Testing Bits – 6/7/15 – 6/13/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 6/7/15 – 6/13/15.

Articles & Blogs

• Building Quality – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/building-quality/
• Checking: How to feel like an idiot while not being one – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/06/checking-how-to-feel-like-idiot-while.html
• Chesting and Tecks – Berenvd – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/chesting-and-tecks/
• CIAC – Certified Ignorant And Curious – Augusto Evangelisti – https://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/cibc-certified-ignorant-and-curious/
• Decision Driven Test Management – 6 tips to improve the value of your testing – Joel Montvelisky – http://qablog.practitest.com/2015/06/decision-driven-test-management-6-tips-to-improve-the-value-of-your-testing/
• G(R)Ood Testing 10: User Centred Risk Based Test Stories – Derk-Jan de Grood – http://testhuddle.com/grood-testing-10-user-centred-risk-based-test-stories/
• Here’s what you did wrong – Recoverability Testing and UX Connection – Parimala Hariprasad – http://curioustester.blogspot.com/2015/06/heres-what-you-did-wrong-recoverability.html
• How does it feel? The difference between Checking and Testing – Toby Sinclair – https://tobythetesterblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/how-does-it-feel-the-difference-between-checking-and-testing/
• How Often Do You Really Fix A “Failing” Automated Check – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2015/06/how-often-do-you-really-fix-failing.html
• Inclusive language and non-testers need to drive for exploratory testing in agile – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/06/inclusive-language-and-non-testers-need.html
• MT-101: Mapping your mind for Testing – Martial Testing – http://www.martialtesting.com/post/121068353114/mt-101-mapping-your-mind-for-testing
• Page bloat update: The average web page is more than 2 MB in size – Tammy Everts – http://www.soasta.com/blog/page-bloat-average-web-page-2-mb/
• Please, stop telling testers how to test! – Graeme Harvey – http://www.iteststuff.ca/2015/06/please-stop-telling-testers-how-to-test.html
• Skill set of a software tester – pt2. – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2015/06/10/skill-set-of-a-software-tester-pt2/
• Software testing humors and jokes that brighten your day – Thanh Huyn – http://www.asktester.com/software-testing-humors-and-jokes-that-brighten-your-day/
• Spotlight On: Dave Haeffner – T.J. Maher – http://adventuresinautomation.blogspot.com/2015/06/spotlight-on-dave-haeffner.html
• Stretching a Pint – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2015/06/stretching-pint.html
• Testability – Stefan Thelenius – http://abouttesting.blogspot.com/2015/06/testability.html
• Testing in Tongues: How to Test When You Don’t Know the Language – Brian Noggle – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/testing-tongues-how-test-when-you-don-t-know-language
• That Finnish Dude – Jokin Aspiazu – http://jokinaspiazu.blogspot.com/2015/06/that-finnish-dude.html
• The Apple Watch won’t change Testing – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2015/06/the-apple-watch-wont-change-testing/
• The Who, Why and What of User Story Elaboration – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2015/06/the-who-why-and-what-of-user-story.html
• Try Making It Smaller – Josh Grant – http://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/121361514750/try-making-it-smaller
• Understanding Test Automation Patterns – Dorothy Graham – http://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/understanding-test-automation-patterns
• User Interface Testing by Apple – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/06/10/user-interface-testing-by-apple/

Tools

• 4 Important Features of SoapUI Pro for Pro Audience – SoapUI Tutorial #12 – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/soapui-tutorial-12-soapui-pro-features/
• Add some ‘Weight’ to your Selenium Tests with ‘Waits’! – Part 1: Implicit Waits – Ken Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/06/add-some-weight-to-your-selenium-tests-with-waits-part-1-implicit-waits/
• Add some ‘Weight’ to your Selenium Tests with ‘Waits’! – Part 2: Explicit Waits – Ken Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/06/add-some-weight-to-your-selenium-tests-with-waits-part-2-explicit-waits/
• HP Lean Functional Testing (LeanFT) –A Sneak Peek – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/06/08/hp-lean-functional-testing-leanft-a-sneak-peek/
• How To Test Responsive Web Apps with Selenium – Dave Haeffner – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/06/how-to-test-responsive-web-apps-with-selenium/
• JMeter : How to install and run JMeter application in your machine – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2015/06/jmeter-how-to-install-and-run-jmeter.html
• JMeter : How to record HTTP request and perform load test using JMeter – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2015/06/jmeter-how-to-record-http-request-and.html
• Simple Manipulation of a Login Page – T.J. Maher – http://adventuresinautomation.blogspot.com/2015/06/simple-manipulation-of-login-page.html
• SOAP vs REST Services – Learn How to Create REST Project in SoapUI Pro – SoapUI Tutorial #13 – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/soapui-tutorial-13-soap-vs-rest-services/
• Test Automation mistakes – create locators in each page object class – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/06/create-locator-class.html
• TestRail – Get your tests organized – Avinash Shetty – http://qxf2.com/blog/testrail-get-your-tests-organized/
• UFT – A Sneak Peek at Unified Functional Testing 12.5 – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/06/10/uft-a-sneak-peek-at-unified-functional-testing-12-5/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• JMeter [Automation] for Agile Testing – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/jmeter-automation-for-agile-testing/
• Selenium Conf 2015 Details – Dave Haeffner – https://seleniumhq.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/selenium-conf-2015-details/
• What is this TestRetreat you speak of? – Matt Heuser – http://xndev.com/2015/06/what-is-this-testretreat-you-speak-of/

