Testing Bits – 10/23/16 – 10/29/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 10/23/16 – 10/29/16.

Articles & Blogs

• 8 Reasons why Software Testing is Harder than Development – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2016/10/8-reasons-why-software-testing-is-harder-than-development/
• A Logic of Testing Thought – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/10/a-logic-of-testing-thought/
• A model of the relationship between Quality, Value, Testing and Risks – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2016/10/26/a-model-of-the-relationship-between-quality-value-testing-and-risks/
• Adventures in Tautology – What Makes a Tester a Tester? – Michael Larsen – http://www.mkltesthead.com/2016/10/adventures-in-tautology-what-makes.html
• Alpha Testing – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2016/09/alpha-testing-david-tzemach.html
• Are you a bad software test manager? Or do you have one? Here’s help – Jennifer Lent – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/opinion/Are-you-a-bad-software-test-manager-Or-do-you-have-one-Heres-help
• Away from being a gatekeeper – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/10/away-from-being-gatekeeper.html
• Consult the Test Sphere – Beren Van Daele – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/consult-the-test-sphere/

• Experimenting With Process Change – You’re Allowed To Fail – David Greeenless – https://martialtester.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/experimenting-with-process-change-youre-allowed-to-fail/
• How Team X got to the root of the problem by asking why – Augusto Evangelisti – https://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/how-team-x-got-to-the-root-of-the-problem-by-asking-why/
• How to Improve Your Testing Efficiency – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/10/25/improve-testing-efficiency/
• Mentorship and sponsorship – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2016/10/mentorship-and-sponsorship.html
• Mobile Apps Leak More Data Than You Think – David Bolton – https://arc.applause.com/2016/10/27/mobile-apps-security-leaked-data/
• Mobile Testing On Real Devices Vs. Emulators – Eran Kinsbruner – https://mobiletestingblog.com/2016/10/26/mobile-testing-on-real-devices-vs-emulators/
• Pair testing for all – Jyothi Rangaiah – http://chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.com/2016/10/pair-testing-for-all.html
• Pigeon hole – Unknown – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2016/10/pigeon-hole.html
• Q: when do we prefer manual testing over automated testing? A: Hmmm…. – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2016/10/q-when-do-we-prefer-manual-testing-over.html
• Questions to help evaluate product risk – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2016/10/25/questions-to-help-evaluate-product-risk/
• Reinventing Performance Testing: New Technologies – Alex Podelko – http://alexanderpodelko.com/blog/2016/10/28/reinventing-performance-testing-new-technologies/
• Risk-based release testing – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/10/risk-based-release-testing.html
• Testing a User Session Time Out – Brian Noggle – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/testing-user-session-time-out
• Testing Is Boring: Destroying The Myth One Step At A Time – Hannah Pretswell – https://medium.com/allthingstesting/testing-is-boring-destroying-the-myth-one-step-at-a-time-86dc7bf4b7ad#.reb7amm2z
• The essential Google Play Store app pre-release checklist – Aritra Roy – http://techbeacon.com/essential-google-play-store-app-pre-release-checklist
• Thoughts: Accessibility testing for the web – Kim Knupp – https://punkmiktests.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/thoughts-accessibility-testing-for-the-web/
• Unit Testing – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2016/10/unit-testing-david-tzemach.html
• Where to Start with Test Automation for an Existing Website? – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/start-test-automation-existing-website/

Tools/Programming

• Appium Tutorial – How to Perform Automation Testing of Android Apps on an iOS System – Bikram Badatya – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/appium-tutorial-how-to-automate-android-apps-on-an-ios-system/
• How do I explain Selenium WebDriver automation project in interview? – Alex Siminuic – http://test-able.blogspot.com/2016/10/how-do-i-explain-selenium-webdriver.html
• How to use regular expressions in Selenium WebDriver tests – Alex Siminuic – https://seleniumjava.com/2016/10/29/how-to-use-regular-expressions-in-selenium-webdriver-tests/
• Protractor Tutorial: example project setup – Łukasz Rosłonek – http://testdetective.com/protractor-tutorial-example-project-setup/
• Take courses in Java for free! The world of edX and Moocs – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/10/take-courses-in-java-for-free-world-of.html
• Using SQL Databases and REST together in Integration Automation with C# and NUnit – Hilary Weaver – https://g33klady.com/2016/10/23/using-sql-databases-and-rest-together-in-integration-automation-with-c-and-nunit/
• What Is Cucumber and Why Should I Care? – Matt Wynne – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/what-cucumber-and-why-should-i-care
• XCFit 2.0 Released : Full Stack BDD in Xcode + Page Object + Swift Package Manager – Shashikant Jagtap – http://shashikantjagtap.net/xcfit-2-0-released-bdd-page-object-swift-package-manager/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Cambridge Lean Coffee – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/10/cambridge-lean-coffee.html
• Ikinda didn’t go to TestBash… – Danny Dainton – https://dannydainton.com/2016/10/24/i-kinda-didnt-go-to-testbash/
• My ER of attending and presenting at STARWest 2016 – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/my-er-of-attending-and-presenting-at-starwest-2016/
• My Experiences of WeTest 2016 – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/testing-2/experiences-of-wetest-2016/
• Review: TestCon 2016 – speaking abroad for the first time – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/review-testcon-2016-speaking-abroad-for-the-first-time/
• Slides from last week’s Boston QA and Test Meetup, Coding Interviews for Automation Developers – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2016/10/slides-from-last-weeks-boston-qa-and.html
• TestBash – more than a conference – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2016/10/23/testbash-more-than-a-conference/
• TestBash Manchester 2016 – Matthew Bretten – http://bestofthetest.blogspot.com/2016/10/testbash-manchester-2016.html
• Test Bash Manchester 2016 – Rosie Hamilton – http://testingfuntime.blogspot.com/2016/10/test-bash-manchester-2016.html
• What I learned from giving my first ever workshop – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2016/10/what-i-learned-from-giving-my-first.html
• Why I Don’t Like Testing Conferences – Irina Ivanova – http://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2016/10/why-i-dont-like-testing-conferences.html

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 125: Communication Skills for Testing and Life with Damian Synadinos – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/125-communication-skills-testing-damian-synadinos/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 47 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=152
• Podcast: Watir Podcast Episode 62 – David McNulla – https://dmcnulla.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/watir-podcast-episode-62/
• Podcast: What Makes a Tester a Tester? – Matt Heusser – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/what-makes-a-tester-a-tester

Items of Interest

• Apple’s iOS 10.1 Fixes Bugs And Unlocks The Portrait Mode – David Bolton – https://arc.applause.com/2016/10/24/ios-10-1-update-fixes-improvements/