Testing Bits – 6/12/16 – 6/18/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 6/12/16 – 6/18/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 8 Important Segments Of Testing eCommerce Websites – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/ecommerce-testing/
• AUTOMATION 1 – The guide – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-1-guide.html
• AUTOMATION 2 – Our roadmap – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-2-our-roadmap.html
• AUTOMATION 3: Automation as a service – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-3-automation-as-service.html
• AUTOMATION 4 – a zoology of automation – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-4-zoology-of-automation.html
• AUTOMATION 5 – Unit Checks, Part 1: testing randomness – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-5-unit-checks-part-1.html
• AUTOMATION 6 – Unit Check, Part 2: random distribution – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-6-unit-check-part-2-random.html

• AUTOMATION 7 – Unit Check, Part 3: summing up – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-7-unit-check-part-3-summing.html
• AUTOMATION 8 – why automation can check, but not test – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/06/automation-8-why-automation-can-check.html
• Database checks help us test – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/06/database-checks-help-us-test.html
• On Link Underlines – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2016/06/on-link-underlines.html
• Opportunities and Threats Part One: Prophecies of Doom – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/opportunities-and-threats-part-one-prophecies-of-doom/
• Should you raise bugs you don’t know how to reproduce? – Alister Scott – https://watirmelon.com/2016/06/17/should-you-raise-bugs-you-dont-know-how-to-reproduce/
• Software testing is not … easy to explain. Last part. – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2016/06/13/software-testing-not-easy-explain/
• Software Testing Schools: All we need is world peace. – Jon Hagar – https://breakingembeddedsoftware.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/software-testing-schools-all-we-need-is-world-peace/
• Test automation – the bitter truth – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2016/06/14/test-automation-the-bitter-truth/
• The Future of Testing, Part 3 – Aleksis Tulonen – http://aleksistulonen.com/2016/06/12/the-future-of-testing-part-3/
• The Squeezed Testing Problem – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-squeezed-testing-problem.html
• To Keith Klain: Sir, you’re an aspiration – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2016/06/14/to-keith-klain-sir-youre-an-aspiration/
• V Is for Value (My A to Z of Software Testing, Part 8) – Colin Cherry – https://itesting.com.au/2016/06/13/v-is-for-value-my-a-to-z-of-software-testing-part-8/
• What is “Security Testing” – Bill Matthews – http://rethink-testing.co.uk/?p=143
• What is the main purpose of our testing? – John Andrews – https://testingfromthehip.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/what-is-the-main-purpose-of-our-testing/

Tools

• Building a Test Framework: With Gradle, everything is Groovy – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/06/building-test-framework-with-gradle.html
• The Top 8 Essential JavaScript Automation Frameworks – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/06/14/top-8-essential-javascript-automation-frameworks/

Attention Ohio Testers

6/28 – Dublin, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Topic: Career Advancement & Skill Development for Testers  –  http://www.meetup.com/Software-QA-Testing-Meetup/events/230926213/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Are You Coming To TestBash Philadelphia? – Rosie Sherry – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2016/06/coming-testbash-philadelphia/
• One decision you will not regret as a software tester!!! – Ajay Balamurugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2016/06/one-decision-you-will-not-regret-as.html
• Open sourcing my workshop: an experiment – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/open-sourcing-my-workshop-an-experiment/
• Register for Free Risk/Exploratory/Technical Testing Webinar on 28th June 2016 – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2016/06/register-for-free-riskexploratorytechni.html

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: Ep 52: And I say, Zangief you are bad guy, but this does not mean you are *bad* guy – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2016/06/16/ep-52/
• Podcast: Testable Code: Javascript Testing The Right Way – Joe Colantonio – http://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/06/16/testable-code-javascript-testing/

Items of Interest

• Android may not be as fragmented as we thought – Andrew Meola – http://www.businessinsider.com/android-may-not-be-as-fragmented-as-we-thought-2016-6
• She overcame blindness to thrive at Google – Parija Kavilanz – http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/16/technology/jyotsna-kaki-google-accessibility/index.html?section=money_news_international
• The Testing Show Is YOUR Show – Michael Laresen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2016/06/the-testing-show-is-your-show.html