Due to an epidemic of influenza B within the Testing Curator family, the previous edition of Testing Bits was not published. This week enjoy a “double edition” with two weeks of curated announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of Jan 21st – Feb 3rd, 2018.
Testing Bits – Jan 28th – Feb 3rd, 2018
Articles & Blogs
- 5 Ways to Pair Developers with Testers – Jeffery Payne – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/5-ways-pair-developers-testers
- A stability strategy for test automation – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-stability-strategy-for-test-automation.html
- Aligning with the Business – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2018/01/aligning-with-business.html
- Are Gherkin Scenarios With Multiple When-Then Pairs Okay? – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/02/03/are-gherkin-scenarios-with-multiple-when-then-pairs-okay/
- Are You an Automation Hoarder? – Michael Fritzius – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/02/01/are-you-an-automation-hoarder/
- Complex, Critical Software System Testing: When Automation Is the Only Option – Jon Hagar – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/complex-critical-software-system-testing-when-automation-only-option
- Exploratory Testing using “Tours” – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2018/02/01/exploratory-testing-using-tours/
- Getting People to Embrace the Change Required for Agile: An Interview with Bob Galen – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/getting-people-embrace-change-required-agile-interview-bob-galen
- Good Gherkin Scenario Titles – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/01/31/good-gherkin-scenario-titles/
- Half a day to do what’s right – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/half-a-day-to-do-whats-right
- Highly Maintainable and Flexible UI Test Automation Part 1 – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/highly-maintainable-flexible-ui-test-automation-part-1/
- Heresy II – Comments Are Code – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2018/02/01/heresy-ii-comments-are-code/
- How Does BDD Impact Your Overall Testing Strategy? – Erik Dietrich – https://blog.gurock.com/bdd-testing-strategy/
- How to talk about testing? – Kamila Mrozek – https://dragonqa.blog/2018/02/01/how-to-talk-about-software-testing/
- How to use automated functional tests to drive your exploratory, security and performance testing efforts? – Sławomir Radzymiński – http://www.awesome-testing.com/2018/01/how-to-use-automated-functional-tests.html
- How to Write a Good Bug Report, use RIMGEN – Chris Kenst – http://www.kenst.com/2018/02/how-to-write-a-good-bug-report-use-rimgen/
- Mapping Biases to Testing: An Inconvenient Truth – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2018/02/mapping-biases-to-testing-an-inconvenient-truth/
- Moving from Tester to Lead – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/moving-from-tester-to-lead/
- Never be blocked. Ever. – Matt Heusser – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/never-ever-be-blocked-ever/
- Testing Is The Art Of … – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/02/testing-is-the-art-of/
- Testing Tour Stop #2: Pair Automating with Thiago – Elisabeth Hocke – http://www.lisihocke.com/2018/01/testing-tour-stop-2-pair-automating-with-Thiago.html
- The Rise of PWA Apps and The Impact on Cross-Browser Testing – Eran Kinsbruner – https://continuoustesting.blog/2018/02/03/the-rise-of-pwa-apps-and-the-impact-on-cross-browser-testing/
- What is Acceptance Testing (A Complete Guide) – Prathiba – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-is-acceptance-testing/
Tools/Programming
- A Brief Overview of Gauge, a BDD Automation Framework, brought to you by Thoughtworks! – TJ. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/01/a-brief-overview-of-gauge-bdd.html
- Automated Testing of Translations by Using Propery File – Corina Pip – https://iamalittletester.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/automated-testing-of-translations-by-using-property-files/
- Blockchain Testing Tools – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2018/02/01/blockchain-testing-tools/
- Introduction to the Learn Chef Rally! – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/01/introduction-to-learn-chef-rally.html
- Selenium or TestCafe? – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/02/02/selenium-or-testcafe/
- Test Automation Utility to Verify Email – Angie Jones – http://angiejones.tech/test-automation-to-verify-email/
- What Is the DevOps toolset “Test Kitchen” and Where Did It Come Come from? Fletcher Nicol at ChefConf 2014 – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/01/what-is-devops-toolset-test-kitchen-and.html
- Why You Should Learn Test Automation With Selenium IDE – Abode QA – http://www.abodeqa.com/2018/02/01/learn-test-automation-selenium-ide/
Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- CEWT Lean Coffee – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/01/cewt-lean-coffee.html
- When Theory Met Practice – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/01/when-theory-met-practice.html
Miscellaneous
- Podcast: 35: Continuing Education and Certificate Programs at UW – Brian Okken – http://testandcode.com/35
