Testing Bits – 5/8/16 – 5/14/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 5/8/16 – 5/14/16.

Articles & Blogs

• A No Jira Experiment – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/05/a-no-jira-experiment.html
• AMA: Cross-browser Testing – Alistser Scott – https://watirmelon.com/2016/05/12/ama-cross-browser-testing/
• Application security and QA: Why they are better together – Stan Wisseman – http://techbeacon.com/application-security-qa-why-they-are-better-together
• Arguing Micheal Bolton’s 20 statements about testing – Sławomir Radzymiński – http://awesome-testing.blogspot.com/2016/05/arguing-micheal-boltons-20-statements.html
• Bags of Tricks – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/05/bags-of-tricks.html
• Boxing the tester – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/05/boxing-tester.html
• Help Wanted – The Pivotal Role QA Can Play in Leading the DevOps Charge – Chris Riley – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2016/05/help-wanted-the-pivotal-role-qa-can-play-in-leading-the-devops-charge/

• How Can Testers Add Value in Agile Projects? – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/can-testers-add-value-agile-projects/
• How do you work out what’s next? – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/05/how-do-you-work-out-whats-next.html
• How I ended up in IT – Maaike Brinkhof – http://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2016/05/how-i-ended-up-in-it/
• How to Actually Reduce Software Defects – Erik Dietrich – http://blog.smartbear.com/code-review/reduce-software-defects/
• How to Write Test Cases for a Given Scenario (2 Most Important User’s Questions With Answers) – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-write-test-cases-for-a-given-scenario/
• Is networking important? – Bhagya Mudiyanselage – https://bhagyagdm.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/is-networking-important/
• Lost in metaphorical translation – Sean Cresswell – http://chippietester.blogspot.com/2016/05/i-like-to-use-metaphors-and-simile-as.html
• On Releases and Making Decisions – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2016/05/on-releases-and-making-decisions.html
• P is for Patrick (My A to Z of Software Testing, part 7) – Colin Cherry – https://itesting.com.au/2016/05/10/p-is-for-patrick-my-a-to-z-of-software-testing-part-7/
• Removing Clutter – Removing Defects – Janet Gregory – http://janetgregory.ca/removing-clutter-removing-defects/
• Risk-based testing in the agile ways of working – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/05/risk-based-testing-in-agile-ways-of.html
• Testing: 3 lessons learned – James Sheasby Thomas – http://rightsaidjames.com/2016/05/testing-3-lessons-learned/
• Unicorns Of Testing – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/unicorns-of-testing/
• Well written test cases – or not. A few thoughts on test design – Mikkel Korsgaard – http://testing4tw.blogspot.com/2016/05/well-written-test-cases-or-not-few.html
• What makes a good QA tester? 4 KPIs essential to software testing – Ori Bendet – http://techbeacon.com/what-makes-good-qa-tester-4-kpis-essential-software-testing
• When to Coach and When to Mentor – Toby Sinclair – https://tobythetesterblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/when-to-coach-and-when-to-mentor/

Tools

• 6 Open Source Test Automation Frameworks You Need to Know – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/05/10/6-open-source-test-automation-frameworks-need-know/
• Creating data driven API tests with REST Assured and TestNG – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/creating-data-driven-api-tests-with-rest-assured-and-testng/
• Get Set Test an iOS app using Appium and Python – Avinash Shetty – https://qxf2.com/blog/get-set-test-an-ios-app-using-appium-and-python/
• Keyboard Maestro as a Test Tool Part 3 – My Version of Bug Magnet – Dan Woodward – http://woodybrood.github.io//articles/2016/05/11/keyboard-maestro-as-a-test-tool-part-3-my-version-of-bug-magnet.html

Attention Ohio Testers

– Watch for events coming soon –

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Joe Blogs: Meetings – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/05/joe-blogs-meetings.html
• Joe Blogs: A Meeting – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/05/joe-blogs-meeting.html
• STAREAST Recap: Dot Graham on Test Automation Patterns, Testing Challenges, and Zombie Tests – Nikhul Kaul – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing/stareast-test-automation-patterns-testing-challenges-and-zombie-tests/
• STAREAST Recap: Fostering Long-Term Test Automation Success – Nikhul Kaul – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing-tools/fostering-long-term-test-automation-success/
• STAREAST Recap: The Road to DevOps: Data, Environment, and Test Automation – Nikhul Kaul – http://blog.smartbear.com/automated-testing/stareast-recap-the-road-to-devops-data-environment-and-test-automation/
• Tweet Bits from #StarEast 2016 – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2016/05/10/tweet-bits-from-stareast-2016/
• Testbash Manchester – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2016/05/13/testbash-manchester/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: Testing the Count Down – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2016/05/testing-count-down.html
• Podcast: EPISODE 101: Agile Mob Based Testing [PODCAST] – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/05/12/agile-testing-agile-team/
• Webinars: Speaking at Inclusive Design 24 for Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2016/05/speaking-at-inclusive-design-24-for-global-accessibility-awareness-day.html