Testing Bits – 9/13/15 – 9/19/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 9/13/15 – 9/19/15.

Articles & Blogs

• A single source of truth? – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/a-single-source-of-truth/
• Best Practices For Continuous Testing In Agile – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/best-practices-for-continuous-testing-in-agile/
• Blog: Oracles from the Inside Out, Part 5: Oracles as References as Media – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2015/09/oracles-from-the-inside-out-part-5-oracles-as-references-as-media/
• Building a mobile team from ground up – Raj Subramanian – http://www.rajsubra.com/2015/09/18/building-a-mobile-team-from-ground-up/
• Continuous Delivery Testing Pathway – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/09/continuous-delivery-testing-pathway.html
• Do Testers Really Prevent Bugs? – Amy Phillips – https://testingthemind.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/do-testers-really-prevent-bugs/
• End-To-End Tests Are Better Than Google Says – Josh Grant – http://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/129302775780/end-to-end-tests-are-better-than-google-says
• Getting Started with Test Automation – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/09/14/getting-started-with-test-automation/
• How to Perform Automation Testing of JAVA/J2EE Applications (Part 2) – Padmavaty S – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/automated-testing-of-j2ee-applications-part-2/
• How to Test JAVA Applications – Tips with Sample Test Cases (Part 1) – Padmavaty S – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/testing-java-applications-part-1/
• How to support new conference speakers – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/how-to-support-new-conference-speakers/
• How To Test Mobile Analytics – Martin Poschenrieder – http://blog.testmunk.com/how-to-test-mobile-analytics/
• It meets the business requirements – John Stevenson – http://steveo1967.blogspot.com/2015/09/it-meets-business-requirements.html
• Metastuff – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2015/09/metastuff.html
• Mob testing: Leave some of your ego at the door please – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/09/mob-testing-leave-some-of-your-ego-at.html
• People in Testing with Richard Bradshaw – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/09/14/people-in-testing-with-richard-bradshaw/
• Pressure or curiosity: Testers learning to program – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/09/pressure-or-curiosity-testers-learning.html
• Putting The Test Back Into DevOps – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/apis/putting-the-test-back-into-devops/
• Q&A with WomenTesters Editor Jyothi Rangaiah – Emily Aliberti – http://blog.utest.com/2015/09/18/qa-with-womentesters-com-editor-jyothi-rangaiah/
• QA people are not testers, or are they? – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/qa-people-are-not-testers-or-are-they/
• Software Testers Should Know about ISO 29119 – John Hagar – http://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/software-testers-should-know-about-iso-29119
• Stage 3 in Getting to Holiday Readiness – Proactive End-to-End Monitoring – Jouko Kaasila – http://testdroid.com/news/stage-3-in-getting-to-holiday-readiness-proactive-end-to-end-monitoring
• Test Design for Automation: Anti-Patterns – Hans Buwalda – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2015/09/test-design-automation-anti-patterns
• Testing skills – Abductive Reasoning – John Stevenson – http://steveo1967.blogspot.com/2015/09/testing-skills-abductive-reasoning.html
• The most important skill in test automation – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/the-most-important-skill-in-test-automation/
• Tips For Better Cross Browser Testing – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/testing/tips-for-better-cross-browser-testing/
• What is your definition of “Done”? – Greg Sypolt – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/09/what-is-your-definition-of-done/

Tools

• How To Create The Selenium Driver Object In The Test Automation Framework – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-to-create-selenium-driver-object-in-test-framework.html
• Jmeter BeanShell Scripting – Call External Scripts – Linkesh Kanna Velu – http://linkeshkannavelu.com/2015/09/15/jmeter-beanshell-scripting-call-external-scripts/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• BBST Foundations Week 1 In Review – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/bbst-foundations-week-1-in-review/
• STAREAST 2015 Interview with Parimala Hariprasad on Designing a Robust Test Strategy for Mobile Apps – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/stareast-2015-interview-parimala-hariprasad-designing-robust-test-strategy-mobile-apps
• Weekend Testing Fun – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2015/09/13/weekend-testing-fun/

Attention Ohio Testers:

9/29/2015 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Testing in Agile: Challenges, Problems & Coping With Them – facilitated by Matt Hutchison – http://bit.ly/1K1xBgC

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: Ep 19: Oracles – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2015/09/17/ep-19-oracles
• Podcast: Ep 20 – Argy-Bargy – Ben, Joe – http://podcast.testreactor.com/e/ep-20-argy-bargy/
• Podcast: EPISODE 69: Mobile Testing on Real Devices Made Easy [PODCAST] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/09/16/episode-69-mobile-testing-on-real-devices-made-easy-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

• 10 Years In – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2015/09/10-years-in/
• Doran Jones Opens Technology Center in the South Bronx – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/doran-jones-opens-technology-center-in-the-south-bronx/

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