Testing Bits – 1/15/17 – 1/21/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 1/15/17 – 1/21/17.

Articles & Blogs

• 5 Important Diagrams That Testers Need to Learn How to Use – Swati Seela – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/5-important-diagrams-that-testers-need-to-learn-how-to-use/
• Alternate Testing Models: A Tale of Veggies and Precious Gems – Sherri Sobanski – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/alternate-testing-models-tale-veggies-and-precious-gems
• Catching Changes Before They Become Problems – Michael Fritzius – https://testzius.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/catching-changes-before-they-become-problems/
• Considering Crowdsourcing: An Interview – Matt Heusser – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/considering-crowdsourcing-interview/
• Creating a Testing Community of Practice – Lee – https://thegrowingtester.wordpress.com/2017/01/18/creating-a-testing-community-of-practice/
• Foreign Currency Trading Heuristic Testing Cheat Sheet – Rosie Hamilton – http://testingfuntime.blogspot.com/2017/01/foreign-currency-trading-heuristic.html
• Interactive Exploration – Buying – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/01/interactive-exploration-buying/

• Negative testing: Complete guide – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2017/01/negative-testing-complete-guide-david.html
• Playing the TestSphere game – Christian Kram – http://www.testknight.de/playing-the-testsphere-game/
• Testing in Agile: The Sprint Is Too Short! – Katy Sherman – http://www.testingexcellence.com/testing-agile-sprint-short/
• TestOps #4 – Continuous Improvement – Sławomir Radzymiński – http://www.awesome-testing.com/2017/01/testops-4-continuous-improvement.html
• The good, the bad and the wonderful of blogging – Uridah Ahmed – https://qafrenzy.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/the-good-the-bad-and-the-wonderful-of-blogging/
• The Value of Risk-Based Testing: An Interview with Huw Price – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/value-risk-based-testing-interview-huw-price
• What IoT and Embedded Device Testers Can Learn from the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal – Jon Hagar – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/what-iot-and-embedded-device-testers-can-learn-volkswagen-emissions-scandal

Tools/Programming

• Geb Tutorial – Browser Automation Testing Using Geb Tool – Priya K. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/geb-tutorial-browser-automation-testing-using-geb-tool/
• JMeter Tips & Tricks – Martijn de Vrieze – https://martijndevrieze.net/2017/01/20/jmeter-tips-tricks-tip-7/
• Let’s Build a Framework – Day 3 – Knick Rosevear – https://qubedapples.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/lets-build-a-framework-day-3/
• MySQL Architecture and Layers – Indira Nellutla – https://qxf2.com/blog/mysql-architecture-and-layers/
• Sahi for Web Application Automation – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2017/01/17/sahi-web-application-automation/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Automation Guild 2017: 8 things testers should know – Matt Heusser – https://techbeacon.com/automation-guild-2017-8-things-testers-should-know
• Notes on Sauce Labs presentation, “Future Proof Your Automation” by QASource – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/01/notes-on-sauce-labs-presentation-future.html
• Review: Automation Guild 2017 – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/review-automation-guild-2017/
• Speaking Easier – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2017/01/speaking-easier.html

Attention Ohio Testers:

• 1/21/2017 – Dublin, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Defect Triage – https://www.meetup.com/Software-QA-Testing-Meetup/events/237012147/
• 2/2/2017 – Columbus, OH – Columbus ATDD Developers Group – https://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/events/236874345/
• 2/7/2017 – Columbus, OH – QA or the Highway 2017 – https://qaorthehighway.com/

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 136: Jenkins 2, Vagrant and Docker Automation with Wes Higbee – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/136-jenkins-2-vagrant-docker-automation-wes-higbee/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 52 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=177
• Podcast: Automation and Defining “Done” (Part 1) – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen, Perze Ababa, Angie Jones, Justin Rohrman – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/automation-and-defining-done-part-1
• Podcast: Episode #9: Walking with async coroutines, diving deep into requests, and a universe of options (for AIs) – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/9/walking-with-async-coroutines-diving-deep-into-requests-and-a-universe-of-options-for-ais
• Podcast: STP Radio: Agile Coach Pradeepa Narayanaswamy STPCon Spring 2017 – Mike Lyles – http://www.spreaker.com/user/softwaretestpro/stp-radio-agile-coach-pradeepa-narayanas

Items of Interest

• $1.1 Trillion In Assets Were Impacted By Software Failures In 2016 – David Bolton – https://arc.applause.com/2017/01/20/software-testing-breaches-2016/
• Top 6 Software Bugs – JP Buntinx – https://themerkle.com/top-6-software-bugs/