Testing Bits – 1/22/17 – 1/28/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 1/22/17 – 1/28/17.

Articles & Blogs

• 5 proven ways to blow your test automation budget – Ericka Chickowski – https://techbeacon.com/5-proven-ways-blow-your-test-automation-budget
• AUTOMATION 25 – Thinking about maintainability with methods – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2017/01/automation-22-thinking-about.html
• AUTOMATION 26 – Design patterns for automation – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2017/01/automation-26-design-patterns-for.html
• AUTOMATION 27 – Goals, constraints, strategy – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2017/01/automation-27-goals-constraints-strategy.html
• AUTOMATION 28 – Some checks are faster than others … surviving The Pyramid Of Doom – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2017/01/automation-28-some-checks-are-faster.html
• AUTOMATION 29 – The need for speed – Mike Talks – http://testsheepnz.blogspot.com/2017/01/automation-29-need-for-speed.html
• Component Testing (or Module Testing) Explained with a Simple Example – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-is-component-testing-or-module-testing/

• Context Driven Testing: 7 Basic Principles with an Example – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-is-context-driven-testing/
• Exploration – Testing and Checking – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/01/exploration-testing-and-checking/
• Frustrations on system test automation efforts – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2017/01/frustrations-on-system-test-automation.html
• How Apps And Websites Can Make Sure They Comply With Accessibility Guidelines – David Bolton – https://arc.applause.com/2017/01/24/accessibility-guidelines-wcag-2-0/
• How do you help a team become awesome? – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2017/01/how-do-you-help-team-become-awesome.html
• Listens Learned in Software Testing – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2017/01/listens-learned-in-software-testing.html
• Mushroom-picking heuristic – Pekka Marjamäki – http://how-do-i-test.blogspot.com/2017/01/mushroom-picking-heuristic.html
• Q&A with Richard Bradshaw (aka Friendly Tester) – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2017/01/25/qa-with-richard-bradshaw-aka-friendly-tester/
• Slides: Implementing Accessibility for a11yTO – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2017/01/slides-implementing-accessibility-for-a11yto.html
• Sometimes you are wrong – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2017/01/sometimes-you-are-wrong.html
• Test Strategy in 10 minutes – Pekka Marjamäki – http://how-do-i-test.blogspot.com/2017/01/test-strategy-in-10-minutes.html
• Testing as a Development Catalyst: Accelerate Project Delivery – Justin Rohrman – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/testing-development-catalyst-accelerate-project-delivery/
• Testing Challenges and Essential Skills for Testers – Ben Linders – https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/01/testing-challenges-tester-skills
• Testing Faster, Better, and Cheaper with Continuous Delivery: An Interview with Gene Gotimer – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-faster-better-and-cheaper-continuous-delivery-interview-gene-gotimer
• Testing in the iterative and incremental world – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2017/01/testing-in-iterative-and-incremental.html
• The business value of testing – Johan Jonasson – http://blog.johanjonasson.com/?p=1034
• The Value of Making Your Data Sources Reusable across Test Automation Tools – Paul Grizzaffi – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/value-making-your-data-sources-reusable-across-test-automation-tools
• Where might the Black Swans be lurking? – Anders Dinsen – https://asym.dk/2017/01/23/where-might-the-black-swans-be-lurking/
• Why split development and testing? – Lee – https://thegrowingtester.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/why-split-development-and-testing/

Tools/Programming

• Appium Tutorial 1: Appium Introduction – Anurag Khode – http://www.mobileappstesting.com/appium-tutorial-1-appium-introduction/
• How is a query executed in MySQL? – Indira Nellutla – https://qxf2.com/blog/mysql-query-execution/
• How to Write Unit Tests in English – Michael Fritzius – https://testzius.wordpress.com/2017/01/23/how-to-write-unit-tests-in-english/
• Introduction to Android Espresso Testing and Spoon – Erkan Kinsbruner – https://mobiletestingblog.com/2017/01/29/introduction-to-android-espresso-testing-and-spoon/
• Managing and publishing test results with Tesults – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/managing-and-publishing-test-results-with-tesults/
• Open Source Android Testing Tools – Software Testing Magazine – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/open-source-android-testing-tools/
• Ruby Projects – Oletha Lai – http://qualitytesting.tumblr.com/post/156318324159/ruby-projects
• Testing engineers look to best-in-breed tools to automate – John P. Mello Jr. – https://techbeacon.com/testing-engineers-look-best-breed-tools-automate
• Vagrant and Docker for Test Automation Engineers – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2017/01/26/vagrant-docker-test-automation-engineers

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Better Late Than Never – My Experience at QA or the Highway 2016 – Columbus – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2017/01/23/better-late-than-never-my-experience-at-qa-or-the-highway-2016-columbus/
• Cambridge Lean Coffee – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2017/01/cambridge-lean-cofee.html
• QA or the Highway 2017 – Speaker Spotlight – Rob Bowyer – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2017/01/25/qa-or-the-highway-2017-speaker-spotlight-rob-bowyer/
• Test Automation and Specification by Example with Greg Tutunjian: Notes on Ministry of Testing – Boston Meetup – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/01/test-automation-and-specification-by.html
• Testbash NL 2017 Conference Day Live Blog – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2017/01/testbash-nl-2017-conference-day-live-blog/

Attention Ohio Testers:

1/31/2017 – 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: 137: APIs and Automated Testing with Bas Dijkstra – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/137-apis-automated-testing-bas-dijkstra/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 53 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=180
• Podcast: Ep 70: The Novella Of Testing – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/01/26/ep-70-novella-testing/
• Podcast: Episode #10: Dismissing Python’s Garbage Collection, PyPI Name Reservations, and Hackers Exfiltrate US Government Data to Save Itself – Michael Kennedy, Brian Okken – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/10/dismissing-python-s-garbage-collection-pypi-name-reservations-and-hackers-exfiltrate-us-government-data-to-save-itself
• Podcast: Watir Podcast Episode 68 – David McNulla – https://dmcnulla.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/watir-podcast-episode-68/
• TestSphere, The Making Of – Beren Van Daele – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/testsphere-the-making-of/
• Webinar: “Software Testing Trends for 2017” Webinar – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/software-testing-trends-for-2017-webinar/