Testing Bits – May 20th – May 26th, 2018

Here is this week’s Memorial Day weekend edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of May 20th – May 26th, 2018.

Testing

• 5 Tips on How to Make Yourself Respected as a Tester in a Company – Lina Zubyte – https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2018/05/22/5-tips-on-how-to-make-yourself-respected-as-a-tester-in-a-company/
• 9 quick ideas for flexible testing – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2018/05/9-quick-ideas-for-flexible-testing.html
• 10 Things To Consider When Testing Artificial Intelligence – Adam Smith – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/10-things-to-think-about-when-you-test-artificial-intelligence/
• A h̶i̶t̶c̶h̶h̶i̶k̶e̶r̶’s̶ software tester’s guide to randomised testing – Part 2 – Pete Houghton – http://www.investigatingsoftware.co.uk/2018/05/a-hitchhikers-software-testers-guide-to.html
• Coaching & Mentoring: Sometimes It’s About The Pebbles – Mel Eaden – http://testingandmoviesandstuff.blogspot.com/2018/05/coaching-mentoring-sometimes-its-about.html
• Discussing Tester’s Value, Beyond the Echo Chamber – Graeme Harvey – http://www.iteststuff.ca/2018/05/discussing-testers-value-beyond-echo.html
• Getting Started with Business Intelligence Testing – Albert Gareev – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/getting-started-business-intelligence-testing

• Going beyond “how are we going to test this?” – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2018/05/going-beyond-how-are-we-going-to-test.html
• Mob Testing A Mobile App – Mel Eaden – http://testingandmoviesandstuff.blogspot.com/2018/05/mob-testing-mobile-app.html
• My Personal Source Code: Books to Learn Analysis – James Bach – http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/1918
• Reducing Stress from Work – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/reducing-stress-from-work/
• Testing for IDOR Vulnerabilities – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/05/testing-for-idor-vulnerabilities.html
• Testing outside the Vacuum: An Interview with Julie Gardiner – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-outside-vacuum-interview-julie-gardiner
• Testing Tour Stop #10: Pair Exploring Kitchen Planning with Alex – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/05/testing-tour-stop-10-pair-exploring-kitchen-planning-with-alex.html
• The Rabbit Poop Approach to Learning – Cassandra H. Leung – http://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/the-rabbit-poop-approach-to-learning/
• The (Testing) Prison of Representation – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/05/the-testing-prison-of-representation/
• Time to Make an Employment Change: An Interview with Adam Auerbach – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/time-make-employment-change-interview-adam-auerbach
• Using Kanban in the Scrum Team – Ali Hill – https://edinburghtester.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/using-kanban-in-the-scrum-team/
• We don’t need more automation engineers! – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-dont-need-more-automation-engineers-bas-dijkstra/
• Working Outside of the Process – Justin Rohrman – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/working-outside-of-the-process/

Automated Testing/Tools/Programming

• Getting Started in Automation – Reading CSV Files – Rambling Tester – https://ramblingtester.wordpress.com/2018/05/25/getting-started-in-automation-reading-csv-files/
• Hold on, wait a moment… – Danny Dainton – https://dannydainton.com/2018/05/21/hold-on-wait-a-moment/
• Kobiton Hands-on Review Tutorial: Mobile Device Cloud Testing Platform – Prathiba – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/kobiton-tutorial/
• Proxying UI Automation to OWASP ZAP – Justin Holsgrove – http://automatedtester.science/proxying-ui-automation-owasp-zap/
• Steps to Maturing Test Automation within a Deployment Pipeline – Drew Horn – https://www.applause.com/blog/steps-to-maturing-test-automation-within-a-deployment-pipeline/
• Test Automation – What now? – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/test-automation
• TheWaiter: Clicking on a Element by Using Waits With Selenium – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/05/22/thewaiter-clicking-on-an-element-by-using-waits-with-selenium/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Cambridge Lean Coffee – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/05/cambridge-lean-coffee.html
• How to Deliver a Five-Star Testing Conference Presentation – Alex McPeak – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/events/deliver-testing-conference-presentation/
• Testbash Dublin – Bob Marshall – https://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2018/05/21/testbash-dublin/
• Testbash Dublin and Organisational Psychotherapy – Bob Marshall – https://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2018/05/21/testbash-dublin-and-organisational-psychotherapy/
• WeAreDevelopers – Automating Visual Regression Testing Q&A from SLI.DO – Viv Richards – http://vivrichards.co.uk/automation/wearedevelopers-2018-qanda-from-slido

Miscellaneous

• Book Review: Agile Testing book club: Courage – Gregory Paciga – http://gregorytesting.ca/2018/05/agile-testing-book-club-courage/
• Podcast: 203: Performance Advisory Council with Henrik Rexed – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/203-performance-advisory-council-with-henrik-rexed/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 82: Brent Talks to Alan About Data – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – http://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-82-brent-talks-to-alan-about-data/
• Podcast: Episode 47 – AI and Ethics and Quality – Stephen Janaway, Dan Ashby – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/podcast/episode-47-ai-and-ethics-and-quality/
• Podcast: Episode #79: 15 Tips to Enhance your Github Flow – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/79/15-tips-to-enhance-your-github-flow
• Podcast: Testers’ Island Discs Ep15 – Dan Billing – Neil Studd – https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/testers-island-discs-ep15-dan-billing

Items of Interest

• GDPR Awareness – Kristine Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2018/05/24/gdpr-awareness/