Testing Bits – 8/2/15 – 8/8/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 8/2/15 – 8/8/15.

Articles & Blogs

• 6 Most Common QA Test Lead/Manager Interview Questions (with Answers and our Tips) – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/qa-test-lead-interview-questions-and-answers/
• An evolution of the testing industry and testers – Brett Hinton – http://technophiletester.hintonweb.com/2015/08/05/an-evolution-of-the-testing-industry-and-testers/
• Android Fragmentation Report – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/08/05/android-fragmentation-report/
• Beta Testing for Android Apps – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/08/03/beta-testing-for-android-apps/
• Can DevOps afford to ignore cognitive testing? – Rajesh Mathur – http://www.dogmatictesting.com/2015/08/devops-implementation-bugs-by-cognition.html
• Confidence – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2015/08/04/confidence/
• Creating a Unit Test Strategy – Part III – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.everydayunittesting.com/2015/08/creating-a-unit-test-strategy-part-iii.html
• Do You Have To Be… – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/do-you-have-to-be.html
• Guest post- Adaptive Automation Framework – Scott Miles – http://www.dogmatictesting.com/2015/08/improving-cost-effectiveness-of.html
• How I Survived My First Year Of Testing – Emma Keaveny – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2015/08/how-i-survived-my-first-year-of-testing/
• How to Answer Team Playing and Leadership Related Interview Questions for Test Lead Position – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/qa-test-lead-interview-questions-and-answers-part-2/
• Internet of Things Testing – Getting Ready for New Vulnerabilities – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/08/05/internet-of-things-testing-getting-ready-for-new-vulnerabilities/
• Katrina’s question of goodness – Beren Van Daele – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2015/08/06/katrinas-question-of-goodness/
• One Experience with Ubertesters, a Mobile Test Management Platform – Andrew White – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/one-experience-ubertesters-mobile-test-management-platform
• Performance testing in production? Here are 14 grid management best practices you should know – Dan Boutin – http://www.soasta.com/blog/web-performance-testing-grid-management-tips/
• Personal statement of opposition to ISO 29119 based on principle – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/statement-of-opposition-to-iso-29119-based-on-principle/
• Personas – Christian Kram – http://www.testknight.de/personas/
• QA Testing For What Your Users Really Want – Jennifer Riggins – http://blog.smartbear.com/quality-assurance/qa-testing-for-what-your-users-really-want/
• Stop testing and start doing your job! – Joel Montvelisky – http://qablog.practitest.com/2015/08/stop-testing-and-start-doing-your-job/
• Stronger Quality with MetaAutomation: Part 1 of 3, Fast Quality – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/08/stronger-quality-with-metaautomation.html
• Stronger Quality with MetaAutomation: Part 2 of 3, Handling a Check Failure – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/08/stronger-quality-with-metaautomation_5.html
• Stronger Quality with MetaAutomation: Part 3 of 3, Quality through the SDLC – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/08/stronger-quality-with-metaautomation_6.html
• The Test-as-a-noun Alarm – Beren Van Daele – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/the-test-as-a-noun-alarm/
• To The Hiring Managers and Recruiters (of Software Testers) – Rosie Sherry – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2015/08/to-the-hiring-managers-and-recruiters-of-software-testers/
• Using BDD Tools To Write Automated Checks != BDD – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2015/08/using-bdd-tools-to-write-automated.html
• Why Automation Will Never Replace Manual Testing – Linda Schoendienst – http://www.techwell.com/2015/08/why-automation-will-never-replace-manual-testing

Tools

• Gatling : What is Gatling? – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2015/08/gatling-what-is-gatling.html
• How SoapUI Was Created: An Interview with Ole Lensmar – Daniel Giordano – http://blog.smartbear.com/soapui/how-soapui-was-created-an-interview-with-ole-lensmar/
• How much Java do I need to learn for mastering Selenium? – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-much-java-do-i-need-to-learn-for-selenium.html
• Making Java Testing Groovy – Phillip Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/making-java-testing-groovy/
• Selenium WebDriver 2.47.0 now Available – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/08/03/selenium-webdriver-2-47-0-now-available/
• Top Free Test Case Management Tools – Martin Poschenrieder – http://blog.testmunk.com/top-free-test-case-management-tools/
• Unitee – Creating and Running Your First Test Method Suite – Rahul Verma – http://www.rahulverma.xyz/unitee-creating-and-running-your-first-test-method-suite/
• Unitee – Data Driven Testing – Part 1 – Rahul Verma – http://www.rahulverma.xyz/unitee-data-driven-testing-part-1/
• Why Don’t Test Frameworks Wait? – Josh Grant – http://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/126028637935/why-dont-test-frameworks-wait

