Testing Bits – November 11th – November 17th, 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 November 11th – November 17th, 2018.

Testing

• As a Scrum Master, end of Sprint is your best ally – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/as-a-scrum-master-end-of-sprint-is-your-best-ally-ac2d8fe263cd
• Big picture QA testing skills foster better app usability – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Big-picture-QA-testing-skills-foster-better-app-usability
• Combat algorithm bias with these software test pointers – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Combat-algorithm-bias-with-these-software-test-pointers
• Continuous Security with Find-Sec-Bugs – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2018/11/continuous-security-with-find-sec-bugs.html
• Data Migration Testing Tutorial: A Complete Guide – Nandini – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/data-migration-testing/
• HTTP Status Codes With Explanations – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/http-status-codes/
• In the Spotlight Series- Interview with Łukasz Rosłonek – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/sportlight-lukasz-roslonek/

• Leading Developers – Adam Knight – http://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2018/11/leading-developers.html
• Making Do When You’re Understaffed for Testing – Erik Dietrich – https://blog.gurock.com/understaffed-for-testing/
• Making Testing Visible – Justin Rohrman – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2018/11/making-testing-visible
• Modern Test Fundamentals – Quick Tests – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/modern-test-fundamentals-quick-tests/
• My Personal Testing Values – Simon Prior – https://priorsworld.wordpress.com/2018/11/14/my-personal-testing-values/
• Quality is the Responsibility of the Whole Team – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2018/11/14/quality-is-the-responsibility-of-the-whole-team/
• Rethinking velocity – Greg Paciga – http://gregorytesting.ca/2018/11/rethinking-velocity/
• Testing a Software Rewrite – Steve Poling – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/testing-software-rewrite
• The One Question to Ask to Improve Your Testing Skills – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-one-question-to-ask-to-improve-your.html
• What It Means to Be a Test Lead – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/test-lead/

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• A Day with Cypress Part 2 – Stu Croker – https://dragonsforelevenses.com/2018/11/13/a-day-with-cypress-part-2/
• Applitools – Fluent API and How programmatic regions look – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://www.ultimateqa.com/applitools-programmatic-regions/
• Beware of Automation – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/beware-of-automation
• Did The Script Pass? Automation Results Might Be Non-Boolean Too! – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2018/11/11/did-the-script-pass-automation-results-might-be-non-boolean-too/
• How To Use XCUITest API – Shashikant Jagtap – https://bitbar.com/how-to-use-xcuitest-api/
• How WewbdriverWait Works Differently for WebElements Defined by Driver.FindElements Versus PageFactory Initialization – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/11/15/how-selenium-waits-work-differently-for-webelements-defined-by-driver-findelement-versus-page-object-classes/
• SDET vs. Tester: What’s the Difference? (The answer may surprise you!) – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/sdet/
• Selenium IDE: The Next Generation – presented by Simon Stewart – Addie Ben-Yehuda – https://applitools.com/blog/selenium-ide-by-simon-stewart
• Test Automation Is Still Testing, But Don’t Go At It Alone – Louise Gibbs – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/11/13/test-automation-is-still-testing/
• Your tests are not flaky, the library your tests are built upon are flaky – James Penning – https://get-testy.com/your-tests-are-not-flaky-your-testing-libraries-are/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days – Saturday, Sunday & Monday – Marianne Duijst – http://marianneduijst.nl/2018/11/13/agile-testing-days-saturday-sunday-monday/
• Agile Testing Days 2018 – sketchnotes and summary – Ekaterina Budnikov – https://www.katjasays.com/agile-testing-days-2018-sketchnotes-and-summary/
• Amazing Tutorial on Agile Test Management – Derk-Jan de Grood – https://djdegrood.wordpress.com/2018/11/13/amazing-tutorial-on-agile-test-management/
• Automation – Devops Meetup summary 8-11-18 – Daniel Gold – http://www.danielgold.net/2018/11/automation-devops-meetup-summary-8-11-18.html
• Belgrade Test Conference 2018 – A Short Relation – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/belgrade-test-conference-2018-a-short-relation/
• Day 1 At EuroSTAR – Reporter Update – Sowmya Ramesh – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/day-1-eurostar-reporter-update/
• Fortress, Tax Model Testing And Quality Enforcement At Testival Meet Up #42 – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/fortress-tax-model-testing-and-quality-enforcement-at-testival-meet-up-42/
• My experience at Belgrade Test Conference 2018 – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-experience-at-belgrade-test.html

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: Sprint Review #37 – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2018/11/sprint-review-37_11.html
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #19 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/11/12/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-19/
• Memes: Testing With Fun – Memes (Series 2) – Yogesh Khairnar – https://qa-qcarena.blogspot.com/2018/11/testing-with-fun-memes-series-2.html
• Podcast: 228: Information Not Automation with Ingo Philipp – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/228-ingo/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 93: The Quality Culture Transition Guide – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-93-the-quality-culture-transition-guide/
• Podcast: Do I need to be afraid if my team is moving to Agile? – Joel Montvelisky, Rob Lambert – https://qablog.practitest.com/afraid-of-moving-to-agile/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Meaningful Performance – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-meaningful-performance

30 Days of Testing

• 30 Days of API Testing – Team Skills – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/12/30-days-of-api-testing-team-skills/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Mock, Stub, Fake – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/14/30-days-of-api-testing-mock-stub-fake/
• 30 Days of API Testing – New Tool – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/15/30-days-of-api-testing-new-tool/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Eleven – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/30-days-of-security-testing-day-eleven/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Twelve – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/14/30-days-of-security-testing-day-twelve/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Thirteen – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/30-days-of-security-testing-day-thirteen/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Fifteen – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/30-days-of-security-testing-day-fifteen/