Testing Bits – June 10th – June 16th, 2018

Here is this week’s Father’s Day edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of June 10th – June 16th, 2018.

Testing

• 5 steps for testers who want be more comfortable with code – Graeme Harvey – https://www.iteststuff.ca/2018/06/5-steps-for-testers-who-want-be-more.html
• Analyzing the Software Team Generalist – Justin Rohrman – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2018/06/analyzing-software-team-generalist
• Applying Tyranny of Structurelessness to Exploratory Testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/06/applying-tyranny-of-structurelessness.html
• Automated Testing For XSS – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/06/automated-testing-for-xss.html
• Balancing with our time – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/06/balancing-with-our-time.html
• Brain training for testers – Chris Hazell – https://lotsog.blogspot.com/2018/06/brain-training-for-testers.html
• By design – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2018/06/15/by-design/

• Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Attack Tutorial with Examples, Types & Prevention – Remya R – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/cross-site-scripting-xss-attack-test/
• Diffs – Paul Merrill – https://applitools.com/blog/diffs
• Generating Test Ideas – Jyothi Rangaiah – https://chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/06/generating-test-ideas.html
• I created the SDET role at my company and I wish that I hadn’t… – Graeme Harvey – https://www.iteststuff.ca/2018/06/i-created-sdet-role-at-my-company-and-i.html
• If you didn’t test it, it doesn’t work – Gerg Paciga – http://gregorytesting.ca/2018/06/if-you-didnt-test-it-it-doesnt-work/
• Leading the Agile Culture Change – Carol Brands – https://blog.gurock.com/leading-agile-culture-change/
• Make Your Chat Bots Prime Time Ready – Vikas Srinivas – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/make-chat-bots-prime-time-ready/
• Manual testing is ‘alive with new approaches’ – Leah Alger – http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/manual-testing-is-alive-with-new-approaches/
• Notes on Shift Left in Testing and Software Development – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2018/06/on-shift-left.html
• Performance Testing Asynchronous Applications – Bob Reselman – https://blog.gurock.com/performance-test-asynchronous-applications/
• Q&A with Samantha Connelly – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2018/06/13/qa-with-samantha-connelly/
• Role-playing – not a dirty word – Daniel Gold – http://www.danielgold.net/2018/06/role-playing-not-dirty-word.html
• Shifting Testing Left Is a Team Effort – Mark Franssen, Jan Jaap Cannegieter – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/shifting-testing-left-team-effort
• Testing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality on Mobile Apps: An Interview with BJ Aberle – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-augmented-reality-and-virtual-reality-mobile-apps-interview-bj-aberle
• Triggered Testing – Majd Uddin – https://knowledgetester.org/2018/06/12/triggered-testing/
• Use Service Virtualization to Increase Test Coverage and Improve Quality: An Interview with Kenneth Merkel – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/use-service-virtualization-increase-test-coverage-and-improve-quality-interview-kenneth
• Visual Testing: A Guide for Front End Developers – Gil Tayar – https://applitools.com/blog/visual-testing-a-guide-for-front-end-developers
• What Do You Mean By UI Tests – Mark Winteringham – https://automationintesting.com/2018/06/what-do-you-mean-by-ui-tests.html
• Which Test Cases Should I Automate? – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/06/which-test-cases-should-i-automate/

Automated Testing/Tools/Programming

• Clicking Web Elements with Selenium Webdriver – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/06/15/web-element-clicks-with-selenium-webdriver/
• Four Things Slowing Down Your Automation Practices – Brian Rock – https://www.applause.com/blog/four-things-slowing-down-your-automation-practices/
• Getting Started in Automation – Taking Screenshots – Rambling Tester – https://ramblingtester.wordpress.com/2018/06/15/getting-started-in-automation-taking-screenshots/
• Selenium vs. Cypress: Is WebDriver on Its Way Out? – Alex McPeak – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/test-automation/selenium-vs-cypress/
• theWaiter: Wait for an Element to be Displayed with Selenium – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/06/12/thewaiter-wait-for-an-element-to-be-displayed-with-selenium/
• Useful testing tools for API frameworks – Leah Alger – http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/useful-testing-tools-for-api-frameworks/

Miscellaneous

• Podcast: #5 – StormRunner, Neoload, and NFR Gathering – QAInsights Podcast – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – https://qainsights.com/5-stormrunner-neoload-and-nfr-gathering/
• Podcast: 206: Shift-left Your Teams QA Efforts with the Testing Guild – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/206-shift-left-teams-qa-efforts-testing-guild/
• Podcast: Episode 48 – More Psychology in Testing – Stephen Janaway, Dan Billing – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/interview/episode-48-more-psychology-in-testing/
• Podcast: Episode #82: Let’s make a clear Python 3 statement – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/82/let-s-make-a-clear-python-3-statement
• Podcast: One Key Idea: Use and Abuse of the Agile Testing Pyramid – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/one-key-idea-use-and-abuse-of-the-agile-testing-pyramid/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: When Complete Automation Seems Impossible… – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-when-complete-automation-seems-impossible-with-graeme-harvey

Personal Reflections & Goals

• The Blogging Imperative – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/06/the-blogging-imperative/