Testing Bits – 10/18/15 – 10/24/15

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 10/18/15 – 10/24/15.

Articles & Blogs

• 10 Mac OS X Terminal Commands for Testers – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2015/10/10-mac-os-x-terminal-commands-for.html
• Assessing Risk for a QA Mobile Project – Joe Nolan – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/10/assessing-risk-for-a-qa-mobile-project/
• Benefits and Challenges of Exploratory Testing in Agile – Sanjay Zalavadia – http://quicksoftwaretesting.com/benefits-challenges-exploratory-testing/
• Changing the conversation about change in testing – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/10/changing-conversation-about-change-in.html
• Energy Management vs. Time Management – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2015/10/19/energy-management-vs-time-management/
• How to Get a Mobile Testing Job Fast – Mobile Testing Career Guide (Part 1) – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-get-mobile-testing-jobs/
• Linear Check Steps are Good, but Hierarchical Steps are The Way of the Future – Matt Griscom – http://metaautomation.blogspot.com/2015/10/linear-check-steps-are-good-but.html
• Manage Focus of Your Attention – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2015/10/20/manage-focus-of-your-attention/
• Mobile Test Pyramid – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2015/10/19/mobile-test-pyramid/
• Musings on The Single Source Of Truth – Duncan Nisbet – http://www.duncannisbet.co.uk/musings-on-the-single-source-of-truth
• My Best Online Resources to Learn Software Testing – Thanh Huynh – http://www.asktester.com/online-resources-to-learn-software-testing/
• Own Goals – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2015/10/own-goals.html
• Test Case Template for Mobile App Testing in Startups – Martin Poschenrieder – http://blog.testmunk.com/test-case-template-for-mobile-app-testing-in-startups/
• Testing From A Different Point Of View – Ashley Hunsberger – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2015/10/testing-from-a-different-point-of-view/
• Testing Skills #6 – Speaking the language of business – John Stevenson – http://steveo1967.blogspot.com/2015/10/testing-skills-6-speaking-language-of.html
• Testing Wearables: The Human Experience – Gerie Owen – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/testing-wearables-human-experience?page=0%2C0
• The Expected – Jesper Lottosen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/theexpected/
• The Top 4 Test Automation Anti-Patterns That Should Scare You – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2015/10/20/the-top-4-test-automation-anti-patterns-that-should-scare-you/
• The World Through Developer-Covered Glasses: Eight Bad Testing Ideas #5 – Kelli Searfos – https://www.scriptscribe.org/testing/the-world-through-developer-covered-glasses-eight-bad-testing-ideas-5/

Tools

• Appium Tip #6: Jazzing JavaScript with Node.js – By: Lasse Häll – http://testdroid.com/news/appium-tip-6-jazzing-javascript-with-node-js
• Docker Compose Cucumber for Cross-Browser Testing – Shashikant Jagtap – http://shashikantjagtap.net/docker-compose-cucumber-for-cross-browser-testing/
• Level Up Tests using a custom Assertion Library: Fluent Assertions – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/level-up-tests-using-a-custom-assertion-library-fluent-assertions/
• Model-based testing with GraphWalker and Selenium – part 1 – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/model-based-testing-with-graphwalker-and-selenium-part-1/
• Page Objects with Selenium and Cucumber JVM – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2015/10/page-objects-with-selenium-and-cucumber-jvm/
• Run Selenium WebDriver JUNIT Scripts in Parallel – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2015/10/run-selenium-webdriver-scripts-in-parallel.html
• Using Cucumber JVM with Selenium WebDriver – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2015/10/using-cucumber-jvm-with-selenium-webdriver/
• Service virtualization implementation roadblocks – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/service-virtualization-implementation-roadblocks/
• Tor browser proxy for specific country – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2015/10/24/tor-browser-proxy-for-specific-country/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• BBST Instructor: week 0 – Karlo Smid – http://zagorskisoftwaretester.blogspot.com/2015/10/bbst-instructor-week-0.html
• Feedback for Conference Speakers – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2015/10/feedback-for-conference-speakers.html
• MEWT4 Post #2 – A coaching model for model recognition – Ash Winter – John Stevenson – http://steveo1967.blogspot.com/2015/10/mewt4-post-2-coaching-model-for-model.html
• My First MEWT… – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2015/10/my-first-mewt.html
• Putting Quality First through Continuous Testing: STARWEST 2015 Interview with Adam Auerbach – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/putting-quality-first-through-continuous-testing-starwest-2015-interview-adam-auerbach
• Thoughts: Tips for preparing for your first conference talk – Kim Knup – https://punkmiktests.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/thoughts-tips-for-preparing-for-your-first-conference-talk/

Miscellaneous

• eBook: How To Test – the book – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2015/10/how-to-test-book.html
• eBook: Time is Money: The Business Value of Web Performance [EBOOK] – Tammy Everts – http://www.soasta.com/blog/time-is-money-business-value-web-performance-ebook/
• eBook: Writing a blog or writing a book – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2015/10/writing-blog-or-writing-book.html

Items of Interest for Testers

• Microsoft Will Pay up to $15,000 for Security Flaws in Bug Bounty Program – Shane Schick – https://securityintelligence.com/news/microsoft-will-pay-up-to-15000-for-security-flaws-in-bug-bounty-program/

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