Testing Bits – 6/21/15 – 6/27/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 6/21/15 – 6/27/15.

Articles & Blogs

• A pairing experiment for sharing knowledge between agile teams – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-pairing-experiment-for-sharing.html
• Automated Database Testing – Phillip Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/?p=82
• Blog: On Red – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/06/on-red/
• Blog: What Is A Tester? – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/06/what-is-a-tester/
• Blog while testing, an experiment of a way to test – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/06/blog-while-testing-experiment-of-way-to.html
• How to test mobile responsive design applications – Matthew Heusser & Justin Rohrman – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-test-mobile-responsive-design-applications
• Introducing an Exploratory approach in your workplace – Martial Testing – http://www.martialtesting.com/post/122310170429/introducing-an-exploratory-approach-in-your
• It’s all about bugs, right? So what are they? – Jean–Paul Varwijk – http://arborosa.org/2015/06/21/its-all-about-bugs-right-so-what-are-they/
• Software testing humor and jokes that brighten your day – Part 2 – Thanh Huynh – http://www.asktester.com/software-testing-humor-and-jokes-that-brighten-your-day-part-2/
• Startup Series: Why You Should Test At Your Startup – Rajit – http://testhuddle.com/startup-series-why-you-should-test-at-your-startup/
• Test Strategy – a pile of paper or actually something useful? – Kristoffer Nordström – http://blog.northerntest.se/test-strategy-a-pile-of-paper-or-actually-something-useful/
• Testing Certifications – Are they worth the paper they are written on? – Simon Prior – https://priorsworld.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/testing-certifications-are-they-worth-the-paper-they-are-written-on/
• Testing Location Mocking on Android Devices (Open Source) – Lukas Fryc – http://blog.testmunk.com/testing-location-mocking-on-android-devices-calabash-open-source/
• The 5s Methodology to Testing – Gareth Waterhouse – http://www.testingthewaterhouse.com/2015/06/the-5s-methodology-to-testing.html
• The Definitive Guide to Crowdsourced Testing (for Testers and Companies) – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/guide-to-crowdsourced-testing/
• What skills should we learn & teach to build quality in? – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2015/06/27/what-skills-should-we-learn-teach-to-build-quality-in/
• When it comes to delivering the best possible user experience, how fast is fast enough? – Tammy Everts – http://www.soasta.com/blog/website-monitoring-fast-enough-user-experience/
• Why Bug Reporting is an Art That Should Be Learned by Every Tester? – Bhumika Mehta – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/why-bug-reporting-is-an-art-that-should-be-learned-by-every-tester/

Tools

• Add some ‘Weight’ to your Selenium Tests with ‘Waits’! – Part 3: Fluent Waits – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/06/add-some-weight-to-your-selenium-tests-with-waits-part-3-fluent-waits/
• Selenium is now on GitHub – T.J. Maher – http://adventuresinautomation.blogspot.com/2015/06/selenium-is-now-on-github.html
• Sending emails with Python and MailGun – Kristoffer Nordström – http://blog.northerntest.se/sending-emails-with-python-and-mailgun/
• The Best Resources for Learning Selenium Quickly – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/06/22/the-best-resources-for-learning-selenium-quickly/
• Why Selenium Should Be Your UI Test Tool – Justin Rohrman – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/why-selenium-should-be-your-ui-test-tool

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Review: Driving While Driven: The Way of the Skilled Tester – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2015/06/24/review-driving-while-driven-the-way-of-the-skilled-tester/
• Star Canada – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/star-canada/
• TITAN is coming to Karlskrona – Kristoffer Nordström – http://blog.northerntest.se/titan-is-coming-to-karlskrona/
• What happens when a wannabe rockstar does a lightning talk? – Pekka Marjamäki – http://how-do-i-test.blogspot.com/2015/06/what-happens-when-wannabe-rockstar-does.html

Attention Ohio Testers:

6/30 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – “Let’s Talk Testing, An Open Discussion” – facilitated by Matt Hutchison – http://bit.ly/1GjtB9o

Miscellaneous

• Magazine: Software Testing Magazine – Testing Circus June 2015 Edition – Ajoy Kumar Singha – http://www.testingcircus.com/june-2015/
• Podcast: Ep 7: To fight the bug, we must understand the bug – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2015/06/25/ep-7-to-fight-the-bug-we-must-understand-the-bug/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

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