Testing Bits – 1/31/16 – 2/6/16

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
• Does Domain Expertise Really Matter? – Justin Rohrman – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/does-domain-expertise-really-matter
• How to Become a Software Tester: A Complete Guide – Thanh Huynh – http://www.asktester.com/how-to-become-a-software-tester/
• How to Classify Positive and Negative Test Scenarios – A Tester’s Cheat Sheet – Swait Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/positive-and-negative-test-scenarios/
• How to Overcome Agile Testing Challenges – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/agile-testing-challenges-qa-agile-projects/
• How to overcome common objections to automated security testing – Tony Bradley – http://techbeacon.com/how-overcome-common-objections-automated-security-testing
• How To Setup a QA Function From Scratch For Agile Startups – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/how-to-setup-a-qa-function-from-scratch-for-agile-projects/
• Introverts in Agile – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/01/introverts-in-agile.html
• Is it Possible to do Sufficient Testing Without QA Resource? – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/possible-sufficient-testing-without-qa-resource/
• Lean Testing in theory and practice – Aaron Hodder – http://testerkiwi.blogspot.com/2016/02/lean-testing-in-theory-and-practice.html
• Mobile App Quality Test Techniques: To Beat The Competition (5-6 Min Read) – Julia Pottinger – https://testhuddle.com/mobile-app-quality-test-techniques-beat-competition/
• Must read: A Context-Driven Approach to Automation in Testing – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2377
• Reading matter & Simple Rules – Lee Hawkins – Huib Schoots – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/reading-matter-simple-rules/
• Thanks, but I still have test automation – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/02/thanks-but-i-still-have-test-automation.html
• The Ultimate List of 100 Software Testing Quotes  –  Sofia Palamarchuk – https://dzone.com/articles/the-ultimate-list-of-100-software-testing-quotes
• Thoughts on the Second Annual ‘State of Testing’ Survey Results released by Sauce Labs – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/02/problems-with-second-annual-state-of.html
• What Mobile and IoT Mean for Your Career: An Interview with Jason Arbon – Josiah Renaudin – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/what-mobile-and-iot-mean-your-career-interview-jason-arbon

Tools

• CheatSheet for JMeter __time Function Calls – Oliver Erlewein – http://hellotestworld.com/2016/02/02/cheatsheet-for-jmeter-__time-function-calls/
• Robot Framework And The Keyword-Driven Approach To Test Automation – Part 2 Of 3 – Michael Hallik – http://blog.xebia.com/robot-framework-and-the-keyword-driven-approach-to-test-automation-part-2-of-3/
• Setting up Jenkins to run headless Selenium tests in Docker containers – Grig Gheorghiu – http://agiletesting.blogspot.com/2016/02/setting-up-jenkins-to-run-headless.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Enter Your Test Management Spreadsheet for the Chance to Win $1,000 – Nikhil Kaul – http://blog.smartbear.com/qacomplete/smartbear-test-management-spreadsheet-challenge/
• QA or the Highway 2016 – Speaker Series – Kelsey Shannahan – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2016/02/04/qa-or-the-highway-2016-speaker-series-kelsey-shannahan/
• QA or the Highway 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Matthew Eakin – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2016/02/02/qa-or-the-highway-2016-speaker-series-featuring-matthew-eakin/
• Questions for Keynote Panel: I Need Your Inputs! – Mike Lyles – https://mikelyles.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/stpcon-spring-2016-keynote-panel/
• What is Professional Testing? – Simon Knight – https://mewtblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/what-is-professional-testing/

Attention Ohio Testers

2/16/16 – Columbus, OH – QA or the Highway 2016 – http://qaorthehighway.com/

2/23/16 – Dublin, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – “What I Learned at QA or the Highway 2016 facilitated by Matt Hutchison – http://www.meetup.com/Software-QA-Testing-Meetup/events/228482793/

Miscellaneous

• Paper: Blog: A Context-Driven Approach to Automation in Testing – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2016/01/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing/
• Paper: We. Use. Tools. – James Bach – http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/1598
• Podcast: Ep 37: Making the most of it – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2016/02/04/ep-37-making-the-most-of-it/
• Podcast: EPISODE 88: Becoming a Next Gen Tester [PODCAST] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/02/03/episode-88-becoming-a-next-gen-tester-podcast/
• Podcast: PerfBytes 2015 Year In Review – Mike Tomlinson, James Pulley, Howard Chorney – http://www.perfbytes.com/node/184

Additional Items of Interest

• 6 basic things you shouldn’t be doing during daily stand-up – Kym Gilhooly – http://techbeacon.com/6-daily-stand-up-scrum-meeting-mistakes-agile
• End of one thing. Start of another – Rob Lambert – http://thesocialtester.co.uk/end-of-one-thing-start-of-another/
• How to get started with conference speaking – Rob Lambert – http://cultivatedmanagement.com/how-to-get-started-with-conference-speaking/