Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 9/3/17 – 9/9/17.
Articles & Blogs
- 3 ways QA engineers can keep pace with developers – T.J. Maher – https://techbeacon.com/3-ways-qa-engineers-can-keep-pace-developers
- 5 Ways to Simplify Your Automated Test Cases – Paul Merrill – http://beaufortfairmont.com/2017/09/07/5-ways-to-simplify-your-automated-test-cases/
- IoT Security Should Start with the UI Setup – Jon Hagar – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/iot-security-should-start-ui-setup
- Pairing With Developers: A Guide For Testers – Lisa Crispin – https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/pairing-with-developers-a-guide-for-testers
- Parallel Execution Tips: How to Run Your Automated Tests Concurrently – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2017/09/07/parallel-execution
- Paying Off the Technical Debt in Your Agile Projects – Nishi Grover Garg – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/paying-technical-debt-your-agile-projects
- Set the best time of the day aside for yourself – Joel Montvelisky – http://qablog.practitest.com/set-the-best-time-of-the-day-aside-for-yourself/
- Shifting Left and Going beyond Agile: An Interview with Michael Nauman – Josiah Renaudin – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/shifting-left-and-going-beyond-agile-interview-michael-nauman
- Should you build your own test automation framework? – Matthew Heusser – https://techbeacon.com/should-you-build-your-own-test-automation-framework
- Under pressure that brings a building down … – Chris Armstrong – https://christestarmstrong.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/under-pressure-that-brings-a-building-down/
- Why and how I still use the test automation pyramid – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/why-and-how-i-still-use-the-test-automation-pyramid/
- Why is Testing Expensive? – Jess Ingrassellino – https://blog.gurock.com/why-is-testing-expensive/
Tools/Programming
- How to Test Website Performance Using SmartMeter.io Tool: Hands-on Review Tutorial – Prathibha – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/smartmeter-io-review-tutorial/
- Pioneering Appium with Ruby for Mobile Test Automation, Part 1: Required Software – Martin de Haan – https://www.spritecloud.com/2017/09/pioneering-appium-with-ruby-for-mobile-test-automation-part-1-required-software/
- Windows WebDriver- WinAppDriver- Page Objects – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/winappdriver-page-objects/
Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- Attending and presenting at CAST 2017 (Nashville) – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2017/09/04/attending-and-presenting-at-cast-2017-nashville/
- Watch Gregory Hanson and Jeffrey Martin host SmartBear’s State of Testing 2017 – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/09/watch-gregory-hanson-and-jeffrey-martin.html
#30Daysoftesting
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Three. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/3/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-three
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Agile Testing Video – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/03/30-days-of-agile-testing-agile-testing-video/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Four. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/3/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-four
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Agile Manifesto – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/04/30-days-of-agile-testing-agile-manifesto/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Five. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/5/30-days-of-testing-day-five
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Six. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/5/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-six
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Exploratory Testing – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/06/30-days-of-agile-testing-exploratory-testing/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Seven. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/7/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-seven
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Visualizing Tests – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/07/30-days-of-agile-testing-visualizing-tests/
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Talking About Bugs – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/08/30-days-of-agile-testing-talking-about-bugs/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Eight. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/9/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-eight
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Code Review – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/09/30-days-of-agile-testing-code-review/
Miscellaneous
- Podcast: 168: Testing @ the Speed of Concurrency with Mike Millgate – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/168-testing-concurrency-mike-millgate/
- Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 67 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=254
- Podcast: Ep 86: Don’t be afraid to catch feels – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/09/07/ep-86-dont-be-afraid-to-catch-feels/
- Podcast: Episode #42: Behold: The Python 2 death clock – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/42/behold-the-python-2-death-clock
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