Testing Bits – 7/2/17 – 7/8/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/2/17 – 7/8/17.

Articles & Blogs

• Bugs: To Track or Not To Track – John Ruberto – http://blog.ruberto.com/2017/07/bugs-to-track-or-not-to-track/
• How to Choose Between Open-Source and Commercial Test Tools – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2017/07/06/choose-open-source-commercial-test-tools/
• How To Get Started In Software Automation Testing – Part I – Tim Ebie – http://testdemy.com/how-to-get-started-in-software-automation-testing-part-i/
• How to improve your software testing skills by following Isaac Newton’s strategies – Alan Ricardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/07/how-to-improve-your-software-testing.html
• Is Curiosity More Valuable Than Knowledge – Matt Parker – http://ec2-34-249-187-239.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/is-curiosity-more-valuable-than-knowledge/
• Predictions and other stupid things – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/predictions-and-other-stupid-things/
• ROI of Less Automation – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/07/07/roi-of-less-automation/

• Should developers verify their own bug fixes? – Kim Knup – https://punkmiktests.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/should-developers-verify-their-own-bug-fixes/
• Some Quick Bites of Performance Testing – Matthew Bretten – http://bestofthetest.blogspot.com/2017/07/some-quick-bites-of-performance-testing.html
• Testing as the Driving Force of DevOps: An Interview with Adam Auerbach – Josiah Renaudin – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-driving-force-devops-interview-adam-auerbach
• The Future of Software Testing – László Szegedi – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/future-software-testing
• The Phases to an Awesome Performance Test 2 – Senor Performo – http://www.srperf.com/phases-awesome-performance-test-2/
• What are Test Oracles and Test Heuristics? – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/test-oracles-test-heuristics/

Tools/Programming

• Architecting a Testable Web Service in Spark Framework – Alan Richardson – http://blog.javafortesters.com/2017/07/architecting-testable-web-service-in.html
• How To Selenium: More Readable Page Objects – Partial Classes C# 7 Features – Ronan – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/selenium-readable-page-objects-partial-classes-c-7-features/
• Selenium WebDriver – Exploring the Radio-Button element (C#) – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2015/05/selenium-webdriver-exploring-radio.html
• Verifying URL Responses in a Web Page with Selenium – Canberk Akduygu – http://www.swtestacademy.com/verify-url-responses-selenium/

Miscellaneous

• Book: New ebook version of “Automating and Testing a REST API” released – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/07/new-ebook-version-of-automating-and.html
• Book: Standout – A career guide to gainful employment as a skilled software tester – Ben Kelly – http://testjutsu.com/2017/07/standout-a-career-guide-to-gainful-employment-as-a-skilled-software-tester/
• Podcast: 159: With Great Judgement Comes Great Responsibility with Paul Grizzaffi – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/159-great-judgement-comes-great-responsibility-paul-grizzaffi/
• Podcast: Dealing with Deadlines – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/dealing-with-deadlines
• Podcast: Episode #33: You should build an Alexa skill – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/33/you-should-build-an-alexa-skill

Items of Interest

• Android Nougat reaches double-digit distribution – Shawn Knight – https://www.techspot.com/news/70039-android-nougat-reaches-double-digit-distribution.html
• June’s browser numbers: Microsoft’s Edge strategy fails – Gregg Keizer – http://www.computerworld.com/article/3199425/web-browsers/mays-browser-numbers-ie-edge-skid-persists.html

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