dirt-pay.html
• QA Leadership – Elliott – http://testhuddle.com/qa-leadership/
• Quick Tips to Kick-Start Accessibility Testing – Amit Bhatt – http://www.techwell.com/2015/05/quick-tips-kick-start-accessibility-testing
• Technical and Non-Technical Testing Skills – John Stevenson – http://steveo1967.blogspot.com/2015/05/technical-and-non-technical-testing.html
• Test Solution Architects – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2015/05/test-solution-architects/
• Testing for Dark Patterns – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2015/05/19/testing-for-dark-patterns/
• The myth of the cost of defect – Thomas Klein – http://thklein.com/en_US/cost-of-defect/
• Wait times taught me to improve testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/05/wait-times-taught-me-to-improve-testing.html
• What is Service Virtualization and how it can help you with your API Testing Efforts – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/05/19/what-is-service-virtualization-and-how-it-can-help-you-with-your-api-testing-efforts/

Tools

• Sikuli : Commands used in Sikuli IDE – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2015/05/sikuli-commands-used-in-sikuli-ide.html
• The Best Software Testing Tool? That’s Easy… – Eric Jacobson – http://www.testthisblog.com/2015/05/the-best-software-testing-tool-thats.html
• Understanding Assertions in SoapUI – SoapUI Tutorial #5 – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/soapui-tutorial-5-soapui-assertions/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Isn’t it time you had a TestRetreat? – Matt Heusser – http://xndev.com/2015/05/isnt-it-time-you-had-a-testretreat/
• Slides from Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2015 – Adrian Roselli – http://blog.adrianroselli.com/2015/05/slides-from-global-accessibility.html
• STAREAST Trip Winner Anna Momatava Reflects on Testing Conference – Anna Momatava – http://blog.utest.com/2015/05/18/stareast-trip-winner-anna-momatava-reflects-on-testing-conference/
• Weekend Testing Europe – Testing Session for LinkedIn – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2015/05/weekend-testing-europe-testing-session.html
• Weekend Testing – Mobile apps – Claire Banks – http://howigotintotesting.blogspot.com/2015/05/weekend-testing-mobile-apps.html

Attention Ohio Testers:

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: Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your Tests now available – Gojko Adzic – http://gojko.net/2015/05/19/fifty-quick-ideas-to-improve-your-tests-now-available/
• Book: Printed Edition of Hands-On Mobile App Testing – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/05/22/printed-edition-of-hands-on-mobile-app-testing/
• Magazines – Tea-Time With Testers – April/May 2015 Edition – http://media.wix.com/ugd/c47e45_e932a58e8a8340d5bd5c5d480fb89c03.pdf
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 22 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=70
• Podcast: 8: Testing Quality In – Andy Tinkham, Ian Bannerman – http://www.testingbias.com/episodes/8
• Podcast: 52: Paul Bruce: Service Virtualization for the IoT API Era – Joe Colantonio – http://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/52-paul-bruce-service-virtualization-for-the-iot-api-era/
• Podcast: Test Reactor Episode 3 – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/test-reactor-episode-3/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• The First Bug Bounty Program for Airlines May Be Detrimental to Customer Safety and Security – Gregory Mooney – http://blog.smartbear.com/news/the-first-bug-bounty-program-for-airlines-may-be-detrimental-to-customer-safety-and-security/
• Women in Testing Website is Live! – Bernice Ruhland – http://thetestersedge.com/2015/05/20/women-in-testing-website-is-live/

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