Testing Bits – 6/11/17 – 6/17/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 6/11/17 – 6/17/17.

Articles & Blogs

• 5 Pillars of a Successful Test Automation Implementation – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/5-pillars-successful-test-automation-implementation
• A Test Manager? – James Thomas – http://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2017/06/a-test-manager.html
• Does certification have value or not? – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2604
• Improving Testing through Automation and AI: An Interview with Tariq K – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/improving-testing-through-automation-and-ai-interview-tariq-king
• Great QA Tags – Michael Fritzius – https://testzius.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/great-qa-tags/
• How a tester can contribute to the code review process – Matt Heusser – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-a-tester-can-contribute-to-the-code-review-process
• Performance Test Script – How Does it Really Work? – Senor Performo – http://www.srperf.com/performance-test-script-automation-work/

• Testers – Don’t neglect your soft skills – Lee – https://thegrowingtester.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/testers-dont-neglect-your-soft-skills/
• Testing is a Team Problem – Janet Gregory – http://janetgregory.ca/testing-is-a-team-problem/
• The complete Checklist for Mobile Testing – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2016/07/mobile-testing-checklist-david-tzemach.html
• The tool is not important – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/the-tool-is-not-important/
• Turbo Response Accelerator- Approach On Shift-Right Testing Strategy – Premkumar Augustine – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/turbo-response-accelerator-approach-on-shift-right-testing-strategy/
• Waiting too Long for Reviews – Dave Westerfeld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/06/15/waiting-too-long-for-reviews/
• Want a second grade testing job? – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/want-a-second-grade-testing-job-f0266c8c9ab6
• What If: The Test Apocalypse – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/06/what-if-the-test-apocalypse/

Tools/Programming

• Execute UI Tests in the Cloud- Cross Browser Testing – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/execute-ui-tests-cloud-crossbrowsertesting/
• How to Parse a JSON Response Using JMeter’s JSON Extractor – Amir Ghahrai – http://www.testingexcellence.com/parse-json-response-using-jmeters-json-extractor/
• In Defense of Misusing Cucumber – Michael Fritzius – https://testzius.wordpress.com/2017/06/11/in-defense-of-misusing-cucumber/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Breaking the ice in Testing Cup 2017 – Lina Zubyte – https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/breaking-the-ice-in-testing-cup-2017/
• Dave Snowden’s Cynefin masterclass in New York, 2nd May 2017 – part 1 – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/dave-snowdens-cynefin-masterclass-in-new-york-2nd-may-2017/
• Dave Snowden’s Cynefin masterclass in New York, 2nd May 2017 – part 2 – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/dave-snowdens-cynefin-masterclass-in-new-york-2nd-may-2017-part-2/
• Nordic testing days – closing it all up – Amit – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2017/06/nordic-testing-days-closing-it-all-up.html
• Nordic Testing Days 2017 Summary – Irina Ivanova – https://ivanova-irina.blogspot.com/2017/06/nordic-testing-days-2017-summary.html
• Notes from Eran Kinsbruner talk, The Digital Quality Handbook: Guidefor Achieving Continuous Quality in a DevOps Reality (June 13, 2017) – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/06/notes-from-eran-kinsbruner-talk-digital.html
• PerfGuild Online Conference Registration Now Open – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2017/06/15/perfguild-online-conference-registration-now-open/
• Summary Nordic Testing Days 2017 – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2017/06/12/summary-nordic-testing-days-2017/
• Test Bash Belfast – Afternoon Session – Darryn Downey – https://thoughtsontest.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/test-bash-belfast-afternoon-session/
• Testnet Spring Event 2017 – Marco Gorter – https://www.spritecloud.com/2017/06/testnet-spring-event-2017/
• Two Conferences of the East – Beren Van Daele – https://enquiretst.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/two-conferences-of-the-east/

Miscellaneous

• Magazine: #21 June 2017 – Yvonne Tse – http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/june-2017/
• Podcast: 156: Performance Testing Monitoring with Andreas Grabner – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/157-performance-monitoring-andreas-grabner/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 60 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=224
• Podcast: Ep 8: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Neil Studd, Dan Billing – http://screentesting.libsyn.com/ep-8-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story
• Podcast: Episode #30: You are not Google and other ruminations – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/30/you-are-not-google-and-other-ruminations
• Podcast: Episode 81: It’s the small things that count – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/06/15/episode-81-units/
• Podcast: QR Episode 3 – Mark Tomlinson (Part One) – Keith Klain – https://www.spreaker.com/user/keithklain/qr-mark-tomlinson-part-one
• Podcast: Super Testing Bros – Episode 5 – James Espie, Dan Barrow – https://soundcloud.com/user-813752576-652941214/ep-5-final

Online TestConf – Spring 2017

• Video: Opening Keynote Day 1 – Alan Page: Tangible Truths about Technical Testing – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/Xf6N5WL6QNg?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC: Felicity Lord – Keeping QA Relevant In An Increasingly Digital World – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/TejJEA7JhQU?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC – Eran Kinsbruner: 101 For Building The Right Mobile Test Lab For Your Business – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/pMryC8TnwBw?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC: Matt Heusser & Chris Kenst – Contributing to GitHub is for Everyone – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/4QgOePWU5no?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC: Adisa Sinanovic & Amela Teftedarija – Closing Keynote: Adding value to agile teams – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/DxQgdr7XP4Y?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC: Ayal Zylberman – Opening Keynote: Testing and AI – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/4N_HbOSa3U4?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC – Maja Schreiner – Crowd Testing Magic – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/u-JxAfb5fg4?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC: Paul Grizzaffi – Not Your Parents’ Automation – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/FDormBabcc0?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC – Bede Ngaruko – Testing Challenges in the Highly Interconnected World of IOT – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/664FXcbNsYI?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r
• Video: Spring OTC: Joel Montvelisky –Communication and Testing, Why You Have Been Wrong All Along! – PractiTest – https://youtu.be/fO0dSN8RCPA?list=PLg74w4qP0mfH7ZZ90CqdbevyvRu03xD0r

Items of Interest

• Qxf2 has open sourced its GUI automation framework – Arunkumar Muralidharan – https://qxf2.com/blog/qxf2-open-sourced-gui-automation-framework/

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