Testing Bits – 7/3/16 – 7/9/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/3/16 – 7/9/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 4 Things to Remember to Ensure Good Test Coverage – Terry Wiegmann – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/4-things-remember-ensure-good-test-coverage?page=0%2C0
• A Healthier Relationship With Code – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/a-healthier-relationship-with-code/
• A Snapshot of Software Testers in 2016 – Rosie Hamilton – http://testingfuntime.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-snapshot-of-software-testers-in-2016.html
• An analogy to understand web APIs – Annapoorani Gurusamy – https://qxf2.com/blog/an-analogy-to-understand-web-apis/
• Context Driven Clichés – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2445
• How the Software Tester Evolves: An Interview with Dawn Haynes – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/how-software-tester-evolves-interview-dawn-haynes
• How to Perform Backend Testing – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-perform-backend-testing/
• It’s On My List – One Piece of the Quality Jigsaw – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/its-on-my-list-one-piece-of-the-quality-jigsaw-2/
• Let the Environment To Drive You – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2016/07/05/let-the-environment-to-drive-you/
• Management and trust – So simple, so complex, so important – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/management-and-trust-so-simple-so-complex-so-important/
• Modern Testing and Resilient Strategy – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/07/modern-testing-and-resilient-strategy/
• Should Developers Own Acceptance Tests? – Amy Phillips – https://testingthemind.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/should-developers-own-acceptance-tests/
• Stress and work – Strategies that keep you moving forwards – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/stress-and-work-strategies-that-keep-you-moving-forwards/
• Testers FAQ on certifications – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/testers-faq-on-certifications/
• Testing Manifesto – Connor Roberts – http://pixelgrill.com/testing-manifesto/
• Transforming a Test Manager into a Test Leader – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/transforming-a-test-manager-into-a-test-leader/
• We Are Not Gatekeepers – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/we-are-not-gatekeepers/

Tools

• Create Hybrid Test Framework – Selenium Driver Controls – Anton Angelov – http://automatetheplanet.com/hybrid-test-framework-selenium-driver-controls/
• Handling JavaScript alerts when leaving a page with WebDriver – Alister Scott – https://watirmelon.com/2016/07/05/handling-javascript-alerts-when-leaving-a-page-with-webdriver/
• How To….Use Explicit Waits In Selenium WebDriver – Alex Siminuic – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/use-explicit-waits-selenium-webdriver/
• Protractor : Implementing different options for HTML reporter – Nadim Saker – http://nadimsaker.blogspot.com/2016/07/protractor-implementing-different.html
• Setting Up Selenium Grid with Chrome and Firefox browser nodes from Docker-Selenium – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/07/setting-up-selenium-grid-with-chrome.html
• Setup of Selenium Grid for Beginners: Brace yourself! We’re Using the Command Line – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/07/setup-of-selenium-grid-for-beginners.html
• Trying out Postman – KC – https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/trying-out-postman/
• Using Serenity with Cucumber, Part 1 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/07/using-serenity-with-cucumber-part-1/
• Using Serenity with Cucumber, Part 2 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/07/using-serenity-with-cucumber-part-2/
• Using Serenity with Cucumber, Part 3 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/07/using-serenity-with-cucumber-part-3/
• Why we’re switching to Selenium Grid – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/07/why-were-switching-to-selenium-grid.html

Attention Ohio Testers

7/26 – Dublin, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Topic: TBD –  http://www.meetup.com/Software-QA-Testing-Meetup/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Requirements Exploration: How Testers Add Value – ExpoQA 2016 – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2016/07/04/agile-requirements-exploration-testers-add-value-expoqa-2016/
• Selenium Conf India 2016 Talks: Placing Selenium Grid in a Docker Container – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/07/selenium-conf-india-2016-talks-placing.html

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: Avoiding the Commodity Trap – Michael Larsen, Justin Rohrman, Andy Tinkham, Matt Heusser – http://www.qualitestgroup.com/The-Testing-Show/avoiding-commodity-trap/

30 Day Testing Challenge

• #30DaysOfTesting update! Day 4 – Share a Testing Blog! – Gareth Waterhouse – http://www.testingthewaterhouse.com/2016/07/30daysoftesting-update-day-4-share.html
• #30DaysofTesting – Day 8 Reporting – Eran Kinsbruner – https://mobiletestingblog.com/2016/07/08/30daysoftesting-day-8-reporting/
• 30 Days of Testing – Jokin Aspiazu – http://jokinaspiazu.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-ministry-of-testing-has-come-up.html
• 30 Days Of Testing – My progress so far… – Danny Dainton – https://dannydainton.com/2016/07/09/30-days-of-testing-my-progress-so-far/
• From podcast to mob testing ideas – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/07/from-podcast-to-mob-testing-ideas.html