Here is this week’s edition of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of June 24th – June 30th, 2018.
Testing
- 3 ways to define your role without a RACI matrix – Katrina Clokie – http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2018/06/3-ways-to-define-your-role-without-raci.html
- 10 Minute Rant 2: Ten Skills that are Probably More Important for Testers than Tools and Test Automation – Paul Maxwell-Walters – http://testingrants.blogspot.com/2018/06/10-minute-rant-2-ten-skills-that-are.html
- Building a Lead – Justin Rohrman – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/building-a-lead/
- Checklist for mobile app testing: 12 gaps to look out for – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Checklist-for-mobile-app-testing-12-gaps-to-look-out-for
- Cognitive Bias in Software Testing: Why Do Testers Miss Bugs? – Remya R – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/cognitive-bias-in-software-testing/
- Fault Injection Testing for an IoT Device – Ali Khalid – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/fault-injection-testing-iot-device
- How to Craft a Union SQL Injection Attack – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/06/how-to-craft-union-sql-injection-attack.html
- My humble estimation – Chris Hazell – https://lotsog.blogspot.com/2018/06/my-humble-estimation.html
- Q&A with Neil Studd – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2018/06/28/qa-with-neil-studd/
- Reframe Non-Functional as Human Qualities – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/06/reframe-non-functional-as-human-qualities/
- Replacing QA Column in the Work Board – Lina Zubyte – https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/replacing-qa-column-in-the-work-board/
- #SuperGoalingBros – OWASP Study – 6. Security Misconfiguration – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/supergoalingbros-owasp-study-6-security-misconfiguration/
- Test Cases and Coverage – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/06/test-cases-and-coverage/
- The 10 commandments of navigating code reviews – Angie Jones – https://techbeacon.com/10-commandments-navigating-code-reviews
- The Automation Box – Inside, Outside, Upside Down – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/the-automation-box-inside-outside-upside-down/
- The Main Test Heuristics to consider – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/the-main-test-heuristics-to-consider
- The Top 8 Things We Learned From the QA Team at America’s Test Kitchen – Alex McPeak – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/test-automation/americas-test-kitchen-quality-assurance/
- Unit tests versus the unit tested – Greg Paciga – http://gregorytesting.ca/2018/06/unit-tests-versus-the-unit-tested/
- What testers should perform to stay relevant in agile teams – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2018/04/what-testers-should-perform-to-stay.html
Automated Testing/Tools/Programming
- 3 Tips for Measuring Test Coverage in an Automated Environment – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/measuring-test-coverage/
- Dynamically unset Postman Environment Variables – Danny Dainton – https://dannydainton.com/2018/06/28/dynamically-unset-postman-environment-variables/
- Getting Started in Automation – Writing to Excel – Rambling Tester – https://ramblingtester.wordpress.com/2018/06/29/getting-started-in-automation-writing-to-excel/
- Hindsight lessons about automation: The triple A principle – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2018/06/26/hindsight-lessons-about-automation-the-triple-a-principle/
- Keeping your automation tests clean – Darjan Djamtovski June 25, 2018 – http://blog.darjan-dzamto.com/keeping-your-automation-tests-clean/
- Putting Down the Coffee: Using Selenium Without Java – Josh Grant – http://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/175314093010/putting-down-the-coffee-using-selenium-without
- Testers: Beware of Automating Yourself In – Amy Phillips – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/test-automation/lessons-automated-testing/
Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- Notes: Day One of Agile Testing Days USA – Tues. June 26, 2018 – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/06/notes-day-one-of-agile-testing-days-usa.html
- Test Leadership Congress 2018 – Kamila Mrozek – https://dragonqa.blog/2018/06/30/test-leadership-congress-2018/
Miscellaneous
- Cartoon: A beautiful Feature – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-beautiful-feature.html
- Podcast: 42: Using Automated Tests to Help Teach Python – Trey Hunner – Brian Okken – http://testandcode.com/42
- Podcast: 208: Dynamic Selenium Grid using Zalenium with Diego Molina – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/208-selenium-grid-zalenium-diego-molina/
- Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 84: Stories about Changes and Nets – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-84-stories-about-changes-and-nets/
- Podcast: Episode 49 – Leadership vs. Management – Stephen Janaway, Dan Ashby – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/management/episode-49-leadership-vs-management/
- Podcast: Episode #84: Vibora web framework: It’s fast, async, and means viper – Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/84/vibora-web-framework-it-s-fast-async-and-means-viper
- Podcast: Exploring Modern Testing with Paul Maxwell-Walters and Victoria Lea – James Espie, Dan Barrow – https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/exploring-modern-testing-with-paul-maxwell-walters-and-victoria-lea
- Podcast: The Guilty Tester Episode 2 – Neil Studd – Bugs – Dave Duke – http://theguiltytester.libsyn.com/the-guilty-tester-episode-2-neil-studd-bugs