Testing Bits – August 5th – August 11th, 2018

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 August 5th – August 11th, 2018.

Testing

• A Day in the Life of an Agile Tester – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-tester-work-life/
• Cloud testing: the right way to do it – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2018/08/cloud-testing-right-way-to-do-it.html
• Find the Right TDD Approach for Your Testing Situation – Jeff Langr – https://blog.gurock.com/find-right-tdd-approach/
• Hindsight lessons about API testing – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2018/08/06/hindsight-lessons-about-api-testing/
• How to get a first job as a software tester? – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2018/08/how-to-get-first-job-as-software-tester.html
• How to measure exploratory tests? – Rafaela Azevedo – https://azevedorafaela.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/how-to-measure-exploratory-tests/
• How to Measure Success in Testing? – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2018/08/05/how-you-measure-success-in-testing/

• Is It Worth It for Software Testers to Get Certification? – Albert Gareev – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/it-worth-it-software-testers-get-certification
• Mindful Testing – something like meditation for your testing project – Joel Montvelisky – http://qablog.practitest.com/mindful-testing/
• Mobile Testing Part III: Seven Automated Mobile Testing Tips (and Five Great Tools) – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/08/mobile-testing-part-iii-seven-automated.html
• The key to maintaining software quality – Richard Simms – http://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/the-key-to-maintaining-software-quality/
• Using Agile and DevOps to Achieve Quality by Design – Michael Sowers – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/using-agile-and-devops-achieve-quality-design

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• Generations of Test Automation Frameworks- Past and Future – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/generations-test-automation-frameworks/
• Getting Started with TestProject – Alan Page – https://angryweasel.com/blog/getting-started-with-testproject/
• What shouldn’t we automate in an agile environment? – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2018/08/what-shouldnt-we-automate-in-agile.html
• Why I like Cucumber (beyond BDD) – Chris McMahon – http://chrismcmahonsblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/why-i-like-cucumber-beyond-bdd.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• CAST, day 1 – Amit – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2018/08/cast-day-1.html
• My Recap of WeAreDevs ’18 – Maria Kispal – https://testbitsblog.wordpress.com/2018/08/05/my-recap-of-wearedevs-18/
• PyOhio 2018 Reflections – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/08/06/pyohio-2018-reflections/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #5 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/08/06/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-5/
• Podcast: 214: API Fortress Testing and Monitoring with Patrick Poulin – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/214-api-fortress-testing-and-monitoring-with-patrick-poulin/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 87: The One About Data – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-87-the-one-about-data/
• Podcast: Johan Jonasson – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/johan-jonasson-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: Kornel Hamula – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/kornel-hamula-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: Saurabh Vij – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/saurabh-vij-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Video: Automated Security Scanning in Your Delivery Pipeline: An Interview with Matt Grasberger – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/automated-security-scanning-your-delivery-pipeline-interview-matt-grasberger-0

Remembering Jerry Weinberg

• And I thought I Had Time – Smita Mishra – https://smitamishrablog.wordpress.com/2018/08/09/and-i-thought-i-had-time/
• Farewell, My Dumbledore – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2018/08/farewell-my-dumbledore.html
• Jerry Weinberg’s Last Worry – James Bach – http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/5027
• Jerry’s Story: In Memoriam – Danny Faught – https://swalchemist.wordpress.com/2018/08/09/jerrys-story-in-memoriam/
• Remembering Jerry Weinberg – Aleksis Tulonen – http://aleksistulonen.com/2018/08/08/remembering-jerry-weinberg/
• REPOST: QR Podcast – Jerry Weinberg – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/repost-qr-podcast-jerry-weinberg/
• RIP Jerry – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/08/rip-jerry.html
• Thank you, Jerry Weinberg – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2018/08/09/thank-you-jerry-weinberg/
• Tribute to Gerald Weinberg: Testing is Harder than Development – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/tribute-gerald-weinberg/