Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 9/10/17 – 9/16/17.
Articles & Blogs
- 5 Ways to Break Through Tester’s Block – Jess Ingrassellino – https://blog.gurock.com/5-ways-to-break-through-testers-block/
- 10 Tips for Testers to Provide Insight – Cassandra H. Leung – http://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/10-tips-for-testers-to-provide-insight/
- A Strategy for Browser Compatibility Testing – Alexander Rayskiy – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/a-strategy-for-browser-compatibility-testing/
- How to Get Into Software Testing – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/how-to-get-into-software-testing/
- How to make the business case to hire a full-time test automation engineer – Paul Merrill – https://techbeacon.com/how-make-business-case-hire-full-time-test-automation-engineer
- How to start a Test Coach role – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2017/09/how-to-start-test-coach-role.html
- How to use bug bounties with penetration testing to bolster your app sec – Robert Lemos – https://techbeacon.com/how-use-bug-bounties-penetration-testing-bolster-your-app-sec
- How Would You Test a Text Field? – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2017/09/how-would-you-test-text-field.html
- Mentoring question – where do I start learning testing – Viktor Slavchev – http://mrslavchev.com/2017/09/12/mentoring-question-where-do-i-start-learning-testing/
- Methods and Tools for Data-Driven API Testing – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2017/09/15/methods-and-tools-for-data-driven-api-testing/
- On Blogging – the Fears and the Inspiration – Paul Maxwell-Walters – http://testingrants.blogspot.com/2017/09/on-blogging-fears-that-got-to-me.html
- On Preventing Decision Fatigue – Michael Fritzius – https://testzius.wordpress.com/2017/09/14/on-preventing-decision-fatigue/
- Q&A with Santhosh Tuppad – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2017/09/13/qa-with-santhosh-tuppad/
- Smart Watch Testing – A Beginners Guide – Jithin Nair – https://blog.testlodge.com/smart-watch-testing/
- The Future of Software Testing with AI: An Interview with Jason Arbon – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/future-software-testing-ai-interview-jason-arbon
- Three Ways to get Started with (Exploratory) Testing as a non-Tester – Karo Stoltzenburg – https://putzerfisch.wordpress.com/2017/09/15/three-ways-to-get-started-with-exploratory-testing-as-a-non-tester/
- What is Incremental Testing: Detailed Explanation With Examples – Neha B. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/incremental-testing/
Tools/Programming
- An experiment in creating better tool-centered automation training – Bas Dijkstra – http://www.ontestautomation.com/an-experiment-in-creating-better-tool-centered-automation-training/
- Automation tests for an Android app using Appium (Part 3) – Darjan Djamtovski – http://blog.darjan-dzamto.com/automation-tests-for-an-android-app-using-appium-part-3/
- Django Projects in PyCharm Community Edition – Andy Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2017/09/14/django-projects-in-pycharm-community-edition/
- Django Settings for Different Environments – Andy Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2017/09/15/django-settings-for-different-environments/
- Firefox Selenium Browser Capabilities explained – Sławomir Radzymiński – http://www.awesome-testing.com/2017/09/firefox-selenium-browser-capabilities.html
- Katalon Studio GUI Overview – Saket Kumar – http://automated-360.com/katalon-studio/katalon-studio-gui-overview/
- Page Objects- Partial Classes String Properties- WebDriver C# – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/page-objects-partial-classes-string-properties/
Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- How to overcome Impostor Syndrome and use your brain’s learning mechanisms to improve your public speaking skills – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/09/overcome-imposter-syndrome-public-speaking.html
#30Daysoftesting
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Application Logs – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/10/30-days-of-agile-testing-application-logs/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Nine. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/10/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-nine
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – What are the Customers Saying? – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/11/30-days-of-agile-testing-what-are-the-customers-saying/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Ten. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/11/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-ten
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Eleven. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/11/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-eleven
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Test Documentation – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/12/30-days-of-agile-testing-test-documentation/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Twelve. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/13/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-twelve
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Developer Tools – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/13/30-days-of-agile-testing-developer-tools/
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Delivering Customer Value – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/14/30-days-of-agile-testing-delivering-customer-value/
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Thirteen. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/14/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-thirteen
- 30 Days Of Agile Testing! Day Fourteen. – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/9/14/30-days-of-agile-testing-day-fourteen
- 30 Days of Agile Testing – Lean Testing – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/09/15/30-days-of-agile-testing-lean-testing/
Miscellaneous
- Cartoon: Stand-Up meeting in Antarctica – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2017/09/stand-up-meeting-in-antarctica.html
- Podcast: 169: Critical Thinking in Testing with JeanAnn Harrison – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/169-critical-thinking-testing-jeanann-harrison/
- Podcast: Bug Bashing with Alix Klingenberg & Jono Phipps – James Espie, Dan Barrow – https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/bug-bashing-with-alix-klingenberg-jono-phipps
- Podcast: Ep 14: Yes Man – Neil Studd, Dan Billing – http://screentesting.libsyn.com/ep-14-yes-man
- Podcast: Episode #43: Python string theory, v2 – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/43/python-string-theory-v2
- Podcast: Machine Learning, Part 1 – Matthew Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/machine-learning-part-1