Testing Bits – August 12th – August 18th, 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 12th – August 18th, 2018.

Testing

• A Salesperson for Testing – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2018/08/a-salesperson-for-testing.html
• Be Indispensable: Cross-Train like a Testing Athlete – Bonnie Bailey – https://www.stickyminds.com/better-software-magazine-article/be-indispensable-cross-train-testing-athlete
• Exploring Gilded Rose – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://medium.com/@maaret.pyhajarvi/exploring-gilded-rose-f06ca76925a2
• How Do I Know My Tests Add Value? – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/08/13/how-do-i-know-my-tests-add-value/
• Learning Soak Testing in 5 Minutes – Katalon Studio – http://www.abodeqa.com/learning-soak-testing-in-5-minutes/
• Mobile Testing Part IV: An Introduction to Mobile Security Testing – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/08/mobile-testing-part-iv-introduction-to.html
• Overcome painful dependencies with improved adjacent testability  – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2018/08/overcome-painful-dependencies-with.html

• Podcast Review: AB Testing #86 – Not the Customer’s Champion – Mel Eaden – http://testingandmoviesandstuff.blogspot.com/2018/08/podcast-review-ab-testing-86-not.html
• Shifting Testing Left Bakes In Quality from the Start – James Espie – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/shifting-testing-left-bakes-quality-start
• Styles of Pair Testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://medium.com/@maaret.pyhajarvi/styles-of-pair-testing-18970bbad833
• The 3 hats of QA engineers: How to wear them well – Angela Riggs – https://techbeacon.com/3-hats-qa-engineers-how-wear-them-well
• The Warlock of Testing Mountain – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-warlock-of-testing-mountain.html
• There are no stories to test – what do I work on? – John Andrews – https://testingfromthehip.wordpress.com/2018/08/13/there-are-no-stories-to-test-what-do-i-work-on/
• When There’s Nothing But The Grind – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2018/08/when-theres-nothing-but-grind.html

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• Defining the Primary Problems that Test Automation Frameworks Solve – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/problems-test-automation-frameworks-solve/
• Experimenting with Mobile Automation – Alan Page – https://angryweasel.com/blog/experimenting-with-mobile-automation/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Cast 2018, day 2 – Amit – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2018/08/cast-2018-day-2.html
• CAST 2018 Debrief – Greg Paciga – http://gregorytesting.ca/2018/08/cast-2018-debrief/
• Diversity in conference speakers == new ideas, more learning – Lisa Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2018/08/15/diversity-in-conference-speakers-new-ideas-more-learning/
• Highlights from CAST 2018 – Chris Kenst – https://www.kenst.com/2018/08/highlights-from-cast-2018/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #6 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/08/13/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-6/
• Podcast: 45: David Heinemeier Hansson – Software Development and Testing, TDD, and exploratory QA – Brian Okken – http://testandcode.com/45
• Podcast: 215: Ruby Testing Culture with Jason Swett – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/215-ruby-testing-culture-with-jason-swett/
• Podcast: Keith Klain – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/keith-klain-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: Louise Perold – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/louise-perold-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: Santhosh Tuppad – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/santhosh-tuppad-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: TEST-IT Africa – Corne Kruger – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/test-it-africa-corne-kruger-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Conferences and Conferring with Anna Royzman, Claire Moss, Mike Lyles – Matt Heusser – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-conferences-and-conferring-with-anna-royzman-claire-moss-and-mike-lyles
• Videos: Exploratory Testing Clean Recon Live Example – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2018/08/exploratory-testing-clean-recon-live.html
• Videos: Finding Micro-Efficiencies in Agile Practices: An Interview with Melissa Tondi – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/finding-micro-efficiencies-agile-practices-interview-melissa-tondi