Testing Bits – 7/9/17 – 7/15/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 7/9/17 – 7/15/17.

Articles & Blogs

• 100 Percent Unit Test Coverage Is Not Enough – John Ruberto – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/100-percent-unit-test-coverage-not-enough
• A call to action: let’s fix the Wikipedia page on software testing – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/a-call-to-action-lets-fix-the-wikipedia-page-on-software-testing/
• Are you stable, or complacent? Is it time to experiment yet? – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/07/are-you-stable-or-complacent-is-it-time.html
• Beyond user interface testing: Here’s what you need to know – Amy Reichert – http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Beyond-user-interface-testing-Heres-what-you-need-to-know
• Brain dump: How I’d like my Agile testers to be – KC – https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2017/07/12/brain-dump-how-id-like-my-agile-testers-to-be/
• Do I really have to test on all those browser configurations? (Part 1) – Rebecca Hogg – https://www.spritecloud.com/2017/07/do-i-really-have-to-test-on-all-those-browser-configurations-part-1/
• Fundamental Concepts for Better Problem Solving – Damian Synadinos – http://www.ineffable-solutions.com/single-post/2017/07/12/Fundamental-Concepts-for-Better-Problem-Solving

• I’m Sorry…What? – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2017/07/14/im-sorry-what/
• Improve Coding Productivity – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/07/11/improve-coding-productivity/
• Gaining “Street Cred” – Michael Fritzius – https://testzius.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/gaining-street-cred/
• How BDD Techniques Helped Me Optimise My Testing: My QA Journey In Last Two Decades – Vikram Ingleshwar – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/bdd-testing-qa-journey/
• How to Adapt to the New Age of Testing and Development: An Interview with Melissa Benua – Josiah Renaudin – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/how-adapt-new-age-testing-and-development-interview-melissa-benua
• How To Get Started In Software Automation Testing– Part II – Tim Ebie – http://testdemy.com/how-to-get-started-in-software-automation-testing-part-ii/
• How to start facilitating mobbing – Erik Hörömpöli – https://promptest.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/how-to-start-facilitating-mobbing-2/
• Mother, father please explain to me… – Chris Armstrong – https://christestarmstrong.wordpress.com/2017/07/12/mother-father-please-explain-to-me/
• On crossing the bridge into unit testing land – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/on-crossing-the-bridge-into-unit-testing-land/
• Practical Steps to Increase Coding Productivity – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/07/14/practical-steps-to-increase-coding-productivity/
• Test Automation Canvas – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2017/07/test-automation-canvas.html
• The Power of Thinking Upside Down – Paul McMahon – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/power-thinking-upside-down
• What I Learned At Testival #30: Learning By Playing Card Games – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/what-i-learned-at-testival-30-learning-by-playing-card-games/
• Yes, developers should verify their bug fixes, but … – Kim Knup – https://punkmiktests.wordpress.com/2017/07/12/yes-developers-should-verify-their-bugs-fixes-but/

Tools/Programming

• Check for broken links on your website using Postman – Linkesh Velu – https://linkeshkannavelu.com/2017/07/10/check-for-broken-links-on-your-website-using-postman/
• Execute UI Tests in the Cloud- BrowserStack – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/execute-ui-tests-cloud-browserstack/
• Trends in Cross Browser Testing and Web Development – Eran Kinsbruner – https://mobiletestingblog.com/2017/07/10/trends-in-cross-browser-testing-and-web-development/
• Using Browser Dev tools to investigate and bypass GUI error reporting bugs – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/07/using-browser-dev-tools-to-investigate.html
• Working with unix init scripts from Serenity – Alexander Romanov – https://alexromanov.github.io/2017/07/13/unix-services-serenity/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• London Tester Gathering Workshops 2017 Impressions – Lina Zubyte – https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2017/07/11/london-tester-gathering-workshops-2017-impressions/
• Notes on Angie Jones, Make Your Automation Behave: Extending Your Framework for BDD (June 28, 2017) – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/07/notes-on-angie-jones-make-your.html
• Q & A with Angie Jones @ Ministry of Testing – Boston, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/07/q-with-angie-jones-ministry-of-testing.html

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 160: Online Performance Testing Conference with Joe Colantonio – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/160-online-performance-testing-conference/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 62 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=232
• Podcast: Episode #34: The Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/34/the-real-threat-of-artificial-intelligence
• Podcast: Episode 82: You’ve Got All These Great Answers – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/07/13/episode-82-interviews/
• Podcast: Neotys Special Episode – Mark Tomlinson – http://www.perfbytes.com/2017/07/neotys-special-episode.html
• Podcast: News of the Damned for July 14th 2017 – Mark Tomlinson – http://www.perfbytes.com/2017/07/news-of-damned-for-july-14th-2017.html

Items of Interest

• We Want To Hear Your Stories: Call For Writers! – Rosie Sherry – https://www.ministryoftesting.com/2017/07/call-for-writers/

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