Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2016

Testing Bits – 1/24/16 – 1/30/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 1/24/16 – 1/30/16.

Articles & Blogs

6 tips for turning up the volume on mobile test automation – Matthew Heusser – http://techbeacon.com/turning-volume-mobile-test-automation
12 Test Automation Trends for 2016 [Infographic] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/01/26/12-test-automation-trends-for-2016-infographic/
A Guide to Automate UI testing for Phonegap / Cordova apps – Martin Poschenrieder – https://blog.testmunk.com/a-guide-to-automate-ui-testing-for-phonegap-cordova-apps/
Advanced Specification Design Pattern in Automated Testing – Anton Angelov – http://automatetheplanet.com/advanced-specification-design-pattern/
Apathy – Chris Simms – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2016/01/apathy.html
Are developers more important than QA testers? Probably. – Amy Reichert – http://techbeacon.com/developers-qa-testers-software-development-testing-imporant-advice
Assisting with inquiries: Part two – the mechanics of reporting – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/assisting-with-inquiries-part-2-the-mechanics-of-reporting/

Posted on Saturday, January 30, 2016

Software QA & Testing Meetup – February 2016 Meetup Scheduled

Attention Ohio Testers:

Thank you to all that attended January’s meetup. What a great turnout! As mentioned in the meeting, I will be posting notes from the meetup soon. Be sure to watch for it.

Our meeting on February 23th will have the following topic:

“What I Learned at QA or the Highway 2016”

The one day conference, QA or the Highway 2016, is scheduled for February 16th, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. There are some excellent tracks and speakers listed for the event. We are going to dedicate our testing meetup to sharing our experiences at the conference.

Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2016

QA or the Highway 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Stan Jónsson

Our sixth featured speaker who will be at QA or the Highway is Stan Jónsson.

1. What attracted you to speaking at QA or the Highway this year?

I saw a call for speakers on meetup.com. The conference looked interesting and I felt I had a talk that could add value to the topic.

Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2016

Testing Bits – 1/17/16 – 1/23/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 1/17/16 – 1/23/16.

Articles & Blogs

2016 – for testing it’s that kind of year, again, again – Mikkel Korsgaard – http://testing4tw.blogspot.com/2016/01/2016-for-testing-its-that-kind-of-year.html
(Almost) Total Recall – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2016/01/almost-total-recall.html
A Simple Approach for XML to Database Testing – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/xml-to-data-testing/
Accepting the Tester into the DevOps Fold – Rajini Padmanaban – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/accepting-tester-devops-fold
Ain’t Misbehavin’: Eight Bad Testing Ideas #7 – Kelli Searfos – https://www.scriptscribe.org/testing/aint-misbehavin-eight-bad-testing-ideas-7/
Assisting with inquiries: Part one – your audience – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/assisting-with-inquiries-part-one-your-audience/
Become Certified Book Reading Tester – Majd Uddin – http://knowledgetester.org/2016/01/19/become-certified-book-reading-tester/

Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2016

QA or the Highway 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Pradeepa Narayanaswamy

Our fifth featured speaker who will be at QA or the Highway is Pradeepa Narayanaswamy.

1. What attracted you to speaking at QA or the Highway this year?

To be honest, it’s the name of the conference.. When the call for 2016 sessions were announced, I saw the conference name from one of my LinkedIn contacts and I thought– What a cool name, maybe I should submit a proposal☺

Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2016

QA or the Highway 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Karen Johnson

Our fourth featured speaker who will be at QA or the Highway is Karen Johnson.

1. What attracted you to speaking at QA or the Highway this year?

I enjoy speaking at regional conferences; it is wonderful to meet people who live in the same region. The opportunities for me to work with or for people I meet at regional conferences is higher than conferences further from home. Also frequently I am in a position where I am hiring people so it is helpful to meet people who are at least somewhat close to Chicago or perhaps willing to move to Chicago should I be in “hiring mode.”

Posted on Sunday, January 17, 2016

Testing Bits – 1/10/16 – 1/16/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 1/10/16 – 1/16/16.

Articles & Blogs

5 Traits of Successful uTesters – Part 3 – Lucas Dargis – http://lucasdargis.com/5-traits-of-successful-utesters-part-3/
5 Traits of Successful uTesters – Part 4 – Lucas Dargis – http://lucasdargis.com/5-traits-of-successful-utesters-part-4/
9 New Year Resolutions Every Software Tester Should Have for 2016 – Sofia Palamarchuk – https://dzone.com/articles/9-new-year-resolutions-every-software-tester-shoul
2015: A Bipolar Year – Helena Jeret-Mäe – https://thepainandgainofedwardbear.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/2015-a-bipolar-year/
A Fable: Thinking Out of the Box, part 1 – Bernie Berger – http://bernieberger1.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-fable-thinking-out-of-box-part-1.html
A Fable: Thinking Out of the Box, part 2 – Bernie Berger – http://bernieberger1.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-fable-thinking-out-of-box-part-2.html
A Functional Tester Looks at Performance – Ashley Hunsberger – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2016/01/a-functional-tester-looks-at-performance/

Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2016

QA or the Highway 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Erik Davis

Our third featured speaker who will be at QA or the Highway is Erik Davis.

1. What attracted you to speaking again at QA or the Highway?

To be honest, I was wracking my brain for a topic for this year, and ended up proposing a session I’m co-presenting with Rob Bowyer that we came up with for another conference later this year. Submitting it to QAOTH forces us to get working on it sooner, and makes it more real.

Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2016

QA or the Highway 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Bhupesh Dahal

Our second featured speaker who will be at QA or the Highway is Bhupesh Dahal.

1. What attracted you to speaking at QA or the Highway this year?

We don’t have many QA focused conferences here in Columbus. So as a QA professional, it’s a great opportunity for me to learn more about technologies, tools, techniques etc. that other companies are using. It’s good to know other organizations’ success and failure stories so as to not have to reinvent the wheel and learn from other professional’s experiences.

Posted on Sunday, January 10, 2016

Testing Bits – 1/3/16 – 1/9/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 1/3/16 – 1/9/16.

Articles & Blogs

5 Trends Software Testers Should Keep an Eye on in 2016 – Nikhul Kaui – http://blog.smartbear.com/test-automation/software-testing-2016/
A Time For Test – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/a-time-for-test/
Am I really a valuable member of my team? – John Andrews – https://testingfromthehip.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/am-i-really-a-valuable-member-of-my-team/
An approach to refactoring test automation – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/01/an-approach-to-refactoring-test.html
Another 10 reasons that make test automation challenging – Andrei Contan – http://andrei.contan.ro/10-reasons-automation-difficult/
How NOT to Write Test Cases (Tips for New and Experienced Testers) – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-not-to-write-test-cases-tips-for-new-and-experienced-testers/
One thing not to forget when you are done testing – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2016/01/04/one-thing-not-to-forget-when-you-are-done-testing/