Testing Bits – November 25th – December 1st, 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 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/

• How to Measure Coaching Conditions – The “Agile” Shipping Forecast – Toby Sinclair – https://tobysinclairblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/25/how-to-measure-coaching-conditions-the-agile-shipping-forecast/
• How to Reproduce a Bug – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/12/how-to-reproduce-bug.html
• In my mind, my body and my soul… – Chris Armstrong – https://christovskia.blog/2018/11/28/in-my-mind-my-body-and-my-soul/
• Secure Software Development in an Agile Environment – Michael Solomon – https://blog.gurock.com/secure-agile-development/
• Software Testing In 2019 – Is Your Business Competitive? – Alex Holland – https://bitbar.com/software-testing-in-2019-is-your-business-competitive/
• Testing, Limiting Failure and Improving Better – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/11/testing-limiting-failure-and-improving.html
• The End of Test Cases – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/the-end-of-test-cases
• The human side of SQA – Recruiting software testers – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2014/08/the-human-side-of-sqa-recruiting.html
• Ultimate Guide to Cross Browser Testing – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2018/11/27/ultimate-guide-to-cross-browser-testing/
• Use these shift-right methods to test code in production – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Use-these-shift-right-methods-to-test-code-in-production
• Using Decision Tables for Clear, Well-Designed Testing – Josh Giller – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/using-decision-tables-clear-well-designed-testing
• Writing end to end tests with a smile – Ekaterina Budnikova – https://www.katjasays.com/writing-end-to-end-tests-with-a-smile/

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• Applitools Conclusions – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://www.ultimateqa.com/applitools-conclusions/
• Example: Fixing the Shopping Cart False Positive – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/example-fixing-the-shopping-cart-false-positive
• Getting Started with Appium for Android C# on Mac in 10 Minutes – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/getting-started-appium-android-csharp-mac/
• How Can You Scale Your REST API Testing? – Mark Kardashov – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/11/28/rest-api-testing-testproject/
• How to update Jenkins build status in GitHub pull requests [Step-by-Step Tutorial] – Sophie Tagar – https://applitools.com/blog/how-to-update-jenkins-build-status-in-github-pull-requests-step-by-step-tutorial
• Load Testing With Real Browsers Using Tricentis Flood Element – Remya R – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/tricentis-flood-element/
• Mistakes – Are Your Automated Tests Really Testing? – Toby Steed – http://www.learnautomation.co.uk/2018/11/mistakes-are-your-automated-tests-really-testing/
• Stunning Return of Selenium IDE (Sweet Dream or Nightmare) – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/selenium-ide/
• Tuesday Tip Day – Handling File Downloads – Toby Steed – http://www.learnautomation.co.uk/2018/11/tuesday-tip-day-handling-file-downloads/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Talking Shop – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2018/11/talking-shop.html

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #21 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/11/26/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-21/
• Cartoon: Patched UFOs – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2018/11/patched-ufos.html
• Podcast: 230: It’s back! Selenium IDE Reborn with Dave Haeffner – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/230-dave-selenium-ide/
• Podcast: Michael Bolton – thebusinessoftesting.com – Johan Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/michael-bolton-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: The Guilty Tester Episode 7 – Jesper Ottosen – With A Little Help From New Friends – Dave Duke – http://theguiltytester.libsyn.com/the-guilty-tester-episode-4-jesper-ottosen-with-a-little-help-from-new-friends

30 Days of Testing

• 30 Days of API Testing – Security – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/26/30-days-of-api-testing-security/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Getting Started – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/27/30-days-of-api-testing-getting-started/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Performance – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/28/30-days-of-api-testing-performance/
• 30 Days of API Testing – Browser Dev Tools – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/11/29/30-days-of-api-testing-browser-dev-tools/
• Day 14: Compare and contrast mocking, stubbing, and faking. – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-14-compare-and-contrast-mocking.html