Testing Bits – 12/24/17 – 12/30/17

Testing Bits – 12/24/17 – 12/30/17

Here is this week’s collection of articles, blogs, and announcements covering the days of 12/24/17 – 12/30/17.

Articles & Blogs

• Create an Accurate Test Estimation Model: An Interview with Shyam Sunder – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/create-accurate-test-estimation-model-interview-shyam-sunder
• How to survive a Startup as the only tester – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/startup-tester-survival-guide
• If You’re Human, You Test … – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2017/12/if-youre-human-you-test/
• Tame Your Monster and Make Better Decisions – Matthew Heusser – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/tame-your-monster-and-make-better-decisions
• Testers Guide to Myths of Unit Testing – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2017/12/testers-guide-to-myths-of-unit-testing.html

Tools/Programming

• Experiences with the Kong API Gateway – Grig Gheorghiu – http://agiletesting.blogspot.com/2017/12/experiences-with-kong-api-gateway.html
• Favorite Browser Extensions for Test and Quality – Matthew Heusser – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/favorite-browser-extensions-test-quality/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: Life as a Software Tester – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2017/12/life-as-software-tester.html
• Podcast: Episode #58: Better cache decorators and another take on type hints – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/58/better-cache-decorators-and-another-take-on-type-hints
• Podcast: Testers’ Island Discs Ep 7 – Lisa Crispin – Neil Studd – https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/testers-island-discs-ep-7-lisa-crispin

Personal Reflections & Goals

• 2017 in Review: Public Speaking, Amazing Testing Community & Self-Growth – Lina Zubyte – https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2017/12/27/2017-in-review-public-speaking-amazing-testing-community-self-growth/
• 2017 summary – from Zero to Keynote – Kamila Mrozek – https://dragonqa.blog/2017/12/30/2017-summary-from-zero-to-keynote/
• 2017 Year In Review: a Failed Year – Thanh Huynh – http://www.asktester.com/2017-year-in-review/
• A Long Look Back on year 2017 – Maciej Wyrodek – http://thebrokentest.com/a-long-look-back-on-year-2017/
• A Year Full of Learning – Elisabeth Hocke – http://www.lisihocke.com/2017/12/a-year-full-of-learning.html
• Angry Weasel Twenty-Seventeen Recap – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/angry-weasel-twenty-seventeen-recap/
• My Year 2017 – Kevin Cui – https://krazycavin.github.io/2017/12/25/my-year-2017/
• On looking back on 2017 and looking forward to 2018 – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/on-looking-back-on-2017-and-looking-forward-to-2018/
• Testing Goals for 2018 – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2017/12/26/testing-goals-for-2018/
• Twenty Seventeen – Year In Review  – Quality Captain – http://www.qualitycaptain.com/twenty-seventeen-year-in-review/
• Year in Review – 2017 – Josh Grant – http://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/169037431565/year-in-review-2017

Happy New Year!!!