Testing Bits – 8/14/16 – 8/20/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 8/14/16 – 8/20/16.

Articles & Blogs

• AUTOMATION 23 – GUI 10, Switching to Chrome – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/08/automation-23-gui-10-switching-to-chrome.html
• Becoming a Test Catalyst – Ways to Ignite Your Team! – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/08/18/becoming-test-catalyst-ways-ignite-team/
• Can you remove a Tester and get better quality? – Augusto Evangelisti – https://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2016/08/18/can-you-remove-a-tester-and-get-better-quality/
• Continuous Delivery and user interface-driven test automation: does that compute? – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/continuous-delivery-and-user-interface-driven-test-automation-does-that-compute/
• Getting Buy-In For Test Automation – Chris Riley – http://sauceio.com/index.php/2016/08/getting-buy-in-for-test-automation/
• Getting Real About Memory Leaks – Matt Heusser – http://blog.smartbear.com/code-review/getting-real-about-memory-leaks/
• Give Your Automated Checks a Voice – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.thefriendlytester.co.uk/2016/08/give-your-automated-checks-voice.html

• How to start learning test automation – Sławomir Radzymiński – http://awesome-testing.blogspot.com/2016/08/how-to-start-learning-test-automation.html
• I love testing and this is why! – Matthew Bretten – http://bestofthetest.blogspot.com/2016/08/i-love-testing-and-this-is-why.html
• (More) reasons to be cheerful – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.wordpress.com/2016/08/20/more-reasons-to-be-cheerful/
• Never say die: How QA engineers can become performance testers – Joe Colantonio – http://techbeacon.com/never-say-die-how-qa-engineers-can-become-performance-testers
• Post-merge test automation failures – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/08/post-merge-test-automation-failures.html
• Takeaways from Jeff Nyman’s “Modern Testing” blog posts series – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2016/08/16/takeaways-from-jeff-nymans-modern-testing-blog-posts-series/
• The Basics of Web Application Security – Martin Fowler – http://martinfowler.com/articles/web-security-basics.html
• The Difference in Perspective of “Testers” and “Developers” – Sushma S. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/the-difference-in-perspective-of-testers-and-developers/
• The Integration Pact – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/08/the-integration-pact/
• What are the Pros and Cons of Being an Automated Tester? – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2016/08/pros-and-cons-of-being-automated-tester.html
• Your Test Automation Strategy Needs to Be Optimized: An Interview with Mary Thorn – Josiah Renaudin – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/your-test-automation-strategy-needs-be-optimized-interview-mary-thorn

Tools

• AUTOMATION 24 – GUI 11, unlocking true automated checking with JUnit – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/08/automation-24-gui-11-unlocking-true.html
• Building a Javascript Protractor framework – My experiment – Jared Quinert – http://www.software-testing.com.au/blog/2016/08/17/building-a-javascript-protractor-framework-my-experiment/
• How to debug chained WebDriver `findElement` methods in Java – Alan Richardson – http://seleniumsimplified.com/2016/08/how-to-debug-chained-webdriver-findelement-methods-in-java/
• How to Debug WebDriver JavascriptExecutor in Java – Alan Richardson – http://seleniumsimplified.com/2016/08/how-to-debug-webdriver-javascriptexecutor-in-java/
• JavaScript Unit Testing with TDD, Jasmine and Karma – Asya Galinsky – http://blog.testproject.io/2016/08/14/javascript-unit-testing-with-tdd-jasmine-and-karma/
• JMeter Tips & Tricks – Tip 6 – Martijn de Vrieze – https://martijndevrieze.net/2016/08/19/jmeter-tips-tricks-tip-6/
• Project Aardvark: Script 3, using assertions and validations with JUnit – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2016/08/project-aardvark-script-3-using.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• #30DaysOfTesting #Day12 #Day13 #Day14 #Day15 #Day17 #Day18 – Guna Petrova – http://altsquest.blogspot.com/2016/08/30daysoftesting-day12-day13-day14-day15.html
• CAST day 2 – Unknown – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2016/08/cast-day-2.html
• CAST and ETC, a quick comparison – Unknown – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2016/08/cast-and-etc-quick-comparison.html
• Neurodiversity in Tech – A Report from CAST2016 – Justin Rohhrman – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/neurodiversity-tech-report-cast2016/
• Testopsies – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/testopsies/

Attention Ohio Testers

8/30/2016 – Dublin, Ohio – Software QA & Testing Meetup – “Let’s Talk Testing” facilitated by Matt Hutchison – https://www.meetup.com/Software-QA-Testing-Meetup/events/232638992/

Miscellaneous

• Book Review: Distraction and Accomplishments – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2016/08/17/distractions-and-accomplishments/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 43 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=136
• Podcast: Agile, Lean Startup Mindsets with Maaret Pyhäjärvi – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/115-agile-lean-startup-mindsets-maaret-pyhajarvi/
• Podcast: Extending Your Tool – Mark Tomlinson, James Pulley – http://www.perfbytes.com/extending-your-tool
• Podcast: Mailing It In: Using Postman to Deliver First Class Results – Mike Lyles – http://softwaretestpro.bmeurl.co/66627E1
• Podcast: Test (R)evolution II: An Expert Panel on Software Testing – Mike Lyles, Smita Mishra – http://softwaretestpro.bmeurl.co/662DA71
• Podcast: Testing in the Pub Episode 33 – Community Confusion – Stephen Janaway, Dan Ashby – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/podcast/testing-in-the-pub-episode-33-community-confusion/
• Podcast: The Tester’s Toolkit – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen, Perze Abbaba, Curtis Pettit – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testers-toolkit

Items of Interest

• Worldwide Smartphone Growth Slows To A Crawl As iPhones Continue Decline – David Bolton – https://arc.applause.com/2016/08/19/global-smartphone-shipments-q2-2016/