Testing Bits – 8/30/15 – 9/5/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 8/30/15 – 9/5/15.

Articles & Blogs

• A few thoughts about risk – Mikkel Korsgaard – http://testing4tw.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-few-thoughts-about-risk.html
• Blog: Oracles from the Inside Out, Part 1: Introduction – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/09/oracles-from-the-inside-out/
• Blog: Oracles from the Inside Out, Part 2: Experience, Mental Models, and Feelings – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/09/oracles-from-the-inside-out-part-2/
• Can You Test it All? Test Coverage vs. Resources – Ashley Hunsberger – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/09/can-you-test-it-all-test-coverage-vs-resources/
• Case study: Mobile pages that are 1 second faster experience up to 27% increase in conversion rate – Tammy Everts – http://www.soasta.com/blog/mobile-web-performance-monitoring-conversion-rate/
• Core Values in Testing – Anders Dinsen – http://blog.asym.dk/2015/09/03/core-values-in-testing/
• Cross Platform Mobile Testing with the Page Object Model – Lucas Fryc – http://blog.testmunk.com/cross-platform-mobile-testing-page-object/
• Data – Making Decisions One Byte at a Time – Smita Mishra – https://smitamishrablog.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/data-making-decisions-one-byte-at-a-time/
• Data-Focused Test Strategy for New Data Warehouse – Dave Guimbellot – http://eyeonquality.com/data-focused-test-strategy-for-new-data-warehouse/
• Facing the future of software testing one change at a time – Valerie Silverthorne – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/Facing-the-future-of-software-testing-one-change-at-a-time
• Fear As A Heuristic For Testing – Greg Gauthier – http://www.gmgauthier.com/fear-as-a-heuristic-for-testing/
• Hanging With the Cool Kids and Self-worth – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2015/08/hanging-with-cool-kids-and-self-worth.html
• Hiring Testers, Part 1: How about a cup of MOCHA? – Maria Kedemo – https://mkedemo.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/part-1-how-about-a-cup-of-mocha/
• How Advice to Beginning Pipe Bands also Works for Testers – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-advice-to-beginning-pipe-bands-also.html
• How to Prepare Test Plan and Write Test Cases for ERP Application – ERP Testing Part-2 – Balu A. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/erp-testing-sap-testing-test-plan-part-2/
• Making Sense of the Legacy Database, Introduction – Joris Meerts – https://patternsofproof.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/making-sense-of-the-legacy-database-introduction/
• Managing dependencies between automated tests – Alister Scott – http://watirmelon.com/2015/08/31/managing-dependencies-between-automated-tests/
• My Approach to Mobile Accessibility Testing – Helen Burge – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2015/09/my-approach-to-mobile-accessibility-testing/
• Pair and Peek: Encouraging White Box Testing – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/pair-and-peek-encouraging-white-box-testing/
• Part 1: How about a cup of MOCHA? – Maria Kedemo – https://mkedemo.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/part-1-how-about-a-cup-of-mocha/
• Selenium on my mind – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/08/selenium-on-my-mind.html
• Should You Have a Dedicated Automation Team Within Your QA Department? – Israel Felix – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/09/should-you-have-a-dedicated-automation-team-within-your-qa-department/
• Software Testing is not for Attention Seekers – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2015/08/software-testing-is-not-for-attention.html
• Stage 1 in Getting to Holiday Readiness – Functional and Compatibility testing – Jouko Kaasila – http://testdroid.com/mgmt/stage-1-in-getting-to-holiday-readiness-functional-and-compatibility-testing
• Step-by-step integration testing: a case study – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/step-by-step-integration-testing-a-case-study/
• Test Coverage – What You Should Really Test? – Bhumika Mehta – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/test-coverage/
• The Intuition for Abstraction – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2015/08/the-intuition-for-abstraction/
• Time-Tested Practices for a Successful Test Effort – Mukesh Sharma – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/time-tested-practices-successful-test-effort
• Tracking and Ad-Blocker Software – Rene – https://blog.xceptance.com/2015/08/31/tracking-and-ad-blocker-software/
• User interface testing – The ultimate checklist – David Tzhmach – http://www.dtvisiontech.com/2015/09/user-interface-testing-ultimate.html
• Wireframes Testing – Part II [How did I do it] – Parimala Hariprasad – http://curioustester.blogspot.com/2015/09/wireframes-testing-part-ii-how-did-i-do.html

Tools

• Gatling : How to perform a simple load testing using Gatling – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2015/08/gatling-how-to-perform-simple-load.html
• Robot Framework – The Unsung Hero Of Test Automation – Michael Hallik – http://blog.xebia.com/2015/09/04/robot-framework-the-unsung-hero-of-test-automation/
• Selenium webdriver unable to connect issue – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2015/09/selenium-webdriver-unable-to-connect.html
• Testing with Python: Just Makes Sense – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/testing/testing-with-python-and-why-it-makes-sense/
• The Top 6 iOS Automation Tools for Mobile Testing – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/08/31/the-top-6-ios-automation-tools-for-mobile-testing/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• An In-depth look at CAST 2015 – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2015/08/in-depth-look-cast-2015/
• CAST 2015 ends with great debate – Matt Heusser – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/CAST-2015-ends-with-great-debate
• Free Tutorial – How To Create Your First Selenium WebDriver Project In 7 Easy Lessons – Alex Siminiuc – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-to-create-your-first-selenium-webdriver-project.html
• How is testing different in DevOps? – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/how-is-testing-different-in-devops/
• STAREAST 2015 Interview with Matt Heusser on Lean Software Testing – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/stareast-2015-interview-matt-heusser-lean-software-testing
• The Rise and Rise of Python: September Testing Webinar – Nikhil Kaul – http://blog.smartbear.com/programming-languages/the-rise-and-rise-of-python-september-testing-webinar/
• Third time lucky – TEAM workshops went down a storm! – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/third-time-lucky-team-workshops-went-down-a-storm/

Attention Ohio Testers:

9/17/2015 – Columbus, Ohio, COQAA – Testing Inside the Sprint – Daryl Kulak – http://coqaa.org/id1.html

9/29/2015 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Topic TBD – facilitated by Matt Hutchison – http://bit.ly/1H5yPbs

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 27 – Alan Page, Brent Jenkins – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=87
• Podcast: Ep 17 – Risky – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2015/09/03/ep-17-risky/
• Podcast: Episode 18 – Qwerty – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/episode-18-qwerty/
• Podcast: EPISODE 67: Best Kept Secrets of Code Review [PODCAST] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/09/02/episode-67-best-kept-secrets-of-code-review-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

• Browser Trends September 2015: IE’s Demise Edges Closer – Craig Buckler – http://www.sitepoint.com/browser-trends-september-2015-ies-demise-edges-closer/
• Fruity Firefox: Mozilla caves to Apple, unveils iOS-friendly browser – Gavin Clarke – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/04/mozilla_reveals_firefox_ios_preview_apple/
• Microsoft browser users kick older IE editions to the curb – Gregg Keizer – http://www.computerworld.com/article/2979736/web-browsers/microsoft-browser-users-kick-older-ie-editions-to-the-curb.html
• Microsoft’s Edge browser inches up the charts – Kip Kniskern – http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsofts-edge-browser-inches-up-the-charts
• New open access software testing lab to open in Glasgow – Mark Latham – http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/13635109.New_open_access_software_testing_lab_to_open_in_Glasgow/

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