Testing Bits – 8/6/17 – 8/12/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 8/6/17 – 8/12/17.

Articles & Blogs

• A different perspective on Boundary Testing – Anne-Marie Charrett – http://mavericktester.com/archive/boundaries-in-pair-testing/
• Career Paths and Circles – Steve Bennett – https://www.steve.codes/blog/2017/8/7/career-paths-and-circles
• Complete Web Application Usability Testing Checklist – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2017/08/complete-web-application-usability.html
• Our current Testability trajectory – Danny Dainton – https://dannydainton.com/2017/08/07/our-current-testability-trajectory/
• Every day create your history… – Chris Armstrong – https://christestarmstrong.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/every-day-create-your-history/
• Hard Problems in Software Testing (2017) – Part 1 – Shrini Kulkarni – http://shrinik.blogspot.com/2017/08/hard-problems-in-software-testing-2017.html
• How We Improved Performance Reviews – What Happened? – Stephen Janaway – http://stephenjanaway.co.uk/stephenjanaway/management/how-we-improved-performance-reviews-what-happened/

• P****** is not a dirty word – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2017/08/09/p-is-not-a-dirty-word/
• Pacumen – Exploring Search Algorithms – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/08/pacumen-exploring-search-algorithms/
• Predicting the Future – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/08/08/predicting-the-future/
• Quality-Value: Heuristic or Oracle? – Simon Morley – http://testers-headache.blogspot.com/2017/08/quality-value-heuristic-or-oracle.html
• Reduce Regression Issues by Establishing a Mobile Automation Lab – Saurabh Arora – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/reduce-regression-issues-establishing-mobile-automation-lab
• Teaching testing to developers – Christian Kram – http://www.testknight.de/teaching-testing-to-developers/
• The Challenge of Coverage – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/08/10/the-challenge-of-coverage/
• The Rise of Test Impact Analysis – Paul Hammant – https://martinfowler.com/articles/rise-test-impact-analysis.html
• The Tester’s Role on Small and Large Agile Teams: An Interview with Mary Thorn – Josiah Renaudin – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testers-role-small-and-large-agile-teams-interview-mary-thorn
• Thinking about Beliefs – Damian Synadinos – http://www.ineffable-solutions.com/single-post/2017/08/08/Thinking-about-Beliefs
• When Test Management Works – Justin Rohrman – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/test-management-works/
• You Get What You Tolerate – Andy Kaufman – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/you-get-what-you-tolerate

Tools/Programming

• 5 top open-source API testing tools: How to choose – Joe Colantonio – https://techbeacon.com/5-top-open-source-api-testing-tools-how-choose
• Apache JMeter Introduction, Download and Installation – Hasneet – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/jmeter-download/
• Capture Full Page Screenshots Using WebDriver with HTML2Canvas.js – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/full-page-screenshots-webdriver-html2canvas/
• Detail Description of JMeter Components – Hasneet – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/jmeter-components/
• Gating Introduction – High Level Overview of the Stress Test Tool – James Willett – http://james-willett.com/2017/08/gatling-introduction/
• How do you recognize a fake Selenium tester? By his code – Alex Siminuic – https://seleniumjava.com/2017/08/12/how-do-you-recognize-a-fake-selenium-tester-by-his-code/
• JMeter Processors and Controllers – Hasneet – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/jmeter-processors-and-controllers/
• Measure Client-side Performance using Lighthouse – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – http://qainsights.com/measure-client-side-performance-using-lighthouse/
• Use a custom driver class instead of utility classes – Alex Siminuic – https://seleniumjava.com/2017/08/10/use-a-custom-driver-class-instead-of-utility-classes/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• PerfGuild: 5+ insights for your performance testing team – Matthew Heusser – https://techbeacon.com/perfguild-5-insights-your-performance-testing-team

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 164: Digital Mobile & Emerging Technologies with Amir Rozenberg – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/164-digital-mobile-amir-rozenberg/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 64 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=241
• Podcast: Episode #38: Hacking Classic Nintendo Games with Python – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/38/hacking-classic-nintendo-games-with-python
• Podcast: Ep 84: Let’s Get Clinical, Clinical – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/08/10/ep-84-lets-get-clinical-clinical/
• Podcast: Testing In the Pub Episode 44 – Psychology In Testing – Information – Stephen Janaway, Dan Ashby – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/testing/testing-pub-episode-44-psychology-testing-information

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