Testing Bits – May 6th – May 12th, 2018

Here is this week’s Mother’s Day edition of our curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of May 6th – May 12th, 2018.

Testing

• 5 Myths about Test Driven Development – Erik Dietrich – https://blog.gurock.com/myths-test-driven-development/
• Agile Testing (Simplified) – John Andrews – https://testingfromthehip.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/agile-testing-simplified/
• An Ode to Testability, Part 6 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/05/an-ode-to-testability-part-6/
• An Ode to Testability, Part 7 – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/05/an-ode-to-testability-part-7/
• Assumptions vs Biases – Testing Muse – https://medium.com/@testingmuse/assumptions-vs-biases-e34d1b841f60
• Don’t bank on it – Robert Day – https://probetesting700171536.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/dont-bank-on-it/
• How Traditional Testers Can Use Old Skills in New Ways: An Interview with Meli – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/how-traditional-testers-can-use-old-skills-new-ways-interview-melissa-benua

• Lessons learned from working with a British customer – Kamila Mrozek – https://dragonqa.blog/2018/05/10/lessons-learned-from-working-with-a-british-customer/
• No unit tests? No problem! – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2018/05/no-unit-tests-no-problem.html
• Non perfect projects – Dave Duke – http://allcapstester.blogspot.com/2018/05/non-perfect-projects.html
• Performance Testing in an Ephemeral Environment – Bob Reselman – https://blog.gurock.com/ephemeralperformancetesting/
• Portland UX: Fringe Accessibility – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2018/05/portland-ux-fringe-accessibility.html
• Protect The Square and Buggy Games – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2018/05/protect-square.html
• Scaled Agile Integration Testing – Guest blog post – Carey Fletcher – https://agiletester.ca/scaled-agile-integration-testing-guest-blog-post/
• Selling Quality – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2018/05/selling-quality/
• Shortcut! – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/05/08/shortcut/
• Test Community Spotlight: A Tester’s Survival Guide for Agile Transition – Parveen Sultana – https://blog.smartbear.com/testing/test-community-spotlight-a-testers-survival-guide-for-agile-transition/
• Testing Tour Stop #7: Pair Penetration Testing with Peter – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/05/testing-tour-stop-7-pair-penetration-testing-with-peter.html
• Testing Tour Stop #8: Pair Accessibility Testing with Viv – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/05/testing-tour-stop-8-pair-accessibility-testing-with-viv.html
• The Complexities of “Failing Fast” – Dan Ashby – https://danashby.co.uk/2018/05/10/the-complexities-of-failing-fast/
• The value testers bring… – Graeme Harvey – http://www.iteststuff.ca/2018/05/the-value-testers-bring.html
• To Be a Good Tester, Just Do What No One Else Can – Matthew Heusser – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/be-good-tester-just-do-what-no-one-else-can
• Traditional testing vs. agile testing | Supreme Agile – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2018/05/traditional-testing-vs-agile-testing.html
• True Estimations in an Agile Project: A Complete Insight with Examples on Agile Estimation – Kamila A. – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/agile-estimation-techniques/
• Understanding JSON Data – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/05/understanding-json-data.html

Automated Testing/Tools/Programming

• 5 Things I Love About SpecFlow – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/05/10/5-things-i-love-about-specflow/
• Automating test case decision (using AI in testing part I) – Noemi Ferrera – https://thetestlynx.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/automating-test-case-decision-using-ai-in-testing-part-i/
• Building your own docker images for different browser versions – Indira Nellutla – https://qxf2.com/blog/building-your-own-docker-images-for-different-browser-versions/
• Debug Gatling Performance Test Scripts – 5 Essential Methods – James Willett – https://james-willett.com/2018/05/debug-gatling/
• On CounterString Algorithms – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2018/05/counterstring-algorithms.html
• On UI test automation – Jared Quinert – http://www.software-testing.com.au/blog/2018/05/10/on-ui-test-automation/
• Python Testing 101: Behave – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/05/11/python-testing-101-behave/
• The Test Automation Snowman – Alan Page – http://angryweasel.com/blog/the-test-automation-snowman/
• What is the Screenplay Pattern? (Part 1 of 3) – Oletha Lai – http://qualitytesting.tumblr.com/post/173669653014/what-is-the-screenplay-pattern-part-1-of-3
• Screenplay Entities with XCTest and Swift (Part 2 of 3) – Oletah Lai – http://qualitytesting.tumblr.com/post/173669710974/screenplay-entities-with-xctest-and-swift-part-2
• Writing Screenplay Tests in Swift (Part 3 of 3) – Oletha Lai – http://qualitytesting.tumblr.com/post/173669734594/writing-screenplay-tests-in-swift-part-3-of-3

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Are You Ready For The AI Automation Testing Apocalypse? – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/2018/05/10/ai-automation-testing-apocalypse/
• Bria on the Road: The Magical Learnings from STAREAST — Orlando, FL – Bria Grangard – https://blog.smartbear.com/testing/bria-on-the-road-the-magical-learnings-from-stareast-orlando-fl/
• Craft Conf 2018 Recap – Ekaterina Budnikov – https://www.katjasays.com/craft-conf-2018-recap/
• How Speak Easy is Increasing Diversity at Testing Conferences – Alex McPeak – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/test-automation/speak-easy-fiona-charles-interview/
• Slowing Down the Flow – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/05/slowing-down-flow.html

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: A lesson in Test Patterns – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-lesson-in-test-patterns.html
• Podcast: 201: Intelligent Process Automation with Jonathon Wright – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/201-intelligent-process-automation-jonathon-wright/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 81: Business Rulz! – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-81-business-rulz/
• Podcast: Episode #77: You Don’t Have To Be a Workaholic To Win – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/77/you-don-t-have-to-be-a-workaholic-to-win