Testing Bits – 7/31/16 – 8/6/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/31/16 – 8/6/16.

Articles & Blogs

• Four performance lessons we should learn from Pokémon Go – Ann Ruckstuhl – https://www.soasta.com/blog/pokemon-go-performance-testing/
• Getting Started with Web Application Penetration Testing – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/getting-started-with-web-application-penetration-testing/
• How do you do, Head of Testing? vol. 1 – Helena Jeret-Mäe – https://thepainandgainofedwardbear.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/how-do-you-do-head-of-testing-vol-1/
• Synecdoche – Pete Houghton – http://www.investigatingsoftware.co.uk/2016/08/synecdoche.html
• Time estimation for software testing – Dennis Turpitka – https://jaxenter.com/time-estimation-for-software-testing-128078.html
• Unconventional Wisdom V5: Drinking Exploratory’s Kool-Aid – Robin Goldsmith – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/unconventional-wisdom-v5-drinking-exploratorys-kool-aid/
• What Can Particle Physics Teach Us About Testing? – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/08/what-can-particle-physics-teach-us-about-testing/

• What Pokémon Go Teaches Us About SaaS Quality – John Ruberto – http://blog.ruberto.com/2016/08/what-pokemon-go-teaches-us-about-saas-quality/
• What To Do When There Isn’t Enough Time To Test? – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-if-there-isnt-enough-time-for-thorough-testing/

Tools

• Adding your own WebDriverJs helper methods – Alister Scott – https://watirmelon.com/2016/08/02/adding-your-own-webdriverjs-helper-methods/
• How Do Assertions Work? – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2016/07/how-do-assertions-work.html
• How to Get Started with Robot Framework (with Example) – Ville-Veikko Helppi – http://testdroid.com/news/how-to-get-started-with-robot-framework-with-example
• How To…Seleunium; Manage Exceptions In Selenium WebDriver – Alex Siminuic – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/exceptions-in-selenium-webdriver/
• What Can The User Do? – Oletha Lai – http://qualitytesting.tumblr.com/post/148537560794/what-can-the-user-do

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Done with STeP-IN SUMMIT 2016 – Ajay Balamurugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2016/08/done-with-step-in-summit-2016.html
• Getting Ready for CAST 2016 – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/getting-ready-for-cast-2016/

Miscellaneous

• Book Review: Review of The Selenium GuideBook: Ruby Edition – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2016/08/review-of-the-selenium-guidebook-ruby-edition/
• Podcast: 113: Why We Needs More Women & Minorities in Tech with Angie Jones – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/113-needs-women-minorities-tech-angie-jones/
• Podcast: Security Testing – Matthew Heusser, Justin Rohrman, Dan Billing – http://www.qualitestgroup.com/The-Testing-Show/security-testing/

30 Day Testing Challenge

• Mel’s Take-Aways: #30daysoftesting  – Mel Eaden – http://testingandmoviesandstuff.blogspot.com/2016/07/mels-take-aways-30daysoftesting.html
• My attempt at the 30 days of testing challenge – Matthew Bretten – http://bestofthetest.blogspot.com/2016/08/my-attempt-at-30-days-of-testing_3.html