Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2016

Testing Bits – 4/17/16 – 4/23/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 4/17/16 – 4/23/16.

Articles & Blogs

5 Ways To Be a Bold and Confident Software Tester – Bhumika Mehta – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/bold-and-confident-software-tester/
Are Test Cases Dead (Yet)? – Rosie Sherry – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2016/04/test-cases-dead-yet/
Are You an Independent Tester? – Amy Phillips – https://testingthemind.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/are-you-an-independent-tester/
‘Chapeau’ to a testing community – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/chapeau-to-a-testing-community/
Excellent Resources on Test Automation and My Learning Points – Bernice Niel Ruhland – https://thetestersedge.com/2016/04/20/excellent-resources-on-test-automation-and-my-learning-points/
Hidden Parts of the Performance Equation – Albert Gareev – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/hidden-parts-performance-equation
How to hire a tester – Lukasz Roslonek – http://testdetective.com/how-to-hire-a-tester/

Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

GTR 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Dipanjan Haldar

Our eighth featured speaker who will be at Global Testing Retreat 2016 is Dipanjan Haldar.

1. What attracted you to speaking at GTR 2016 this year?

I came across this event and found it to be great platform for sharing thoughts and focus on testing and innovative ideas.

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2016

GTR 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Mukesh Jain

Our seventh featured speaker who will be at Global Testing Retreat 2016 is Mukesh Jain.

1. What attracted you to speaking at GTR 2016 this year?

GTR appears to be an grand event with participants from across the globe focused on testing community – to make things better. So, I decided to share my knowledge for betterment of the testing community and do my part of sharing knowledge.

Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2016

Testing Bits – 4/10/16 – 4/16/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 4/10/16 – 4/16/16.

Articles & Blogs

8 Best Software Testing Certifications Based on Your Experience Level – Shilpa Roy – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/best-software-testing-certifications/
An idea that didn’t work – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/04/an-idea-that-didnt-work.html
Better Web Testing with Selenium – Justin Rohrman – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing/better-web-testing-with-selenium/
Blog: 100% Coverage is Possible – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2016/04/100-coverage-is-possible/
Blog: As Expected – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2016/04/as-expected/
Blog: You Are Not Checking – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2016/04/you-are-not-checking/
Do it *my* way, or do it *our* way – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/do-it-my-way-or-do-it-our-way/

Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2016

Software QA & Testing Meetup – April 2016 Meetup Scheduled

Attention Ohio Testers:

Our next meetup is scheduled for April 26, 2016. We are just a few weeks away! Matthew Eakin has volunteered to give a presentation on “Cucumber as a Collaboration Tool.” Having heard Matthew speak on several occasions, I am sure this will be an interesting discussion.

For all of the details for our meetup and to RSVP, be sure to visit the Software QA & Testing Meetup on meetup.com.

If you are going to be in the Columbus area, we would love to see you there!

I am going to endeavor to try to post raw notes or recaps from previous meetups on a more frequent basis than I have in the past.

March’s meeting featured Damian Synadinos speaking on the topic of “Commutication – An Exploration of Idea Transfer With Words.”

Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2016

GTR 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Anand Bagmar

Our sixth featured speaker who will be at Global Testing Retreat 2016 is Anand Bagmar.

1. What attracted you to speaking at GTR 2016 this year?

A couple of things really – the huge upside opportunity to learn from the community (attendees & speakers) while sharing my experiences with them and an opportunity to connect and network with the latest happenings in the testing world.

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2016

GTR 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Kalpna Gulati

Our fifth featured speaker who will be at Global Testing Retreat 2016 is Kalpna Gulati.

1. What attracted you to speaking at GTR 2016 this year?

I had heard of this event and found it a good place where in the focus of events is in testing and innovative ideas. Through this event we can convey all the modern ways of moving the tech industry to innovative thinking and processes.

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2016

GTR 2016 – Speaker Series – Featuring Olaf Lewitz

Our fourth featured speaker who will be at Global Testing Retreat 2016 is Olaf Lewitz.

1. What attracted you to speaking at GTR 2016 this year?

Schalk Cronjé invited me, we met at the Agile Coach Camp in Norway.

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2016

Testing Bits – 4/3/16 – 4/9/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 4/3/16 – 4/9/16.

Articles & Blogs

All In One Guide On Defect Density – Its Importance and How to Calculate It. – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/defect-density/
Be a Zero – Maaike Brinkhof – http://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2016/04/be-a-zero/
Creating Positive Experiences on Mobile Apps While Users Wait – Parimala Hariprasad – http://curioustester.blogspot.com/2016/04/creating-positive-experiences-on-mobile.html
David Graeber’s “The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy” – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/david-graebers-the-utopia-of-rules-on-technology-stupidity-and-the-secret-joys-of-bureaucracy/
Don’t Fool Yourself: Load Testing APIs and Scale – Matt Heusser – http://blog.smartbear.com/api-testing/load-testing-apis-and-scale/
Engaging with your Internal Testing Community – Daniel Donbavand – http://www.testingtesting321.com/2016/04/345/
From unwilling/unable to willing/able – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/04/ive-been-having-discussions-about.html

Posted on Saturday, April 9, 2016

Tweet Bits from #STPCon Spring 2016

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After a bit of a hiatus, Tweet Bits has returned. STPCon Spring 2016 was held in San Francisco, California from April 4-7.

The hashtag to watch for the conference was #STPCon if you want to look over the full stream for yourself (which I highly suggest to get a better feel from the conference).

THANK YOU to all those testers that took the time to post during the event! It really helps members of the testing community that were unable to attend.

As seen on Twitter, here is the list I pulled coming in reverse order.

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Conference Day 2 – April 7

Graeme Harvey ‏@graemeRharvey
Conference first for me: hearing “The Village People” played as dramatic flair in a presentation. #stpcon

Graeme Harvey ‏@graemeRharvey
Testers are slowly being given responsibilities outside testing. @tgtigger77 is quoting Bach’s future view of testing. #stpcon