Testing Bits – 5/31/15 – 6/6/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 5/31/15 – 6/6/15.

Articles & Blogs

• An Agile Approach to Managing Your Software Testing Career – Michael Sowers – http://www.techwell.com/2015/06/agile-approach-managing-your-software-testing-career
• Bug hunt. Bugs in real life – Sleepbot. – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2015/06/02/bug-hunt-bugs-in-real-life-sleepbot/
• Coding the right thing: not just for developers – Hilary Weaver – https://g33klady.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/coding-the-right-thing-not-just-for-developers/
• eBay rejects ISO29119 and standardisation of software testing – Richard Bradshaw – http://testjutsu.com/2015/05/ebay-rejects-iso29119-and-standardisation-of-software-testing/
• How to ask good question for testers? – Thanh Huynh – http://www.asktester.com/how-to-ask-good-question/
• How to Talk about Security Testing without Scaring People – Sylvia Killinen – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/how-talk-about-security-testing-without-scaring-people
• How to Test User Experience – Parimala Hariprasad – http://curioustester.blogspot.com/2015/06/how-to-test-user-experience.html
• On the Value of Test Cases – Joris Meerts – https://patternsofproof.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/on-the-value-of-test-cases/
• Paring is caring… – Danny Dainton – http://dannydainton.com/2015/06/02/paring-is-caring/
• Performing Accessibility Testing on a Live Site: A Case Study – Raman Mehta – http://www.techwell.com/2015/06/performing-accessibility-testing-live-site-case-study
• Skill set of a software tester – pt1. – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2015/06/04/skill-set-of-a-software-tester-pt1/
• The Value of Mise en Place – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/06/the-value-of-mise-en-place.html
• UI test: the last resort – Paul Littlebury – http://jaffamonkey.com/ui-test-the-last-resort/
• Test all or Test small? – Majd Uddin – http://knowledgetester.org/2015/06/02/test-all-or-test-small/
• What’s wrong with 9-to-5 testers? – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2015/06/06/whats-wrong-with-9-to-5-testers/
• Why Self Defence Thinking Is Applicable On Testing – Magnus Pettersson – http://testhuddle.com/why-self-defence-thinking-is-applicable-on-testing/

Tools

• 4 Ways to Load Test Your API – Les Worley – http://blog.smartbear.com/methodologies/4-ways-to-load-test-your-api/
• Appium + Sauce Labs Bootcamp: Chapter 1, Language Bindings – Isaac Murchie – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/06/appium-sauce-labs-bootcamp-chapter-1-language-bindings/
• Essential Tools for Writing Selenium Tests – FirePath & FireBug – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/06/essential-tools-for-writing-selenium-tests-firepath-firebug/
• Faster BDD: Parallelising Cucumber and re-running failed scenarios – Shashikant Jagtap – http://shashikantjagtap.net/faster-bdd-parallelising-cucumber-and-re-running-failed-scenarios/
• How to Handle Exception in SoapUI Groovy Scripts – SoapUI Tutorial #11 – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/soapui-tutorial-11-exception-handling-in-soapui-groovy-scripts/
• How to Use Methods in SoapUI for Bulk Test Execution – SoapUI Tutorial #10 – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/soapui-tutorial-10-use-methods-in-soapui-for-bulk-test-execution/
• Learn Advanced SoapUI Groovy Scripting Concepts – SoapUI Tutorial #9 – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/soapui-tutorial-9-groovy-scripting-concepts/
• Running Selenium Tests in Google Chrome with ChromeDriver – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/06/running-selenium-tests-in-google-chrome-with-chromedriver/
• Selenium WebDriver 2.46.0 Released – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/06/05/selenium-webdriver-2-46-0-released/
• Selenium – What programming language you should learn to get into Test Automation – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/05/31/selenium-what-programming-language-you-should-learn-to-get-into-test-automation/
• Some Basic Junit to Help Your Automated Testing – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/06/some-basic-junit-to-help-your-automated-testing/
• SpecFlow : How to prepare your Visual Studio IDE suitable for SpecFlow implementation – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2015/06/specflow-how-to-prepare-your-visual.html
• SpecFlow : How to write selenium Webdriver script with SpecFlow and C# using Visual Studio – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2015/05/specflow-how-to-write-selenium.html
• Using Assertions in your Selenium Tests – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/06/using-assertions-in-your-selenium-tests/
• When to use a Gemfile – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2015/05/when-to-use-a-gemfile/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Event Review: Brighton tester meet up – BDD Requirements – Kim Knup – http://punkmiktests.blogspot.com/2015/06/event-review-brighton-tester-meet-up.html
• Experiences of LTG Workshops 2015 – Dan Ashby – https://danashby04.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/experiences-of-ltg-workshops-2015/
• New Selenium WebDriver course starts on June 14 – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.ca/p/online-selenium-webdriver-training.html
• No Fluff, Just Stuff For Testers – Phillip Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/?p=67
• Why You Should Go to CAST – Markus Gärtner – http://www.shino.de/2015/05/31/why-you-should-go-to-cast/

