Testing Bits – 12/3/17 – 12/9/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 12/3/17 – 12/9/17.

Articles & Blogs

• 3 Test Design Techniques and When to Use Them – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/3-test-design-techniques-and-when-to-use-them/
• A/B Testing – James Espie – https://www.supertestingbros.com/blog/2017/12/6/ab-testing
• Compare Testing – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2017/12/compare-testing.html
• End to End Testing and Integration Testing Revisited – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2017/12/end-to-end-testing-and-integration.html
• How Should Testers use AI? – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2017/12/07/how-should-testers-use-ai/
• How to overcome the challenges of testing in the cloud – Jess Ingrasselino – https://techbeacon.com/how-overcome-challenges-testing-cloud
• How to start a new project effectively – Robert Lambert – http://cultivatedmanagement.com/start-a-new-project-effectively/

• Hybrid Verification: Mixing Formal Methods and Testing – Ben Brosgol – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/hybrid-verification-mixing-formal-methods-and-testing
• “Manual” Regression in Agile — A focused approach – Kate Falanga – https://medium.com/@Squidish_QA/manual-regression-in-agile-a-focused-approach-56b1bf414d01
• OWASP Top 10 2017: What your app sec team needs to know – John Mello, Jr. – https://techbeacon.com/owasp-top-10-2017-final-what-your-app-sec-team-needs-know
• Some Trust in Models! On Simulations, HyperNormalisation and Distorted Reality in Software Teams (Part 1) – Paul Maxwell-Walter – http://testingrants.blogspot.com/2017/12/some-trust-in-models-on-simulations.html
• Test Strategies and the Importance of Security: An Interview with Randy Rice – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/test-strategies-and-importance-security-interview-randy-rice
• The Airing of Grievances: Agile – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2017/12/04/the-airing-of-grievances-agile/
• The Airing of Grievances: BDD – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2017/12/05/the-airing-of-grievances-bdd/
• The Airing of Grievances: Selenium Webdriver – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2017/12/03/the-airing-of-grievances-selenium-webdriver/
• The Tester Role in Machine Learning, Part 3 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/12/the-tester-role-in-machine-learning-part-3/
• The Tester Role in Machine Learning, Part 4 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/12/the-tester-role-in-machine-learning-part-4/
• Wherefore the Death of “Manual Testing” – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/12/wherefore-the-death-of-manual-testing/

Tools/Programming

• Easily Maintainable API Test Automation Framework – Rajeswari Gali – https://qxf2.com/blog/easily-maintainable-api-test-automation-framework
• Find child elements with locator chaining – Alex Siminuic – https://seleniumjava.com/2017/12/07/find-child-elements-with-locator-chaining/
• Get rid of your external dependencies with WireMock – Sławomir Radzymiński – http://www.awesome-testing.com/2017/12/get-rid-of-your-external-dependencies.html
• How To Selenium: Code Reuse In Page Objects – Anton Angelov – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/selenium-page-objects/
• The state of test automation tools: Top trends and challenges for 2018 – Linda Rosencrance – https://techbeacon.com/state-test-automation-tools-top-trends-challenges-2018
• WebDriver- Capture and Modify HTTP Traffic- C# Code – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/webdriver-capture-modify-http-traffic/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days, Part Deux – Lisa Crispin – http://lisacrispin.com/2017/12/05/agile-testing-days-part-deux/
• Conference Budgets – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2017/12/conference-budgets.html

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 181: Virtual Reality Game Testing with Jason Weimann – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/181-virtual-reality-game-testing-jason-weimann/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 72 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=279
• Podcast: Ep 19: Home Alone / Die Hard – Neil Studd – http://screentesting.libsyn.com/ep-19-home-alone-die-hard
• Podcast: Ep 92: Everybody’s a critic – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2017/12/07/ep-92-everybodys-a-critic/
• Podcast: Episode #55: Flask, Flask, Flask, 3x Flask – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/55/flask-flask-flask-3x-flask
• Podcast: One Key Idea: Test Automation ROI – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/one-key-idea-test-automation-roi/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Testing in DevOps – Matt Heusser – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-testing-in-devops

Items of Interest

• Standard platform, operating system and browser recommendations (December 17) – Martin Cunnington – https://www.spritecloud.com/2017/12/standard-platform-operating-system-and-browser-recommendations-december-17/