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/
• How Testers Can Add Value Earlier in the Development Lifecycle – Antoin Boerboom – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/how-testers-can-add-value-earlier-development-lifecycle
• How to get help regression testing – Liz Such – https://testsfromouterspace.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/how-to-get-help-regression-testing/
• How to Prepare Yourself For Test Case Writing and Improve Your Productivity – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-prepare-yourself-for-test-case-writing/
• Managing Security Testing in Agile Software Development – Sanjay Zalavadia – http://www.techwell.com/2015/07/managing-security-testing-agile-software-development
• Pattern Thinking for Test Automation Architects – Rahul Verma – http://www.rahulverma.xyz/pattern-thinking-for-test-automation-architects/
• People in Testing Interview with Eddy Bruin – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/07/20/people-in-testing-interview-with-eddy-bruin/
• Soft Skills for Testers – Philip Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/soft-skills-for-testers/
• Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2098
• Test Levels! Really?! – Jean–Paul Varwijk – http://arborosa.org/2015/07/21/test-levels-really/
• The Girl Who Cried Wolf – Picking Your Battles – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-girl-who-cried-wolf-picking-your.html
• The Great Developer Experience – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-great-developer-experience.html
• The pyramid and the dog-bone revisited – Seth Eliot – http://www.setheliot.com/blog/2015/07/22/the-pyramid-and-the-dog-bone-revisited/
• Using QA to Enhance Communication – Ashley Hunsberger – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/07/using-qa-to-enhance-communication/
• What Programming Language To Learn For Test Automation – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/07/what-programming-language-to-learn-for-test-automation.html
• Why performance testing in production is not only a best practice — it’s a necessity – Dan Boutin – http://www.soasta.com/blog/web-performance-testing-production/

Tools

• Generic Selenium WebDriver Grid Configuration Handling to use BrowserStack, Saucelabs and TestingBot – Alan Richardson – http://seleniumsimplified.com/2015/07/generic-selenium-webdriver-grid-handling-to-use-browserstack-saucelabs-and-testingbot/
• How to make WebDriver API test scripts faster? – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/07/how-to-make-webdriver-api-scripts-faster.html
• How to use LeanFT with C# Visual Studio – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/07/20/how-to-use-leanft-and-c-visual-studio/
• HP LeanFT and Unified Functional Testing 12.5 now Available – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/07/23/hp-leanft-and-unified-functional-testing-12-5-now-available/
• JMeter and WebDriver – 2 Ways to Combine Them Effectively – Martijn de Vrieze – http://martijndevrieze.net/2015/07/21/jmeter-and-webdriver-2-ways-to-combine-them-effectively/
• Proxies: Setting up POSTMAN proxy – Mark Winteringham – http://mwtestconsultancy.co.uk/blog/proxies-setting-up-postman-proxy/
• Screen resolution vs Resizing a window in Selenium – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2015/07/screen-resolution-vs-resizing-a-window-in-selenium/
• Specification Re-use in Rest-Assured with ResponseSpecBuilder and RequestSpecBuilder – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2015/07/specification-re-use-in-rest-assured-with-responsespecbuilder-and-requestspecbuilder/

Unix Commands

• free command and options – No Automated Testing – http://www.seleniumtests.com/2015/07/free-command-and-options.html
• iostat command and options – No Automated Testing – http://www.seleniumtests.com/2015/07/iostat-command-and-options.html
• lsoft command and options – No Automated Testing – http://www.seleniumtests.com/2015/07/lsof-command-and-options.html
• netstat command and options – No Automated Testing – http://www.seleniumtests.com/2015/07/netstat-command-and-options.html
• tcpdump command and options – No Automated Testing – http://www.seleniumtests.com/2015/07/tcpdump-command-and-options.html
• top command and options – No Automated Testing – http://www.seleniumtests.com/2015/07/top-command-and-options.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• London Tester Gathering Workshops 2016 – Call for thoughts – Tony Bruce  – http://dancedwiththesoftware.blogspot.com/2015/07/london-tester-gathering-workshops-2016.html
• STAREAST 2015 Interview with Dan North on Deliberate Testing in an Agile World – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/stareast-2015-interview-dan-north-deliberate-testing-agile-world
• TestBash Brighton 2016 – Submissions Now Open – Rosie Sherry – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2015/07/testbash-brighton-2016-submissions-now-open/

Attention Ohio Testers:

7/28 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – “Testing vs. Checking” – facilitated by Matt Hutchison – http://bit.ly/1H5yPbs

Miscellaneous

• Magazines – Women Testers – July 2015 – Anniversary Edition – Jyothi Rangaiah – http://www.womentesters.com/women-testers-july-2015-anniversary-edition/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 25 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=81
• Podcast: Ep 11 – There’s No I In Team – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2015/07/23/ep-11-theres-no-i-in-team/
• Podcast: Episode 12 – Something Old – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/episode-12-something-old/
• Podcast: EPISODE 61: Reduce Risks with Lean Software Testing [PODCAST] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/07/22/episode-61-reduce-risks-with-lean-software-testing-podcast/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• Like To Find Bugs? Like To Travel? Here’s How You Can Do Both! – Joe Strazzere – http://www.allthingsquality.com/2015/07/like-to-find-bugs-like-to-travel-heres_20.html\
• New program to boost employment for autistic adults in Canberra – Henry Belot – http://www.smh.com.au/act-news/new-program-to-boost-employment-for-autistic-adults-in-canberra-20150719-gi6s5h

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