- Podcast: 188: Preparing for the Robotic Automation Revolution with Jason Huggins – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/188-preparing-robotic-automation-revolution-jason-huggins/
- Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 74 – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/?p=320
- Podcast: Episode #63: We’re still on a desktop GUI kick – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/63/we-re-still-on-a-desktop-gui-kick
- Podcast: Testers’ Island Discs #9 – Richard Bradshaw – Neil Studd – https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/testers-island-discs-ep-9-richard-bradshaw
- Video: Building a Test Automation Strategy: Options for Client Application Testing – Whiteboard Friday – Ryan Yackel – https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/building-a-test-automation-strategy-options-for-client-application-testing-whiteboard-friday/
Testing Bits – Jan 21st – Jan 27th, 2018
Articles & Blogs
- 4 Essential Strategies for Testing Microservices – Harsh Upreti – https://blog.smartbear.com/testing/4-essential-strategies-for-testing-microservices/
- About Terminology – Maciej Wyrodek – http://thebrokentest.com/about-terminology/
- Alice in the hall of mirrors – Gojko Adzic – https://gojko.net/2018/01/23/alice-in-the-hall-of-mirrors.html
- Better Story Slicing – Justin Rohrman – http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/better-story-slicing/
- Dammit Jim, I’m a Tester, Not an Automator – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2018/01/24/dammit-jim-im-a-tester-not-an-automator/
- Feedback & Feedforward for Continuous Improvement – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/continuous-improvement-feedforward/
- Giants and windmills of testing. – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/giants-and-windmills-of-testing-deba831edc65
- Improve your conference experience – Kamila Mrozek – https://dragonqa.blog/2018/01/25/improve-your-conference-experience/
- Test Automation Smells so Obvious Anyone Could Notice – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/01/test-automation-smells-so-obvious.html
- Testers and Data Science, Part 2 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/01/testers-and-data-science-part-2/
- Testers and Data Science, Part 3 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/01/testers-and-data-science-part-3/
- Testers and Data Science, Part 4 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/01/testers-and-data-science-part-4/
- Testing is not quality assurance. – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/testing-is-not-quality-assurance-b8203b95aecf
- Testing with the Lights On: An Interview with Alon Eizenman – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-lights-interview-alon-eizenman
- To Infinity and Beyond: Parallel Testing – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/01/21/to-infinity-and-beyond-a-guide-to-parallel-testing/
- Using Tours to Structure Your Exploratory Testing – Nishi Grover Garg – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/using-tours-structure-your-exploratory-testing
- We depend on Acceptance Criteria too much – Daniel Shaw – http://clairshaw.co.uk/blog/2018-01/we-depend-on-acceptance-criteria-too-much
- What is Alpha Testing? An Early Alarm for Defects – Jaya A. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/alpha-testing/
- What is Beta Testing? A Complete Guide – Jaya A. – http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/beta-testing/
- Why Testing Matters: Insiders’ Perspectives – Caroline Ambros – https://blog.smartbear.com/testing/why-testing-matters-insiders-perspectives/
- Write Automated Tests With Repeatable Results – Corina Pip – https://iamalittletester.wordpress.com/2018/01/23/write-automated-tests-with-repeatable-results/
- Writing more effective Requirements – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/writing-more-effective-requirements
Tools/Programming
- Android & BDD tests. Part 2 – Time for Cucumber – Viktoriano – http://overtest.me/android-bdd-tests-part-2-time-for-cucumber/
- JavaScript Testing With Jasmine – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/01/26/javascript-testing-with-jasmine/
- Top 8 Appium Mobile Test Automation Mistakes To Avoid – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2018/01/25/top-8-appium-mobile-test-automation-mistakes-avoid/
Miscellaneous
- Cartoon: Aspiring killer bugs – Torsten Zegler – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2018/01/aspiring-killer-bugs.html
- Magazine: January issue of TEST Magazine is online – Leah Alger – http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/january-issue-test-magazine-online/
- Podcast: 187: Appium Automation To Infinity and Beyond with Jonathan Lipps – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/187-appium-automation-infinity-beyond-jonathan-lipps/
- Podcast: Episode #62: Wooey and Gooey are simple Python GUIs – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/62/wooey-and-gooey-are-simple-python-guis
- Video: Building a Test Automation Strategy: How Should we be Automating? Whiteboard Friday – Ryan Yackel – https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/building-test-automation-strategy-how-automating-whiteboard-friday/
- Video: Interview Question: How To Test a Web Page – New Video Blog Entry – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/01/interview-question-how-to-test-web-page.html