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Board of Directors Election Results – Pete Walen – http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2015/08/07/board-of-directors-election-results/
• Concentration on Information Radiation – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/concentration-on-information-radiation.html
• Connecting more testers in Melbourne – the TEAM is growing! – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/connecting-more-testers-in-melbourne-the-team-is-growing/
• Formality in open season at a peer conference – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/08/formality-in-open-season-at-peer.html
• How do you become a great tester? – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-do-you-become-great-tester.html
• On being and becoming a speaker at conferences – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/08/on-being-and-becoming-speaker-at.html
• STAREAST 2015 Interview with Griffin Jones on Regulated Software Testing – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/stareast-2015-interview-griffin-jones-regulated-software-testing

CAST2015 & Test Retreat

• A CAST of 1,000 – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/a-cast-of-1000-live-from-cast2015.html
• Can I Lean on My Context at My Startup? – Live at #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/can-i-lean-on-my-context-at-my-startup.html
• CAST 2015 – A quick summary – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2015/08/cast-2015-quick-summary.html
• CASTing my Line into Mind Maps – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/casting-my-line-into-mind-maps-live.html
• Crossing the Finish Line – Reflections from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/crossing-finish-line-reflections-from.html
• Distance Learning – Dan Billing – https://thetestdoctor.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/distance-learning/
• Early Morning Musings – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/early-morning-musings-live-from-cast2015.html
• Exploring at Cloud Foundry – Live at #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/exploring-at-cloud-foundry-live-at.html
• Finding Your #a11y in Accessibility – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/finding-your-a11y-in-accessibility-live.html
• Fomenting Change… In Space – Live at #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/fomenting-change-in-space-live-at.html
• Get Your Gandalf On For #a11y Testing – Live at #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/get-your-gandalf-on-for-a11y-testing.html
• Interviewing – Question at CAST2015 – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2015/08/interviewing-question-at-cast2015.html
• It’s the Map of the Game – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/its-map-of-game-live-from-cast2015.html
• Leaping into Context – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/leaping-into-context-live-from-cast2015.html
• Let’s Move it Forward – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/lets-move-it-forward-live-from-cast2015.html
• Long Fun Cup, I Fill You Up, Let’s Have a Party – Live from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/long-fun-cup-i-fill-you-up-lets-have.html
• On TestRetreat – Matt Heusser – http://xndev.com/2015/08/on-testretreat/
• Remembering CAST2015 — Part 1 – Perze Ababa – http://perze.blogspot.com/2015/08/remembering-cast2015-part-1.html
• Testability Question at CAST2015 – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2015/08/testability-question-at-cast2015.html
• The Art and Science of Questioning – Live at #$CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/the-art-and-science-of-questioning-live.html
• The Future Is Here – Live at #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/the-future-is-here-live-at-cast2015.html
• Tweet Bits from #CAST2015 – Tutorial Sessions & Day 1 – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/08/05/tweet-bits-from-cast2015-tutorial-sessions-day-1/
• Tweet Bits from #CAST2015 – Day 2 – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2015/08/06/tweet-bits-from-cast2015-day-2/
• Value and Waste as byproducts of Software Development – Perze Ababa – http://perze.blogspot.com/2015/08/remembering-cast2015-value-and-waste-as.html
• Why CAST? – Reflection from #CAST2015 – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/why-cast-reflection-from-cast2015.html

Attention Ohio Testers:

8/17 – Columbus, Ohio – COSQAM Presents – Metrics: The Force Awakens – Joseph Ours – http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/events/224424686/

8/25 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Topic TBD – facilitated by Matt Hutchison – http://bit.ly/1MgYmT6

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: Ep 13: I Love Docs, I’ve Always Loved Docs – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2015/08/06/ep-13-i-love-docs-ive-always-loved-docs/
• Podcast: Episode 14 – Leveling Up – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/episode-14-leveling-up/
• ISO 29119 Petition – http://www.commonsensetesting.org/news/files/PetitionISO29119.html
• Professional Tester’s Manifesto – http://www.professionaltestersmanifesto.org/

Items of Interest for Testers

• Biggest security update in history coming up: Google patches Android hijack bug Stagefright – Iain Thomson – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/05/android_software_update/
• Browser Trends August 2015: Chrome Exceeds 50% – Craig Buckler – http://www.sitepoint.com/browser-trends-august-2015-chrome-exceeds-50/

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