Testing Bits – July 15th – July 28th, 2018 – Double Edition

Due to knee replacement recovery, Testing Bits has not been published on it’s normal Sunday schedule.  Due to delays in curation, we decided to publish a double-edition covering the last two weeks of our curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community.

Here is the “recovery edition” covering the days of July 15th – July 28th, 2018.  Next week, we should be back on schedule.

Testing Bits – July 15th – July 21st, 2018

Testing

• Cross-Browser Testing – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/07/cross-browser-testing.html
• Exploratory Testing on an API? (Part 2) – Micheal Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/07/exploratory-testing-on-an-api-part-2/
• Has opposition to ISO 29119 really died down? – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2018/07/21/has-opposition-to-iso-29119-really-died-down/
• Is ‘testing’ holding you back? Stop being a bottleneck for software quality assurance – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2018/07/20/is-testing-holding-you-back-stop-being-a-bottleneck-for-software-quality-assurance/
• Mob Testing is Different to a Bug Bash – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/07/mob-testing-is-different-to-bug-bash.html
• #SuperGoalingBros – OWASP Study – 10. Insufficient Logging and Monitoring – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/supergoalingbros-owasp-study-10-insufficient-logging-and-monitoring/
• Testing Tour Stop #15: Pair Evolving a Test Strategy with Toyer – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/07/testing-tour-stop-15-pair-evolving-a-test-strategy-with-toyer.html

• Testing Tour Stop #16: Pair Exploring an API with Thomas – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/07/testing-tour-stop-16-pair-exploring-an-api-with-thomas.html
• What’s the software testing industry yet to see? – Leah Alger – http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/whats-the-software-testing-industry-yet-to-see/
• Why Have You Stayed in Testing? – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/07/why-have-you-stayed-in-testing/

Test Automation/Tools/Programming

• 8 Tools I use to Accelerate My Testing – Chris Kenst – https://www.kenst.com/2018/07/8-tools-i-use-to-accelerate-my-testing/
• Failing Selenium tests – SOLVED! – Neil Syrett – https://syrett.blog/failing-selenium-tests-solved/
• How to: Migrate from SpecFlow to BDDfy – Neil Syrett – https://syrett.blog/how-to-migrate-from-specflow-to-bddfy/
• Implementing Soft Assertions – Anand Bagmar – https://essenceoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/07/implementing-soft-assertions.html
• Refactoring is Allowed – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/07/18/refactoring-is-allowed/
• Reporting Automated Test Results Effectively – Ajeet Dhaliwal – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/reporting-automated-test-results-effectively
• Testers knowledge towards automation skills – Leah Alger – http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/testers-knowledge-towards-automation-skills/
• Using Exploratory Testing Skills to Learn Programming – Matias Salakari – https://medium.com/@matias.salakari/using-exploratory-testing-skills-to-learn-programming-ef6a1cd885a1

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #2 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/07/16/the-little-testers-stories-in-testing-2/
• Podcast: 44: Mentoring – Nina Zakharenko – Brian Okken – http://testandcode.com/44
• Podcast: 211: Lowering Performance Testing Barriers Using k6 with Robin Gustafsson – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/211-performance-testing-k6-robin-gustafsson/
• Podcast: Advanced Software Testing: Test Policies, Strategies, and Plans – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/advanced-software-testing-test-policies-strategies-and-plans/
• Podcast: Testers’ Island Discs Ep19 – Maaike Brinkhof – Neil Studd – https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/testers-island-discs-ep19-maaike-brinkhof
• Podcast: The Testing Show: GDPR with Daniel Leigh – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-gdpr-with-daniel-leigh
• Video: Security Testing for Test Professionals: An Interview with Jeff Payne – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/security-testing-test-professionals-interview-jeff-payne

Testing Bits – July 22nd – July 28th, 2018

Testing

• Beginning Sketchnoting – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/07/beginning-sketchnoting.html
• Constraints and Cost of Mistake Curves – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/07/constraints-and-cost-of-mistake-curves/
• Exploratory Testing Techniques for Mobile Devices – Alex McPeak – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/mobile-devices/exploratory-testing-mobile-devices/
• Mobile Testing Part I: Twelve Challenges of Mobile – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/07/mobile-testing-part-i-twelve-challenges.html
• Modern testing principles – Chris Hazell – https://lotsog.blogspot.com/2018/07/modern-testing-principles.html
• Painting an independent picture of progression testing – Ivor Kelly – http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/painting-an-independent-picture-of-progression-testing/
• Reduce Technical Debt by Using Unit Tests as Documentation – Steve Poling – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/reduce-technical-debt-using-unit-tests-documentation
• Refining a 34 year old practice – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/07/refining-34-year-old-practice.html
• Software Testers Cannot Catch Everything – Heather Reid – https://medium.com/@HeatherReiduff/software-testers-cannot-catch-everything-fd596e7ffc29
• Standard platform, operating system and browser recommendations (July 18) – Martin Cunnington – https://www.spritecloud.com/2018/07/standard-platform-operating-system-and-browser-recommendations-july-18/
• The agile testing mind-set – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2018/07/the-agile-testing-mind-set-supremeagile.html
• The changing role of QA managers in the Agile environment – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2018/07/the-changing-role-of-qa-managers-in.html

Test Automation/Tools/Programming

• 3 mitmproxy Tips You Might Not Know About – Kevin Cui – https://krazycavin.github.io/2018/07/28/3-mitmproxy-tips-you-might-not-know-about/
• Automating Regression Testing – Nicky West – http://nickywtester.blogspot.com/2018/07/automating-regression-testing.html
• Create a Proof of Concept Before Going Full Throttle with Your Automation – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/07/26/create-a-proof-of-concept-before-going-full-throttle-with-your-automation/
• Cypress.io and the Future of Web Testing – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/07/23/cypress-io-and-the-future-of-web-testing/
• Supporting Continuous Testing with Automation – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/supporting-continuous-testing-automation
• Why Python is Great for Test Automation – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/07/26/why-python-is-great-for-test-automation/
• What happens when your first coding experience is test automation? – Trish Koo – http://trishkhoo.com/2018/07/what-happens-when-your-first-coding-experience-is-test-automation/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #3 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/07/23/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-3/
• Podcast: 212: Value Stream Integration with Matt Angerer & Jeff Downs – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/212-value-stream-integration-with-matt-angerer-jeff-downs/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 86: Not the Customer’s Champion – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-86-not-the-customers-champion/
• Podcast: Episode 50 – Hiring – Steve Janaway, Dan Ashby – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/team/episode-50-hiring/
• Podcast: SPaMCAST 504 – Continuous Testing, an Interview with Gerie Owen – Tom Cagley – https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/spamcast-504-continuous-testing-an-interview-with-gerie-owen/
• Video: Achieving a Balance between Manual and Automated Testing: An Interview with Jim Holmes – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/achieving-balance-between-manual-and-automated-testing-interview-jim-holmes