Testing Bits – October 28th – November 3rd, 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 October 28th – November 3rd, 2018.

Testing

• 6 Easy Steps To Understand Web And Mobile Application Authentication – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/6-easy-steps-to-understand-web-and-mobile-application-authentication/
• As you wish… – Lisa Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2018/10/31/as-you-wish/
• BDD in Action: Dissecting the Conversation – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/bdd-in-action-conversation/
• Considerations when testing a software application in a context-driven way – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2781
• Modern Test Fundamentals – Test Improvement – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/modern-test-fundamentals-test-improvement/
• ISO Multilingual Testers – Amanda Perkins – http://www.womentesters.com/iso-multilingual-testers/
• My Testing Tour 2018 – A Challenge Worth Tackling – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/10/my-testing-tour-2018-a-challenge-worth-tackling.html

• On being multiskilled – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2018/10/on-being-multiskilled.html
• Qualities Of A Good Agile Tester – Nicola Gras – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/qualities-good-agile-tester/
• Test is a four letter word – Benjamin Kelly – http://testjutsu.com/2018/10/test-is-a-four-letter-word/
• Testing Tour Stop #25: Pair Penetration Testing with Peter – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/10/testing-tour-stop-25-pair-penetration-testing-with-peter.html
• The public execution of a software tester – Doron Bar – https://www.testerschoice.pro/single-post/2018/10/30/The-public-execution-of-a-software-tester
• There will always be a job for you , if, – Sunjeet Khokhar – https://thereluctanttester.com/2018/10/28/there-will-always-be-a-job-for-you-if/
• Under the Hood – Learning APIs – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/11/02/api-exploratory-testing/
• Using Equivalence Partitioning and Boundary Value Analysis in Black Box Testing – Josh Giller – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/using-equivalence-partitioning-and-boundary-value-analysis-black-box-testing
• What to Put in a Smoke Test – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/11/what-to-put-in-smoke-test.html

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• Applitools Test Manager and Batches – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://www.ultimateqa.com/applitools-test-manager/
• Better Test Codee Principles, Use Proper Naming, For Everything – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/11/01/better-test-code-principles-use-proper-naming-for-everything/
• Don’t Be Scared: Use A Sandbox To Help Jump Start Your Automation Skills – Paul Grossman – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/10/30/dont-be-scared-use-a-sandbox-to-help-jump-start-your-automation-skills/
• Fixing the False Negative Problem – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/fixing-the-false-negative-problem
• Fixing the False Positive Problem – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/fixing-the-false-positive-problem
• Git Cheat Sheet – Git Commands Testers Should Know – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/git-cheat-sheet-git-commands-testers/
• Highlight Elements on Action- Test Automation Framework Extensibility through Observer Design Pattern – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/framework-extensibility-highlight-elements/
• I know how it feels to be the loneliest… – Chris Armstrong – https://christestarmstrong.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/i-know-how-it-feels-to-be-the-loneliest/
• Image Based Object Identification – Insight – Saket Kumar – http://automated-360.com/unified-functional-testing/image-based-object-identification-insight/
• Pop Quiz, Hotshot. Is It Automated? – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2018/11/01/pop-quiz-hotshot-is-it-automated/
• Postman Generating Random Post Data – Viv Richards – http://vivrichards.co.uk/testing/postman-generating-random-post-data
• Scaling XCUITests For IOS Devices With Different Screen Sizes – Shashikant Jagtap – https://bitbar.com/scaling-xcuitests-for-ios-devices-with-different-screen-sizes/
• The Only Coding Standard You’ll Ever Need – Jeff Langr – https://blog.gurock.com/only-coding-standard/
• To Find a Better Solution, Look to the Bigger Picture – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/to-find-a-better-solution-look-to-the-bigger-picture
• Using Postman Snippets – Alan Richardson – http://blog.eviltester.com/2018/11/using-postman-snippets.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Call Me – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/10/call-me.html
• Hard to Test – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/10/hard-to-test.html
• Hustef 2018 – Sketchnotes and Recap – Ekaterina Budnikov – https://www.katjasays.com/hustef-2018-sketchnotes-and-recap/
• Improving Conferences – Chris Simms – https://secondsignofmadness.wordpress.com/2018/11/01/improving-conferences/
• Lessons Learned Running a Successful Software Testing Meetup – Duncan Nisbet – http://www.duncannisbet.co.uk/lessons-learned-running-a-successful-software-testing-meetup
• MOT Boston – Matt Wynne Talks About How To Fail at BDD – Nov 1 2018 – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/11/mot-boston-matt-wynne-talks-about-how.html
• Pay to speak at conferences – Johan Jonasson – http://blog.johanjonasson.com/?p=1125

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #17 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/10/29/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-17/
• eBook: The Road to DevTestOps – Bob Reselman – https://www.mabl.com/blog/the-road-to-devtestops
• Podcast: 51: Feature Testing – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/51
• Podcast: 226: Acceptance Testing Using Gauge with Zabil Maliackal – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/226-gauge-zabil/
• Podcast: The Guilty Tester Episode 6 – Stuart Crocker – Crazy Little Thing Called Live – Dave Duke – http://theguiltytester.libsyn.com/the-guilty-tester-episode-6-stuart-crocker-crazy-little-thing-called-live
• Webinar: Continuous Testing Webinar – Part 1 – Simon Knight – https://blog.gurock.com/continuous-testing-webinar-part-1/

30 Days of Testing

• 30 days of API Testing – Duncan Nisbit – http://www.duncannisbet.co.uk/30-days-of-api-testing
• 30 Days of API Testing – Exploration –  Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/02/30-days-of-api-testing-exploration/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Read a book  – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/03/30-days-of-api-testing-read-a-book/
• 30 Days of API Testing – What is it? – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/01/30-days-of-api-testing-what-is-it/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day One – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/30-days-of-security-testing/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Two – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/30-days-of-security-testing-day-two/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Three – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/30-days-of-security-testing-day-three/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Four – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/01/30-days-of-security-testing-day-four/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Five – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/02/30-days-of-security-testing-day-five/