StarEast 2015

• Reviewing the Keynote Presentations at STAREAST – Sandy Sidhu – http://www.techwell.com/2015/06/reviewing-keynote-presentations-stareast
• Software Testing Q&A: uTester Interviews Exec Jennifer Bonine – Anna Momatava – http://blog.utest.com/2015/06/12/software-testing-qa-utester-interviews-exec-jennifer-bonine/
• STAREAST 2015 Interview with Andy Glover: Problem Solving for Testers – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/stareast-2015-interview-andy-glover-problem-solving-testers
• uTester Interviews Software Testing Veteran James Bach at STAREAST – Anna Momatava – http://blog.utest.com/2015/06/10/utester-interviews-software-testing-veteran-james-bach-at-stareast/

Let’s Test 2015

• Call for Proposals Let’s Test 2015, South Africa – Louise – http://lets-test.com/?p=4059
• Let’s Test 2015: Final Day 3 – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2015/06/lets-test-2015-final-day-3.html
• Life is always better with two – Let’s Test 2015 Reflections Day 2 & 3 – Dan Billing – https://thetestdoctor.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/life-is-always-better-with-two-lets-test-2015-reflections-day-2-3/

Nordic Testing Days 2015

• First thoughts on people and bravery – Nordic Testing Days 2015 – Pekka Marjamäki – http://how-do-i-test.blogspot.com/2015/06/first-thoughts-on-people-and-bravery.html
• “Follow up on one idea!” – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/follow-up-on-one-idea/
• In review: Nordic Testing Days – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/in-review-nordic-testing-days/
• Tweet Bits from #ntd2015 – Nordic Testing Days 2015 – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/06/13/tweet-bits-from-ntd2015-nordic-testing-days-2015

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

• Books: Book Review – “Jasmine Cookbook” – Vipul Gupta – https://vipulgupta1.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/book-review-jasmine-cookbook/
• Magazine: What’s in the Summer 2015 Issue of Better Software Magazine? – Ken Whitaker – http://www.techwell.com/2015/06/whats-summer-2015-issue-better-software-magazine
• Podcast: Ep 5: Giving up the keys to the gate – Gem Hill – https://letstalkabouttests.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/ep-5-giving-up-the-keys-to-the-gate/
• Podcast: Test Reactor Episode 6 – Test Plans – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/test-reactor-episode-6-test-plans/
• Podcast: Testing in the Pub Episode 18 – At Let’s Test 2015 – Stephen Janaway, Dan Ashby – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/podcast/testing-in-the-pub-episode-18-at-lets-test-2015/
• Webinar: Testing Webinar: Driving While Driven: The Way of the Skilled Tester – AST – http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2015/06/11/testing-webinar-driving-while-driven-the-way-of-the-skilled-tester/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• Mozilla doubles maximum bounty for Firefox flaws to $7,500 – Jeremy Kirk – http://www.pcworld.com/article/2933752/mozilla-doubles-maximum-bounty-for-firefox-flaws-to-7500.html
• Standard platform, operating system and browser recommendations (June 15) – Martin Cunnington – http://www.spritecloud.com/2015/06/standard-platform-operating-system-and-browser-recommendations-june-15/
• Where to sign up for the iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan beta – Rick Broida – http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-sign-up-for-the-ios-9-beta/
• Win a Copy of Hands-On Mobile App Testing – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/06/08/win-a-copy-of-hands-on-mobile-app-testing/

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