Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 2/21/16 – 2/27/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 4 Ideas for Getting the Most from Your Testing Team (Even When They Have Varying Skillsets) – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing/software-testing-skills/
• A Partial Defence of “Apathy” – Chris S – http://secondsignofmadness.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-partial-defence-of-apathy.html
• Building for the Future – Jon Robinson – https://qubedapples.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/building-for-the-future/
• Changing conversation from bugs – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/02/changing-conversation-from-bugs.html
• Do You Actually Know What Your Automated Test Is Doing? – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/02/do-you-actually-know-what-your.html
• Every Tester is a Performance Tester – Oliver Erlewein – http://hellotestworld.com/2016/02/23/every-tester-is-a-performance-tester/
• Fostering Growth – Jon Robinson – https://qubedapples.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/fostering-growth/

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 2/14/16 – 2/20/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 4 Secrets to Managing Your Testing Workflow – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing/managing-testing-workflow/
• 6 Questions To Ask Before Releasing Software – Jake Bartlett – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2016/02/6-questions-to-ask-before-releasing-software/
• 10 Exploratory Testing Tours You Can Use to Analyze Artifacts – Terry Wiegmann – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/10-exploratory-testing-tours-you-can-use-analyze-artifacts
• An Honest Resume – Justin Rohrman – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/an-honest-resume/
• Building a robust test automation strategy – Shreejit Nair – http://go-gaga-over-testing.blogspot.com/2016/02/building-robust-test-automation.html
• Can we stop saying we break software? – Brendan Conolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/can-we-stop-saying-we-break-software/
• Context-Driven Resume: Heuristics – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2016/02/16/context-driven-resume-heuristics/

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 2/7/16 – 2/13/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 3 of the Biggest Mistakes Software Testers Make When Reusing Tests – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing/reusing-software-tests/
• 6 career ideas for software QA professionals – Stephanie Overby – http://techbeacon.com/6-new-careers-paths-ideas-software-qa-testers-professionals
• 7 Practical Software Testing Tips from TestBash Presenters – Rosie Sherry – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2016/02/7-practical-software-testing-tips-from-testbash-presenters/
• A QA professional’s guide to surviving a software failure – Christiane Parizo – http://techbeacon.com/qa-tester-guide-surviving-software-failure
• A Valentine for Testers – Sofía Palamarchuk – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/valentine-testers
• Adventures in Retrospectives: Helping a large team focus! – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2016/02/11/adventures-in-retrospectives-helping-a-large-team-focus/
• Ah, estimation!  – KC – https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/ah-estimation/

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 1/31/16 – 2/6/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 6 common test automation mistakes and how to avoid them – Matt Heusser – http://techbeacon.com/software-test-automation-6-common-mistakes-how-avoid
• 2016 Will Be the Year for Wearables So Test Wisely – Eran Kinsbruner – http://adventuresinqa.com/2016/02/01/wearables-guest-post/
• Agile Testing: Frustrations can make us creative – Kim Knup – https://punkmiktests.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/agile-testing-frustrations-can-make-us-creative/
• Assisting with inquiries: Part three – filtering information – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/assisting-with-inquiries-part-three-filtering-information/
• Basic Security Testing of Website Input Fields – Look for Lack of Input Limitations – Martin Nilsson – http://www.houseoftest.se/2016/02/basic-security-testing-website-input-fields-look-lack-input-limitations/
• Denial 102: “But we spent a lot of money writing test cases!” – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/02/denial-102-but-we-spent-lot-of-money.html
• Denial 103: “But we spent a lot of money developing our automation” – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/02/denial-103-but-we-spent-lot-of-money.html