Testing Bits – 8/16/15 – 8/22/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 8/16/15 – 8/22/15.

Articles & Blogs

• 4 More Reasons Bugs are Missed – Cullyn Thomson – http://qablog.practitest.com/2015/08/4-more-reasons-bugs-are-missed/
• 10 Ways to hire niche employees – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/10-ways-to-hire-niche-employees/
• 12 Rules of Success from Steve Jobs – Mike Lyles – https://mikelyles.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/steve-jobs-12-rules/
• 23 stats you should know about mobile web performance – Tammy Everts – http://www.soasta.com/blog/23-stats-mobile-web-performance-monitoring/
• 99 seconds – a long time and a short time! – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2015/08/22/99-seconds-a-long-time-and-a-short-time/
• Automated tests do not improve your testing process. Testers do. – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/automated-tests-do-not-improve-your-testing-process-testers-do/
• Being a navigator in Strong-style Pairing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/08/being-navigator-in-strong-style-pairing.html
• Creating a Unit Testing Strategy – Part V – Gile Zilberfeld – http://www.everydayunittesting.com/2015/08/creating-a-unit-testing-strategy-part-v.html
• Creating Spaces for People to Learn – Confessions of a Recovering Jerk – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2015/08/creating-spaces-for-people-to-learn.html
• Test Types – A – Jean–Paul Varwijk – http://arborosa.org/2015/08/16/test-types-a/
• Decorator Design Pattern in Automation Testing – Anton Angelov – http://automatetheplanet.com/decorator-design-pattern/
• From Record-Playback to Automation Code – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/08/from-record-playback-to-automation-code.html
• Head of QA – Roles and Responsibilities – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/head-of-qa-roles-and-responsibilities/
• Holocracy & Agile – It IS your job – Gareth Waterhouse – http://www.testingthewaterhouse.com/2015/08/holocracy-agile-it-is-your-job.html
• Interview with a Test Manager (Part 1 – The Early Years) – Colin Cherry – http://itesting.com.au/2015/08/19/interview-with-a-test-manager-part-1-the-early-years/
• Mobile Testing Pathway – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/08/mobile-testing-pathway.html
• Multifaceted Software Testability – Philip Heath – http://www.thattestingguy.com/multifaceted-software-testability/
• Patching our way to lower quality? – Neil Studd – http://blog.neiltest.com/2015/08/21/patching-our-way-to-lower-quality/
• Test Automation Pitfalls: Don’t Get Trapped! – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/software-quality/test-automation-pitfalls-dont-get-trapped-test-automation-pitfalls/
• Testing early vs late. When to start? – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2015/08/17/testing-early-vs-late-when-to-start/
• Testing the Internet of Everything: An Interview with Paul Gerrard – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-internet-everything-interview-paul-gerrard
• The Soul of Testing – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2015/08/the-soul-of-testing/
• The Testing Mindset – Simon Prior – https://priorsworld.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/the-testing-mindset/
• What’s the word for the part of testing that’s not checking? – Joep Schuurkes – https://testingcurve.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/whats-the-word-for-the-part-of-testing-thats-not-checking/
• Why End to End Testing is Necessary and How to Perform It? – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-is-end-to-end-testing/

Tools

• Announcing DaSpec — awesome executable specifications in Markdown – Gojko Adzic – http://gojko.net/2015/08/23/announcing-daspec-awesome-executable-specifications-in-markdown/
• Appium + Sauce Labs Bootcamp: Chapter 4, Advanced Desired Capabilities – Jonathan Lipps – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/08/appium-sauce-labs-bootcamp-chapter-4-advanced-desired-capabilities/
• Getting Started with FitNesse – a Collaboration Tool for Testers and Developers – Shilpa Roy – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/getting-started-with-fitnesse-a-collaboration-tool-for-testers-and-developers/
• How to create classes and objects in Java – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-to-create-classes-and-objects-in.html
• HP LeanFT Support Matrix – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/08/21/hp-leanft-support-matrix-2/
• Selenium: Interview with Dima Kovalenko – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/08/19/selenium-interview-with-dima-kovalenko/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Call For Interest: BASTUC – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2015/08/call-for-interest-bastuc.html
• Speaking at EuroSTAR testing conference – 2015 – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/speaking-at-eurostar-testing-conference/
• STAREAST 2015 Interview with Julie Gardiner on Applying Emotional Intelligence to Testing – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/stareast-2015-interview-julie-gardiner-applying-emotional-intelligence-testing
• Trip to Grand Rapids – CAST 2015 – Ajay Balamurugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2015/08/trip-to-grand-rapids-cast-2015.html

Attention Ohio Testers:

8/25 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – CAST 2015 & Testing Language – facilitated by Matt Hutchison – http://bit.ly/1UzHgTg

Miscellaneous

• Book: Save Our Scrum – Tools, Tips. and Techniques For Teams in Trouble – Markus Gärtner – http://www.shino.de/2015/08/21/save-our-scrum-tools-tips-and-techniques-for-teams-in-trouble/
• Podcast: 65: Kyle Cochran: Orchestrating Tests with QASymphony qTest – Joe Colantonio – http://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/65-kyle-cochran-test-management-qasymphony-qtest/
• Podcast: Ep 15: So Cunning You Could Pin A Tail On It And Call It A Fox – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2015/08/20/ep-15-so-cunning-you-could-pin-a-tail-on-it-and-call-it-a-fox/
• Podcast: Ep 16 – Lean Testing Deadpool – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/ep-16-lean-testing-deadpool/
• Podcast: Episode 63: Content Delivery Networks – Mark Tomlinson, James Pulley – http://www.perfbytes.com/content-delivery-networks
• Podcast: The Top 5 Reasons to Look Forward to Working As Designed: The uTest Podcast – Hannah Lowry – http://blog.utest.com/2015/08/18/the-top-5-reasons-to-look-forward-to-working-as-designed-the-utest-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

• Around the world by mobile phone browser – Gadget Lab – http://www.gadget-lab.co.uk/around-the-world-by-mobile-phone-browser-29-w.asp
• Edge browser fails to win over Windows 10 users – Gregg Keizer – http://www.computerworld.com/article/2971957/web-browsers/edge-browser-fails-to-win-over-windows-10-users.html
• Meet the uTesters: John Schultz – Benjamin Melito – http://blog.utest.com/2015/08/18/meet-the-utesters-john-schultz/
• The best web browser of 2015: Firefox, Chrome, Edge, IE, and Opera compared – Mark Hachman – http://www.pcworld.com/article/2966127/browsers/the-best-web-browser-of-2015-firefox-chrome-edge-ie-and-opera-compared.html

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