Testing Bits – 12/11/16 – 12/17/16

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 12/11/16 – 12/17/16.

Articles & Blogs

• A testing challenge for you “I T.E.S.T with A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E” – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2016/12/a-testing-challenge-for-you-i-test-with.html
• Are your app tests slowing you down? – Rouan Wilsenach – https://techbeacon.com/are-your-app-tests-slowing-you-down
• Automation – The Audience Is Listening – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/the-audience-is-listening/
• Be a more technical tester with HTML, CSS and JS – Matt Heusser – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Be-a-more-technical-tester-with-HTML-CSS-and-JS
• Giving the good advice – Joris Meerts – https://patternsofproof.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/giving-the-good-advice/
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) Testing Best Practices – Denis Markovtsev – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/graphical-user-interface-gui-testing-best-practices/
• How to build an agile-friendly test automation framework – Angie Jones – https://techbeacon.com/how-build-agile-friendly-test-automation-framework

• How to rightsize your mobile app beta program – Ron Rachlin – https://techbeacon.com/how-rightsize-your-mobile-app-beta-program
• (Not so) useful metrics in test automation – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/not-so-useful-metrics-in-test-automation/
• One Project Life – Uridah Sami – https://qafrenzy.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/one-project-life/
• Raise problems NOT bugs! – John Andrews – https://testingfromthehip.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/raise-problems-not-bugs/
• Take control of your test environment – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/12/take-control-of-your-test-environment.html
• Session Based Programming 1.0 – Lalitkumar Bhamare – http://www.talesoftesting.com/blog/session-based-programming-10
• Should you close old bugs? – Alister Scott – https://watirmelon.blog/2016/12/14/should-you-close-old-bugs/
• Smoke test vs Sanity test vs retest vs regression test – Long Manh – http://www.asktester.com/smoke-test-vs-sanity-test-vs-retest-vs-regression-test/
• Software Testing Definitions and Models – How and Why to Create your own Definition – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2016/12/software-testing-definitions-and-models.html
• Stop Testing – Start Thinking – Scott Acker – http://thinktesting.com/articles/stop-testing-start-thinking/
• Test Data Privacy: Start Now to Comply with New Regulations – Marcin Grabinski – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/test-data-privacy-start-now-comply-new-regulations
• Testing Is Like Studying the Past – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2016/12/testing-is-like-studying-the-past/
• Testing Without Requirements – Michael Fritzius – https://testzius.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/testing-without-requirements/
• The Testing Pendulum: Finding balance in exploration – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-testing-pendulum-finding-balance-in.html

Tools/Programming

• Data driven testing with Junit & easytest – Shantonu Sarker – http://shantonusarker.blogspot.com/2016/08/data-driven-testing-with-easytest.html
• How to handle random modal windows in Selenium – Alex Siminuic – https://seleniumjava.com/2016/12/11/how-to-handle-random-modal-windows-in-selenium/
• Introduction to the Selenium Suite – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2015/03/lesson-2-introduction-to-selenium-suite.html
• Selenium IDE (Download & Installation) – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2015/03/lesson-3-selenium-ide-download.html
• Selenium IDE ( The basic features ) – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2015/03/lesson-4-selenium-ide-basic-features.html
• Selenium IDE – Creating Your First test – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2015/03/lesson-5-creating-your-first-selenium.html
• WebDriver / UI Testing: Where to Start – Jim Holmes – http://frazzleddad.blogspot.com/2016/12/webdriver-ui-testing-where-to-start.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days 2016 — Part 4: Conference Day 1 – Stephan Kamper – https://seasidetesting.com/2016/12/11/agile-testing-days-2016-part-4-conference-day-1/
• Agile Testing Days 2016 — Part 5: Conference Day 2 – Stephan Kamper – https://seasidetesting.com/2016/12/12/agile-testing-days-2016-part-5-conference-day-2/
• Agile Testing Days 2016 — Part 6: Conference Day 3 – Stephan Kamper – https://seasidetesting.com/2016/12/13/agile-testing-days-2016-part-6-conference-day-3/
• Agile Testing Days 2016 — Part 7: Unconference Day – Stephan Kamper – https://seasidetesting.com/2016/12/14/agile-testing-days-2016-part-7-unconference-day/
• Agile Testing Days 2016: Wrap Up! – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2016/12/agile-testing-days-2016-wrap-up/
• Agile Testing Days Diary – Arrival and First Day – Nathalie Rooseboom de Vries – van Delft – http://funtestic.blogspot.com/2016/12/agile-testing-days-diary-arrival-and.html
• Agile Testing Days Highlights: Part 1 – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2016/12/11/agile-testing-days-highlights-part-1/
• Agile Testing Days highlights – Day 2 – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2016/12/14/agile-testing-days-highlights-conference-day-2/
• Cambridge Lean Coffee – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2016/12/cambridge-lean-coffee.html
• TestBash Is Coming To Germany – Richard Bradshaw – http://www.ministryoftesting.com/2016/12/testbash-coming-germany/
• Thoughts on Agile Testing Days 2016, Pt 1 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2016/12/thoughts-on-agile-testing-days-2016-pt-1.html
• Thoughts on Agile Testing Days 2016, Pt 2 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2016/12/thoughts-on-agile-testing-days-2016-pt-2.html
• You go confer now – Erik Hörömpöli – https://promptest.wordpress.com/2016/12/16/you-go-confer-now/

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 132: Automation at Twitter & The Huffington Post with Anil Kadimisetty – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/132-automation-twitter-huffington-post-anil-kadimisetty/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 50 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=169
• Podcast: Ep 67: Diving Deep Into Domains – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2016/12/15/ep-67-diving-deep-domains/
• Podcast: Episode #6: Python 3.6 is going to be awesome, Kite: your friendly co-developing AI – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/6/python-3.6-is-going-to-be-awesome-kite-your-friendly-co-developing-ai