Let’s Test 2015

• Let’s Test 2015: Day 1 – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2015/06/lets-test-2015-day-1.html
• Let’s Test 2015: Day 2, Exploring Web App (In)Security – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2015/06/lets-test-2015-day-2-exploring-web-app.html
• My visit to Let’s Test 2015 – Sunday – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/my-visit-to-lets-test-2015-sunday/
• My visit to Let’s Test 2015 – Day 2 – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/my-visit-to-lets-test-2015-day-2/
• My visit to Let’s Test 2015 – Day 3 – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/my-visit-to-lets-test-2015-day-3/
• Testing the testers: Let’s Test 2015 Reflections – Day 1 – Dan Billing – https://thetestdoctor.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/testing-the-testers-lets-test-2015-reflections-day-1/
• Software Testing, Control Theory, and Cynefin – Hannes Lindblom – https://testinpeace.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/software-testing-control-theory-and-cynefin/

Nordic Testing Days 2015

• My Top 5 from Nordic Testing Days 2015 #NTD2015 – Toby Sinclair – https://tobythetesterblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/my-top-5-from-nordic-testing-days-2015-ntd2015/
• Nordic Testing Days – Agents of Testing – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/experiences/nordic-testing-days-agents-of-testing/
• Nordic Testing Days – Going Exploratory – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/conferences/nordic-testing-days-going-exploratory/
• Nordic Testing Days – Growing Testing Using the Agile Ecosystem – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/conferences/nordic-testing-days-growing-testing-using-the-agile-testing-ecosystem/
• Nordic Testing Days – Remaining Relevant – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/experiences/nordic-testing-days-remaining-relevant/
• Nordic Testing Days – Sharing Testing With Non-Testers – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/testing-2/nordic-testing-days-sharing-testing-with-non-testers/
• Nordic Testing Days – The Testing of Fear – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/conferences/nordic-testing-days-the-testing-of-fear/
• Nordic Testing Days – Value Sync – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/conferences/nordic-testing-days-value-sync/
• Nordic Testing Days – Weekend Testing Europe – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/experiences/nordic-testing-days-weekend-testing-europe/
• Nordic Testing Days 2015: Meeting the Agents of Change – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2015/06/06/nordic-testing-days-2015-meeting-the-agents-of-change/

Attention Ohio Testers:

6/30 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Topic TBD – hosted by Matt Hutchison – http://www.meetup.com/Software-QA-Testing-Meetup/

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 10: Lenses of Testing – Andy Tinkham, Ian Bannerman – http://www.testingbias.com/episodes/10
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 23 – Alan Page, Brent Jenkins – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=73
• Podcast: Episode 54: Automate the Boring Stuff with Python [PODCAST] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/06/03/episode-54-automate-the-boring-stuff-with-python-podcast/
• Podcast: Test Reactor Episode 5 – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/test-reactor-episode-5/
• 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 June 2015: The Battle for Second Place – Craig Buckler – http://www.sitepoint.com/browser-trends-june-2015-battle-second-place/
• HP unveils new test automation solution focused on the code-savvy – Dave Yin – http://www.computerdealernews.com/news/hp-unveils-new-test-automation-solution-focused-on-the-code-savvy/42436
• Windows 10 Everything You Wanted To Know But Were Too Afraid To Ask. – Jonathan Ross – http://warptest.com/2015/06/windows-10-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask

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