Testing Bits – November 18th – November 24th, 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 18th – November 24th, 2018.

Testing

• 7 Steps to Create a Test Strategy from Scratch – Cassandra Leung – http://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/7-steps-to-create-a-test-strategy-from-scratch/
• A Better Way of Reporting Performance Test Results – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/better-way-reporting-performance-test-results
• Contemporary Quality Engineering – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/11/23/contemporary-quality-engineering/
• Creating a buzz around accessibility – Peter Gould – https://qualityisking.co.uk/2018/11/creating-a-buzz-around-accessibility/
• Exploratory Testing on an API? (Part 4) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/11/exploratory-testing-on-an-api-part-4/
• Grand Pronouncements, Best Practices and the Certainty of Failure – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/11/grand-pronouncements-best-practices-and.html
• Manual Test Cases Summary pattern that fits the best for most use cases – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/4-types-of-test-cases-summaries-that-i-see-manual-qa-engineers-write-705913b9b744

• Moving From Failure to Better – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/11/moving-from-failure-to-better.html
• Soft Skills Every Mobile Tester Should Have – Daniel Knott – https://qablog.practitest.com/soft-skills-every-mobile-tester-should-have/
• Software Testers – Take Control of Your Time! – Brian Hamilton – https://blog.testlodge.com/take-control-of-your-time/
• Tester’s Diary: Designing Effective UX Testing – Carol Brands – https://blog.gurock.com/designing-effective-ux-testing/
• The Need for Feedback – Lisa Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2018/11/24/the-need-for-feedback/
• The power of “what if” testing – Kinga Witko – https://kingatest.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/the-power-of-what-if-testing/
• The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a First Class Noticer – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-becoming-a-first-class-noticer/
• What to Test When There’s Not Enough Time to Test – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/11/what-to-test-when-theres-not-enough.html
• Why Don’t Managers Understand What Good Testing Is? – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/11/why-dont-managers-understand-what-good.html

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• A beginner’s adventure into browser-based testing tools – Jason Simon – https://www.mabl.com/blog/a-beginners-adventure-into-browser-based-testing-tools
• Applitools Bugs and Test Steps – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://www.ultimateqa.com/applitools-bugs-and-test-steps/
• Getting Started with Appium for iOS C# in 10 Minutes – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/getting-started-appium-ios-csharp/
• Getting started Automation with Katalon Studio – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2018/11/21/getting-started-katalon-studio/
• How to Handle Authentications with Postman? – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2018/11/22/how-to-handle-authentications-with-postman/
• Master Apache JMeter. From Load Testing to DevOps – Alex Podelko – https://alexanderpodelko.com/blog/2018/11/21/master-apache-jmeter-from-load-testing-to-devops/
• SDET Unicorns – Why is it so Hard to Hire SDETs? – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/sdet-hiring-software-developers-in-test/
• Selenium To Rest-Assured Adapter – Linkesh Kanna Velu – https://linkeshkannavelu.com/2018/11/18/selenium-to-rest-assured-adapter/
• Soak Testing With Gatling Example – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/soak-testing-gatling-example/
• Stop Analyzing, Start Automating – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/11/stop-analyzing-start-automating.html
• The State of the New Selenium IDE – Alex McPeak – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/selenium/selenium-ide-alternatives/
• TheWaiter: Wait for Webelement Attribute. To Equal, Contain a String with Variations – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/11/22/thewaiter-wait-for-webelement-attribute-to-equal-contain-a-string-with-variations/
• Top 10 Open Source Performance Testing Tools – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/top-10-open-source-performance-testing-tools/
• Web Accessibility Visualization Tool: tota11y – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2018/11/20/web-accessibility-visualization-tool-tota11y/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days 2018 – Tuesday – Robots – Feminism – WiT – MIATPP Costume Party – Marianne Duijst – http://marianneduijst.nl/2018/11/22/agile-testing-days-2018-tuesday-robots-feminism-wit-miatpp-costume-party/
• Agile Testing Days 2018 – Wednesday – Sketchnoting Adventures – Marianne Duijst – http://marianneduijst.nl/2018/11/22/agile-testing-days-2018-wednesday-sketchnoting-adventures/
• Agile Testing Days 2018 – Thursday – ‘Not Yet’ talk, Agile Unicorn Talks & WiT – Marianne Duijst – http://marianneduijst.nl/2018/11/22/agile-testing-days-2018-thursday-not-yet-talk-agile-unicorn-talks-wit/
• Agile Testing Days 2018 – Friday & Saturday – Final Goodbyes – Marianne Duijst – http://marianneduijst.nl/2018/11/22/agile-testing-days-2018-friday-saturday-final-goodbyes/
• Day 3 At EuroSTAR- Reporter Update – Somya – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/day-3-eurostar-reporter-update/
• My experience at Agile Testing Days 2018 – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-experience-at-agile-testing-days-2018.html
• Quest for Quality Strikes Again: The Impressive 2018 Edition – Lina Zubyte – https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/quest-for-quality-strikes-again-the-impressive-2018-edition/
• Selenium Conference Keynote – Angie Jones – http://angiejones.tech/selenium-conference-keynote/
• Software Testing Training in Rwanda – Randy Rice – http://randallrice.blogspot.com/2018/11/software-testing-training-in-rwanda.html
• Summary from EuroSTAR 2018 – Mili Orucevic – http://meeleetester.blogspot.com/2018/11/summary-from-eurostar-2018.html
• TestBash San Francisco 2018 – Angela Wilson Riggs – http://angelariggs.github.io/blog/tesbash-sf
• TestBash Sydney 2018 Reflection – Part 2 – Pete Bartlett – https://thesneakytester.com/2018/11/19/testbash-sydney-2018-reflection-part-2/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #20 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/11/19/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-20/
• Podcast: 53: Seven Databases in Seven Weeks – Luc Perkins – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/53
• Podcast: 229: A Journey through Test Automation Patterns with Seretta Gamba – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/229-seretta/
• Podcast: How do I get selected to speak at a testing conference? – Joel Montvelisky, Rob Lambert – https://qablog.practitest.com/selected-to-speak-at-testing-conference/
• Podcast: Lee Hawkins – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/lee-hawkins-thebusinessoftestingcom/

30 Days of Testing

• 30 Days of API Testing – Video – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/19/30-days-of-api-testing-video/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Tools and Frameworks I use – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/20/30-days-of-api-testing-tools-and-frameworks-i-use/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Frustrations! – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/22/30-days-of-api-testing-frustrations/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Status Codes – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/23/30-days-of-api-testing-status-codes/
• Day 7: Complete exercise one over at The Club using popular API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, and API Fortress – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-7-complete-exercise-one-over-at.html
• Day 8: Explore the API thread on The Club and contribute to the conversations. – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-8-explore-api-thread-on-club-and.html
• Day 9: Share some tools we can use to discover what API calls our applications are making. – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-9-share-some-tools-we-can-use-to.html
• Day 10: Share your favourite API testing tools and why. – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-10-share-your-favourite-api-testing.html
• Day 11: Learn about different types of API’s, share your findings. – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-11-learn-about-different-types-of.html
• Day 12: Share what skills a team needs to succeed with API testing. – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-12-share-what-skills-team-needs-to.html
• Day 13: Contribute to the list of API automation tools over on The Club and share your experiences with using them. – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-13-contribute-to-list-of-api.html
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Sixteen – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/30-days-of-security-testing-day-sixteen/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Seventeen – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/20/30-days-of-security-testing-day-seventeen/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Eighteen – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/21/30-days-of-security-testing-day-eighteen/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Nineteen – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/11/23/30-days-of-security-testing-day-nineteen