Testing Bits – 2/28/16 – 3/5/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 2/28/16 – 3/5/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 3 Strategies for Dealing with a Blocker Defect – Priya R. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/dealing-with-a-blocker-defect/
• 6 Reasons Test Management is Critical in an Agile World – Nikhul Kaul – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing/why-use-test-management-tool/
• 10 proven tips for building a testing center of excellence – Michael Cooper – http://techbeacon.com/10-proven-tips-building-testing-center-excellence
• A Replace-holder for a Conversation – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2016/03/a-replace-holder-for-conversation.html
• Android Smartphone Test Farm – Katharina Gillmann – https://devblog.xing.com/qa/android-smartphone-test-farm/
• Are you ready for big data testing? – Gerie Owen – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Are-you-ready-for-big-data-testing
• Bug-Free Software? Go For It! – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/02/bug-free-software-go-for-it.html
• From identity to skill sets – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/03/from-identity-to-skill-sets.html
• How To Gain More Practical Experience As A Manual Tester – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-to-gain-more-practical-experience-as-a-manual-tester.html
• Joking With Jerry Part 2 – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/03/joking-with-jerry-part-2.html
• Joking With Jerry Part 3 – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/03/joking-with-jerry-part-3.html
• Keyboard and Overflow – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2016/02/keyboard-and-overflow.html
• Methods for Testing the Back End: An Investigation – Matthew Heusser – http://www.stickyminds.com/article/methods-testing-back-end-investigation
• On Testing and Quality Engineering – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2016/02/on-testing-and-quality-engineering.html
• Performance Testing Checklist – No Automated Testing – http://www.seleniumtests.com/2016/02/performance-testing-checklist.html
• Smartwatch App Testing – Pebble OS – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2016/02/29/smartwatch-app-testing-pebble-os/
• Selecting Platform Configuration Tests – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2016/02/selecting-platform-configuration-tests/
• Test Planning Is Throwaway, Testing Is Forever – Eric Jacobson – http://www.testthisblog.com/2016/02/test-planning-is-throwaway-testing-is.html
• We Know You Have Alt Text, Twitter – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2016/03/we-know-you-have-alt-text-twitter.html
• What makes them leaders I want to work with – KC – https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/what-makes-them-leaders-i-want-to-work-with/
• What’s In a Label? – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2016/03/01/whats-in-a-label/

Tools

• 9 Easy TestNG Features You Can Learn Today That Will Improve Your Test Automation – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2016/03/9-easy-testng-features-you-can-learn.html
• 10 Advanced WebDriver Tips and Tricks Part 3 – Anton Angelov – http://automatetheplanet.com/10-advanced-webdriver-tips-tricks-part-3/
• Announcing Ready! API TestServer, Developer Testing Gone Wild! – Ole Lensmar – http://blog.smartbear.com/api-testing/announcing-ready-api-testserver-developer-api-testing-gone-wild/
• Being Gebish – Scott Scoble – http://scoble.tech/post/being-gebish/
• BrowserSynch – Synchronize Mobile Testing On Multiple Devices – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/browsersynch-synchronize-mobile-testing-on-multiple-devices/
• Do Cross Browser Test Automation Like A PRO – Part 2 – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2016/03/do-cross-browser-test-automation-like-a-pro-part2.html
• How to Get Started with EarlGrey – iOS Functional UI Testing Framework – Ville-Veikko Helppi – http://testdroid.com/news/how-to-get-started-with-earlgrey-ios-functional-ui-testing-framework
• JMeter Tips & Tricks: Tip 3 – Martijn de Vrieze – https://martijndevrieze.net/2016/03/03/jmeter-tips-tricks-tip-3/
• Magic Quadrant for Test Automation: How Gartner got it wrong – Joe Colantonio – http://techbeacon.com/magic-quadrant-test-automation-how-gartner-got-it-wrong
• JavaScript with Selenium WebDriver and Mocha – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/02/javascript-with-selenium-webdriver-and-mocha/
• RESTful Testing with Stripe: From JSON to Object using GSON  – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/02/restful-testing-with-stripe-from-json.html
• Robotium ExtSolo Library is Now Open Source –  Ville-Veikko Helppi – http://testdroid.com/news/robotium-extsolo-library-is-now-open-source
• WebDriver in JavaScript with Promises – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/03/webdriver-in-javascript-with-promises/

Attention Ohio Testers

3/17 – Westerville, OH – COQAA – How TABITHA Can Help You Make Presentation Magic! w/ Terry Wiegmann – http://coqaa.org/id1.html

3/29 – Dublin, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Commutication – An Exploration of Idea Transfer With Words w/ Damian Synadinos – http://bit.ly/21zdMvI

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Experiences of Copenhagen Context – Dan Ashby – https://danashby04.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/experiences-of-copenhagen-context/
• Lessons Learned Testing the House of Test contest app – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2016/02/lessons-learned-testing-house-of-test.html
• Making QA Strategic – Let’s Get Real – Matt Heusser – http://xndev.com/2016/03/making-qa-strategic-lets-get-real/
• Rapid Rapid Rapid Software Testing – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/03/rapid-rapid-rapid-software-testing.html
• Software QA & Testing Meetup – March 2016 Meetup Scheduled – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2016/03/01/software-qa-testing-meetup-march-2016-meetup-scheduled/
• Summary – The Crappy Little Datagenerator Contest – Martin Nilsson – http://www.houseoftest.se/2016/03/summary-crappy-little-datagenerator-contest/
• TEAM Meetup # 8 – Rajesh Mathur – http://www.dogmatictesting.com/2016/02/team-meetup-8.html
• Test Better by Blocking Bugs: STARWEST 2015 Interview with Pamela Gillaspie – Jennifer Bonine – http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/test-better-blocking-bugs-starwest-2015-interview-pamela-gillaspie

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: Ep 41: Friends don’t let friends use IE6 and Ep 40 revisited – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2016/03/03/ep-41-friends-dont-let-friends-use-ie6-ep-40-revisited/
• Podcast: EPISODE 92: Managing Test Teams in the 21st Century [PODCAST] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/03/03/episode-92-managing-test-teams-in-the-21st-century-podcast/
• Podcast: STPCon Spring 2016 Interview Paul Grizzaffi and Automation – Smita Mishra – http://www.spreaker.com/user/softwaretestpro/stpcon-spring-2016-interview-paul-grizza
• Podcast: STPCon Spring 2016 Keynote Interview: Karen N Johnson – Smita Mishra – http://www.spreaker.com/user/softwaretestpro/stpcon-spring-2016-keynote-interview-kar
• Video: Styles of Pair Testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://youtu.be/ctRD2KBUYSI