Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2015

Testing Bits – 7/19/15 – 7/25/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/19/15 – 7/25/15.

Articles & Blogs

A Tableflip Guide: Transitioning from Tester to Developer – Marlena Compton – http://marlenacompton.com/?p=4432
Blueprint of a Test Strategy – Jyothi Rangaiah – http://chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.com/2015/07/blueprint-of-test-strategy.html
Changing Team Mindsets to Adopt Exploratory Testing – Kimberly Stockett – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/changing-team-mindsets-to-adopt-exploratory-testing/
Confirmation bias in testing … – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2015/07/confirmation-bias-in-testing.html
Heuristic Evaluation – What’s That? – Parimala Hariprasad – http://curioustester.blogspot.com/2015/07/heuristic-evaluation-whats-that.html
How a Tester Can Think As an End User? – Bhumika Mehta – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-a-tester-can-think-as-an-end-user/
How can open source projects deliver high quality software without dedicated testers? – Alister Scott – http://watirmelon.com/2015/07/21/how-can-open-source-projects-deliver-high-quality-software-without-dedicated-testers/

Posted on Sunday, July 19, 2015

Testing Bits – 7/12/15 – 7/18/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/12/15 – 7/18/15.

Articles & Blogs

5 QA Gifs – Ben – http://www.qahipster.com/blog/5-qa-gifs2
A collection of quality characteristics – Jean–Paul Varwijk – http://arborosa.org/2015/07/15/a-collection-of-quality-characteristics/
Advanced Observer Design Pattern via IObservable and IObserver in Automation Testing – Anton Angelov – http://automatetheplanet.com/observer-design-pattern-iobserver/
Are your test automation efforts holding you back? – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/are-your-test-automation-efforts-holding-you-back/
Autism and Software Testing: A Symbiotic Relationship – Mukesh Sharma – http://www.techwell.com/2015/07/autism-and-software-testing-symbiotic-relationship
Automation Gets No Respect – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/07/automation-gets-no-respect.html
Behind My Test Automation Vision – Phillips Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/?p=127

Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2015

Testing Bits – 7/5/15 – 7/11/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/5/15 – 7/11/15.

Articles & Blogs

A Vision for Test Automation – Phillip Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/?p=120
Are you over-testing your software? – Matthew Heusser – http://www.networksasia.net/article/are-you-over-testing-your-software.1436319138
Blog: On Green – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/07/on-green/
Does Your Code Suffer from Broken Windows? – Jennifer Gosden – http://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/does-your-code-suffer-broken-windows
Getting Started With Android Mobile App Testing – Michael Walsh – http://blog.testmunk.com/getting-started-with-android-mobile-app-testing/
Google Hangout Interview with Katrina Clokie – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2015/07/google-hangout-interview-with-katrina.html
G(R)Ood Testing 11: Explosive Software – When Risks Do Count – Derk-Jan de Grood – http://testhuddle.com/grood-testing-11-explosive-software-when-risks-do-count/

Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Software QA & Testing Meetup – July 2015 Meetup Scheduled

Attention Ohio Testers:

Last month’s meeting was full of great discussion as we discussed a wide range of topic during our “open discussion” night.

We covered topics such as:

Working for startups
Developer/Tester relationships
Will “manual” testing stay relevant?
Automation ROI
Algorithms vs. Heuristics
QA vs. QC

Do you know the difference between “testing vs. checking?” July 28th’s meetup will focus on these key concepts and approaches.

Bring your research, experiences, stories, tips, questions, advice, and resources regarding this topic. This evening will be entirely a discussion based format.

For all of the details for this meetup and to RSVP, be sure to visit the Software QA & Testing Meetup on meetup.com. If you are going to be in the Columbus area, we would love to see you there!

Posted on Sunday, July 5, 2015

Testing Bits – 6/28/15 – 7/4/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 6/28/15 – 7/4/15.

Articles & Blogs

7 Biases That Impact Testing – Deepika Mamnani – http://www.techwell.com/2015/06/7-biases-impact-testing
Advanced Observer Design Pattern via Events – Design Patterns Automation Testing – Anton Angelov – http://automatetheplanet.com/observer-design-pattern-events-delegates/
Analysis of ISO 29119-2: Test Processes – Eric Proegler – http://testingthoughts.com/ericproegler/?p=863
Are You a Total Zero? Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/are-you-a-total-zero/
Are You Performing Your Actual role? – Jyothi Rangaiah – http://chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.com/2015/06/are-you-performing-your-actual-role.html
Blog: On Scripting – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/07/on-scripting/
Defining Your Role as a Tester – Markus Gärtner – http://blog.utest.com/2015/06/29/defining-your-role-as-a-tester/