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/
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