Testing Bits – 2/5/17 – 2/11/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 2/5/17 – 2/11/17.

Articles & Blogs

• As a tester, what do I know, and what would I like to know? – Lee – https://thegrowingtester.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/as-a-tester-what-do-i-know-and-what-would-i-like-to-know/
• Banking App: Use Mobile Testing to Make It Perfect – Software Testing Magazine – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/banking-app-use-mobile-testing-to-make-it-perfect/
• Defaults: Three Tales – Iain McCowatt – http://exploringuncertainty.com/blog/archives/1181
• DEV vs QA: A Conversation about Quality – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/02/dev-vs-qa-conversation-about-quality.html
• Difference Between Acceptance Tests and Requirements – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/difference-acceptance-tests-requirements/

• How a little man from Japan helped Team X focus on their customers – Augusto Evangelisti – https://mysoftwarequality.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/how-a-little-man-from-japan-helped-team-x-focus-on-their-customers/
• How Do I Test This? – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2017/02/how-do-i-test-this/
• Keep it Simple – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/02/08/keep-it-simple/
• Model-Based Testing and Test Impact Analysis – Eran Kinsbruner – https://mobiletestingblog.com/2017/02/07/model-based-testing-and-test-impact-analysis/
• Screen Testing preview: Deepwater Horizon – Neil Studd – http://neilstudd.ghost.io/2017/02/11/screen-testing-preview-deepwater-horizon/
• Should Software Testers get the Blame for Live Production Bugs? – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/software-testers-get-blame-live-production-bugs/
• Test Tools, IT Projects, and User Experience: An Interview with Isabel Evans and Julian Harty – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/test-tools-it-projects-and-user-experience-interview-isabel-evans-and-julian-harty
• Tester In An Agile Team: A Necessity Or Dispensable? – Maaike Brinkhof – http://blog.xebia.com/tester-in-an-agile-team-a-necessity-or-dispensable/
• Testing maturity in an agile/CDT context – Joep Schuurkes – https://testingcurve.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/testing-maturity-in-an-agilecdt-context/
• Testing maturity in an agile/CDT environment – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2543
• Two important lessons for success of Test Automation – Shrini Kulkarni – http://shrinik.blogspot.com/2017/02/two-important-lessons-for-success-of.html
• Unconventional Wisdom V8: Proactive Testing™ Part 1, Common Misconceptions – Robin Goldsmith – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/unconventional-wisdom-v8-proactive-testing-part-1-common-misconceptions/
• Why Getting a Job is Easy – Colin Cherry – https://itesting.com.au/2017/02/06/why-getting-a-job-is-easy/

Tools/Programming

• An Encounter with the ‘cucumber.yml was found, but could not be parsed’ Error – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/an-encounter-with-the-cucumber-yml-was-found-but-could-not-be-parsed-error/
• Appium Tutorials 3: Advantages and Disadvantages of Appium – Anurag Khode – http://www.mobileappstesting.com/appium-tutorials-3-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-appium/
• Efficient API testing: How to get started with REST Assured – Bas Dijkstra – https://techbeacon.com/efficient-api-testing-how-get-started-rest-assured
• Hybrid Tests: Blurring the Lines of the Automation Pyramid – http://angiejones.tech/hybrid-tests-automation-pyramid/
• Most Complete Selenium WebDriver C# Cheat Sheet – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/selenium-webdriver-csharp-cheat-sheet/
• Which Version of Python Should I Use? – Andy Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2017/02/07/which-version-of-python-should-i-use/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• A Guide to Submitting Conference Talks – Justin Rohrman – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/guide-submitting-conference-talks/
• ETC tutorials day – Always Fearful – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2017/02/etc-tutorials-day.html
• Feb 7, 2017: Software Testing Lean Coffee @ John Harvard’s in HarvardSquare, Cambridge, MA – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/02/software-testing-lean-coffee-john.html
• Handling nerves when public speaking – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2017/02/handling-nerves-when-public-speaking.html
• QA or the Highway 2017 – Speaker Spotlight – Anne Hungate – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2017/02/05/qa-or-the-highway-2017-speaker-spotlight-anne-hungate/
• QA or the Highway 2017 – Speaker Spotlight – Rick Neighbarger – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2017/02/06/qa-or-the-highway-2017-speaker-spotlight-rick-neighbarger/
• QA or the Highway 2017 – Speaker Spotlight – Susan Bradley – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2017/02/06/qa-or-the-highway-2017-speaker-spotlight-susan-bradley

Attention Ohio Testers:

2/28/2017 – Dublin, OH – Software QA & Testing Meetup – Experiences at QA or the Highway 2017 – https://www.meetup.com/Software-QA-Testing-Meetup/events/237371954/

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 139: Test Trend Analysis with Hugh McCamphill – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/139-test-trend-analysis-hugh-mccamphill/
• Podcast: Ep 72: Mayday! Mayday! – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/02/10/ep-72/
• Podcast: Episode #12: Expanding your Python mental model and serving millions of requests per second with Python – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/12/expanding-your-python-mental-model-and-serving-millions-of-requests-per-second-with-python

Items of Interest

• 5 Brilliant Coaching Models – Toby Sinclair – https://tobysinclairblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/5-brilliant-coaching-models/
• #30DaysOfSecurityTesting – Task IV – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2017/02/05/4of30days-security-testing/
• #30DaysOfSecurityTesting – Task V – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2017/02/07/5of30days-security-testing/
• #30DaysOfSecurityTesting – Task VII – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2017/02/09/7of30days-security-testing/