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