Testing Bits – 8/20/17 – 8/26/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 8/20/17 – 8/26/17.

Articles & Blogs

• 5 ways to simplify your automated test cases – Paul Merrill – https://techbeacon.com/5-ways-simplify-your-automated-test-cases
• A Diagram for a Logical Model of Automating With Abstraction Layers – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/08/a-diagram-for-automating-with-abstraction-layers.html
• Accessibility Testing 101: Getting Started and Catching Up – Rajini Padmanaban – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/accessibility-testing-101-getting-started-and-catching
• Beating robots down with your bare hands: Quality – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2017/08/21/beating-robots-down-with-your-bare-hands-quality/
• Code coverage and automated checks: Is 100% coverage enough? – Mark Winteringham – http://www.mwtestconsultancy.co.uk/code-coverage/
• Follow up on the Test Automation Discussion – Bringing in the Performance View – Alex Podelko – http://alexanderpodelko.com/blog/2017/08/24/follow-up-on-the-test-automation-discussion-bringing-in-the-performance-view/
• Glad the interviews are done – Bhagya Perera – https://bhagyagdm.wordpress.com/2017/08/20/glad-the-interviews-are-done/

• How tech giants test software: There’s no one way for QA – Bas Dijkstra – https://techbeacon.com/how-tech-giants-test-software-theres-no-one-way-qa
• Motivated to Motivate Testers – Alessandra Moreira – https://roadlesstested.com/2017/08/24/motivating-testers/
• My thoughts on who should create automation, and why there might be a more urgent problem at hand – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/my-thoughts-on-who-should-create-automation-and-why-there-might-be-a-more-urgent-problem-at-hand/
• On skills and roles in software development – automation – Ben Kelly – http://testjutsu.com/2017/08/on-skills-and-roles-in-software-development/
• Optimizing Mobile Test Automation Across The Pipeline – Eran Kinsbruner – https://mobiletestingblog.com/2017/08/25/optimizing-mobile-test-automation-across-the-pipeline/
• Managing your biases – Lina Zubyte – https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/managing-your-biases/
• Test Data In Test Automation – The Crucial Point In Test Automation – Thomas Garus – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/test-data-in-test-automation/
• Testers Diary – Moving From Silo to Team Room – Carol Brands – https://blog.gurock.com/testers-diary-moving-from-silo-to-team-room/
• The Danger of the Muddy Thinker – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/08/the-danger-of-the-muddy-thinker/
• What is Good Software Testing? BRR I TV – Matt Heusser – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/what-is-good-software-testing-brr-i-tv/
• What’s New in WCAG 2.1 – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2017/08/whats-new-in-wcag-2-1.html
• When do you cut your Losses? – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/08/24/when-do-you-cut-your-losses/

Tools/Programming

• Three Free Programming Courses For Testers – Richard Bradshaw – https://thefriendlytester.co.uk/2017/08/three-free-programming-courses-for-testers

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• 11 Takeaways From PerfGuild Conference – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2017/08/24/11-takeaways-perfguild-conference/

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 166: Running Tests in Parallel in the Cloud with Nikolay Advolodkin – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/166-running-tests-parallel-cloud-nikolay-advolodkin/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 66 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=248
• Podcast: Ep 85: Sound Effects and Overdramatics – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/08/24/ep-85-sound-effects-and-overdramatics/
• Podcast: Episode #40: Packet Manipulation with Scapy – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/40/packet-manipulation-with-scapy
• Podcast: QR Podcast – Karen Johnson – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/qr-podcast-karen-johnson/

Items of Interest

• Learning: Book – First, Break All the Rules – Raj Kamal – http://geektester.blogspot.com/2017/08/learning-book-review-first-break-all.html

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