Testing Bits – 11/12/17 – 11/18/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 11/12/17 – 11/18/17.

Articles & Blogs

• 72 hour “Deep Work” Week – Raj Subramanian – http://www.rajsubra.com/2017/11/13/72hour-deep-work/
• A Principled Approach to Innovation – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2017/11/a-principled-approach-to-innovation.html
• A Journey to 99 Seconds and Beyond…Part 2 – Matt Parker – http://www.testingtackled.co.uk/a-journey-to-99-seconds-and-beyond-part-2/
• How I Learned to Build a Test Suite – Jess Ingrassellino – https://blog.gurock.com/how-i-learned-to-build-a-test-suite/
• Is ‘BDD’ Testing? Model Of BDD For Testing – Mark Winteringham – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/is-bdd-testing/
• Maintaining Value – Automation’s Forgotten Cost – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/maintaining-value-automations-forgotten-cost/
• Recruit People, Don’t Fulfil Roles – Alan Richardson – http://testerhq.com/2017/11/14/recruit-people-not-fulfil-roles/

• RiskStorming – Maping Risks with TestSphere – Marcel Gehlen – http://thatsthebuffettable.blogspot.com/2017/11/riskstorming-maping-risks-with.html
• Session-Based Test Management: Part 3 – Running An Exploratory Testing Session – Mark Winteringham – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/session-based-test-management-part-3-session-based-exploratory-testing/
• Test Automation Heuristic: Minimum Data – Chris McMahon – http://chrismcmahonsblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/test-automation-heuristic-minimum-data.html
• The Evil Tester’s (mini) Guide to Agile Testing – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/11/evil-testers-mini-guide-to-agile.html
• The Future of Testing and the Individual Tester: An Interview with Julie Gardiner – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/future-testing-and-individual-tester-interview-julie-gardiner
• The Testing Role in Agile — An Overview – Kate Falanga – https://medium.com/@Squidish_QA/the-testing-role-in-agile-an-overview-714912fa7728
• The Worrisome World of Words – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/the-worrisome-world-of-words/
• Two beliefs of an outstanding professional. – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/two-beliefs-of-an-outstanding-professional-f70342a7da29
• What is Agile Testing? The Evil Tester’s Guide To Agile – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2017/11/what-is-agile-testing.html
• What software testers need to know about browser differences – Christopher Null – https://techbeacon.com/what-software-testers-need-know-about-browser-differences
• Why I Hate Story Points – Darryn Downey – https://thoughtsontest.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/why-i-hate-story-points/

Tools/Programming

• Exploring Applitools, a visual testing tool for web, mobile and Mac / Windows desktop applications. – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2017/11/exploring-applitools-visual-testing.html
• Gherkin Syntax Highlighting in Chrome – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2017/11/13/gherkin-syntax-highlighting-in-chrome/
• Micro-Framework Communication Patterns – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/11/micro-framework-communication-patterns/
• Micro-Framework Context Patterns – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/11/micro-framework-context-patterns/
• Organizing Principles for Micro-Frameworks – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/11/organizing-principles-for-micro-frameworks/
• Page Objects- Elements Access Styles- WebDriver C# – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/page-objects-elements-access-styles/
• Selendroid Tutorial: Android Mobile Test Automation Framework (Part 1) – Vijay Shinde – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/selendroid-tutorial-1/
• Testing Tools in Python – Simon Knight – https://blog.gurock.com/testing-tools-in-python/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days -Trends and future in testing 2017  – Derk-Jan de Grood – https://djdegrood.wordpress.com/2017/11/14/agile-testing-days-trends-and-future-in-testing-2017/
• Copenhagen Context Driven Testing Conference 2017 – Jyothi Rangaiah – https://chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.com/2017/11/copenhagen-context-driven-testing.html
• Live from Potsdam, Day 0 – Agile Testing Days 2017 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2017/11/live-from-potsdam-day-0-afile-testing.html
• Live from Potsdam, Day 1 – Agile Testing Days 2017 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2017/11/live-from-potsdam-day-1-agile-testing.html
• Live from Potsdam, Day 2 – Agile Testing Days 2017 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2017/11/live-from-potsdam-day-2-agile-testing.html
• Live from Potsdam, Day 3 – Agile Testing Days 2017 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2017/11/live-from-potsdam-day-3-agile-testing.html
• Live from Potsdam, Day 4 – Agile Testing Days 2017 – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2017/11/live-from-potsdam-day-4-agile-testing.html
• TestBash Manchester 2017 – Part 1 – Lee – https://thegrowingtester.wordpress.com/2017/11/14/testbash-manchester-2017-part-1/
• Whiz or no whiz? – Talking testing at TestBash Philly – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/whiz-or-no-whiz-talking-testing-at-testbash-philly/
• Why do I (try, and sometimes manage to) speak at conferences? – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2017/11/why-do-i-try-and-sometimes-manage-to.html

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 178: Third Wave Test Automation with Joe Colantonio – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/178-third-wave-test-automation-joe-colantonio/
• Podcast: Ep 18: Rocky (LIVE!) – Neil Studd, Dan Billing – http://screentesting.libsyn.com/ep-18-rocky-live
• Podcast: Episode #52: Call your APIs with uplink and test them in the tavern – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/52/call-your-apis-with-uplink-and-test-them-in-the-tavern

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