Testing Bits – Feb 4th – Feb 10th, 2018

Here is this week’s curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of Feb 4th – Feb 10th, 2018.

Articles & Blogs

• A Change in Perspective – Moving from Tech Lead to Manager – Simon Prior – https://priorsworld.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/a-change-in-perspective-moving-from-tech-lead-to-manager/
• An analogy to explain the limitations of test cases – Nicola Owens – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2018/02/an-analogy-to-explain-limitations-of.html
• Counting test cases – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/02/counting-test-cases.html
• Elemental Testing – Michael Frtizius – http://archdevops.com/2018/02/10/elemental-testing-2/
• Exploring It! – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/02/exploring-it.html
• Highly Maintainable and Flexible UI Test Automation Part 2 – Anton Angelov – https://automatetheplanet.com/highly-maintainable-flexible-ui-test-automation-part-2/
• Hindsight lessons about automation: Why automation? – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2018/02/07/hindsight-lessons-about-automation-why-automation/

• How is the testing going? – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/02/how-is-the-testing-going/
• How to get more testing done – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/how-to-get-more-testing-done
• Introduction to Vulns, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, the CVE List, and the National Vulnerability Database – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/02/introduction-to-vulns-common.html
• Machine Learning and Artisanal Testing: An Interview with Daria Mehra – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/machine-learning-and-artisanal-testing-interview-daria-mehra
• My War: Agency vs. Algorithm – James Bach – http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/1759
• Penetration Testing 101: How to Get Started – Michael Solomon – https://blog.gurock.com/penetration-testing-101-how-to-get-started/
• Regression Testing Manifesto – Intent Over Implementation – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/regression-testing-manifesto-intent-over-implementation/
• Sun Tzu Was a Tester?? – Michael Frtizius – http://archdevops.com/2018/02/10/sun-tzu-was-a-tester-2/
• The Evolution of Testing – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/02/the-evolution-of-testing/
• The Many Advantages of Pair Testing – Simon Schrijver – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/many-advantages-pair-testing
• The Siren Call of Test Metrics – Kim Engel – https://isitgoodenoughyet.com/2018/02/04/the-siren-call-of-test-metrics/
• The War of Ownership – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-war-of-ownership.html
• What is Testing? – Christopher Lampert – https://nevertrustadeveloper.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/what-is-testing/

Tools/Programming

• A newbie’s toe dip into JS based Test automation using Cypress.io – Sunjeet Khokar – https://thereluctanttester.com/2018/02/05/a-newbies-toe-dip-into-js-based-test-automation-using-cypress-io/
• How To Selenium: Elements Access Styles With Selenium WebDriver – Anton Angelov – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/selenium-elements-access-web-elements-styles-with-selenium/
• On handling processing time in your integration tests with Awaitility, and on using the Gmail API – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/on-handling-processing-time-in-your-integration-tests-with-awaitility-and-on-using-the-gmail-api/
• Top Accessibility Testing Tools for Automation – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2018/02/08/accessibility-testing-tools-automation/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• “How Machine Learning Helps Test Software” – Ministry of Testing – Boston – Feb. 6, 2018 – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/02/how-machine-learning-helps-test.html

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: 189: Automating Accessibility Tests with Manoj Kumar – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/189-automating-accessibility-tests-manoj-kumar/
• Podcast: Ep 96: “Testers are the canary down the coalmine” – Gem Hill – http://letstalkabouttests.xyz/index.php/2018/02/08/ep-96-testers-are-the-canary-down-the-coalmine/
• Podcast: Episode #64: The GUI phoenix rises with wxPython – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/64/the-gui-phoenix-rises-with-wxpython