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 December 23rd – December 29th, 2018.

Testing

• Divided by (the lack of) a Common Language? – Len DiMaggio – http://swqetesting.blogspot.com/2018/12/divided-by-lack-of-common-language.html
• Don’t be a backseat driver – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/12/dont-be-backseat-driver.html
• How To Grow Up To Be Successful Agilists.  – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/how-to-grow-up-to-be-successful-agilists/
• Managing several Android devices in single commands – Gustavo Rivera – http://gustavorivera.com.mx/en/2018/12/23/managing-several-android-devices-in-single-commands/
• Observation – Stuart Ashman – http://qa-matters.com/2018/12/28/observation/
• Responsibly Reporting Performance Test Results: Trends, Noise, and Uncertainty – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/responsibly-reporting-performance-test-results-trends-noise-and-uncertainty
• Rethinking the Pyramid: The Automation Test Wheel – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/12/rethinking-pyramid-automation-test-wheel.html

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 December 9th – December 15th, 2018.

Testing

• 5 Key Factors to Achieve Agile Testing in DevOps – Denise Rigoni – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/5-key-factors-achieve-agile-testing-devops
• AI, Machine Learning, and The Technopocalyspe – Mike Clarke – https://www.logigear.com/magazine/artificial-intelligence/ai-machine-learning-and-the-technopocalyspe/
• Do you even know what an MVP is? – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/finding-your-mvp/
• Five Steps to Better Test Data Management – Christian Meléndez – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/five-steps-to-better-test-data-management/
• Hacking Password Reset Functionality – Iona Kathryn Evans – https://i0nak.wordpress.com/2018/12/15/hacking-password-reset-functionality/
• How to create test data that yields accurate QA results – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-create-test-data-that-yields-accurate-QA-results
• I Represent the User! And We All Do – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/12/i-represent-the-user-and-we-all-do/

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 December 2nd – December 8th, 2018.

Testing

• 6 Ways to Add Value as a Test Specialist in XP – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/test-specialist-in-xp/
• 14 Fundamental Leadership Qualities That A True Leader Must Possess – Gayathri Subrahmanyam – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/leadership-qualities/
• C# Advent Calendar 2018 – Can I Put All Of My Smoke Tests For A REST API In One Test? Yes! – Hilary Weaver-Robb – https://g33klady.com/2018/12/02/c-advent-calendar-2018-can-i-put-all-of-my-smoke-tests-for-a-rest-api-in-one-test-yes/
• Emergent Quality – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/12/04/emergent-quality/
• “Framework XXX doesn’t work” – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/framework-xxx-doesnt-work-347f63a9cc25
• How Do I Know My Tests Add Value? – Andrew Knight – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/12/04/how-do-i-know-my-tests-add-value/
• If We Do Sanity Testing Before Release, Do We Have To Do Regression Testing? – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/12/if-we-do-sanity-testing-before-release-do-we-have-to-do-regression-testing/

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 25th – December 1st, 2018.

Testing

• 8 Reasons Why Testers Make Great Leaders – https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/8-reasons-testers-make-great-leaders/
• Agile Tester as Servant Leader – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-tester-servant-leader/
• Cunning Strategies for Effective Remote Working – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/cunning-strategies-for-effective-remote-working/
• Day 01: What is Exploratory Testing – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-01-what-is-exploratory-testing.html
• Day 02: Brief History of Exploratory Testing – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-02-brief-history-of-exploratory.html
• Don’t Define Testing Around Bug Finding – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/11/dont-define-testing-around-bug-finding/
• Hindsight lessons about exploration: Testing documentation – “think outside the dox” – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2018/11/26/hindsight-lessons-about-exploration-testing-documentation-think-outside-the-dox/