This week, I am bringing a “double edition” of Testing Bits for your reading pleasure.  Due to a recent surgery, Testing Bits for 11/13/16-11/19/16 has been combined with the list for this week.  If you want to know more about my absence, I have included a few more details at the end of this long post.  There were a lot of great posts to catch-up on while I was out over the last two weeks!

Articles & Blogs

• 5 Common Reasons for a Penetration Test – Martijn de Vrieze – https://martijndevrieze.net/2016/11/15/5-common-reasons-for-a-penetration-test/
• A Lone Tester at a DevOps Conference – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-lone-tester-at-devops-conference.html
• a11y = Accessibility – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2016/11/a11y-accessibility.html
• Are you the Signal or the Noise? – Joel Montvelisky – http://qablog.practitest.com/signal-or-noise/
• Black-box vs White-box Testing – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2013/10/black-box-vs-white-box-testing-david.html
• Cambridge Lean Coffee – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/11/cambridge-lean-coffee.html
• Compatibility Testing – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2013/10/compatibility-testing-david-tzemach.html

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 11/6/16 – 11/12/16.

Articles & Blogs

• A real-world guide to continuous testing – Mike Perrow – http://techbeacon.com/real-world-guide-continuous-testing
• A Road to Awesomeness – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2466
• Communication Skills For Testers: Why it’s important – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2016/11/10/communication-skills-testers/
• Demystifying Mobile Testing: Critical Thinking Prevails – Raj Subramanian – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/demystifying-mobile-testing-critical-thinking-prevails
• Hackable Projects – Pillar 3: Infrastructure – Patrik Höglund – https://testing.googleblog.com/2016/11/hackable-projects-pillar-3.html
• Hitting the mark with test reporting – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2016/11/11/hitting-the-mark-with-test-reporting/
• How To Adapt to Mobile Testing Complexity Increase Due to External App Context Features? – Eran Kinsbruner – https://mobiletestingblog.com/2016/11/08/how-to-adapt-to-mobile-testing-complexity-increase-due-to-external-app-context-features/

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 10/30/16 – 11/5/16.

Articles & Blogs

• Branding risks as personal impact, lessons in coaching # 2 – Sunjeet Khokhar – https://thereluctanttester.wordpress.com/2016/11/02/branding-risks-as-personal-impact-lessons-in-coaching-2/
• Can we remove a tester from our agile team? – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/11/can-we-remove-tester-from-our-agile-team.html
• Can we train ourselves to be more empathetic? – Augusto Evangelisti – https://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2016/11/01/can-we-train-ourselves-to-be-more-empathetic/
• Cyber UL certification: A time-saver for application security testers? – Anita D’Amico – http://techbeacon.com/cyber-ul-certification-time-saver-application-security-testers
• Evolution Is Hard – Testing Is Evolving – Mel Eaden – http://testingandmoviesandstuff.blogspot.com/2016/10/evolution-is-hard-testing-is-evolving.html
• Here’s what you need to know — and do — to be a more technical tester – Matt Heusser – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-do-to-be-a-more-technical-tester
• Interview with Rosie Sherry – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2016/11/interview-with-rosie-sherry.html
• On becoming a test automation craftsman – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/on-becoming-a-test-automation-craftsman/