Testing Bits – December 2nd – December 8th, 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 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/

• It’s not What Happens at the Keyboard – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/12/its-not-what-happens-at-keyboard.html
• Keeping Accessibility in Mind: Cognition, Memory, and Attention – Albert Gareev – http://automation-beyond.com/2018/12/06/keeping-accessibility-in-mind-cognition-memory-and-attention/
• Manifesto for software testing – Joep Schuurkes – https://testingcurve.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/manifesto-for-software-testing/
• Quality is… – Anders Dinsen – https://asym.dk/2018/12/06/quality-is/
• Release More Defects – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2018/12/06/release-more-defects/
• Six Steps to Writing an Effective Test Report – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/12/six-steps-to-writing-effective-test.html
• Software Testing Crisis? The Journey To The Roots Of Our Craft – Adam Roman – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/software-testing-crisis-journey-roots-craft/
• Testing a Modify Sprite Toolbar – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/12/testing-modify-sprite-toolbar.html
• Who Needs the Testers? – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/12/who-needs-the-testers/

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• 4 First Principles of MetaAutomation – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/4-first-principles-of-metaautomation
• Continuous Security with OWASP ZAP – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2018/12/continuous-security-with-owasp-zap.html
• How to set up a proxy on Charles (so you can test other devices on your local dev machine) – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2018/12/how-to-set-up-proxy-on-charles-so-you.html
• Tips for a Successful Test Automation Proof of Concept – Alan Richardson – http://testerhq.com/2018/12/05/test-automation-poc-tips/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Agile Testing Days 2018 – Wonderful Unicorn Season – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/12/agile-testing-days-2018-wonderful-unicorn-season.html
• Testing United 2018 – My First Keynote – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/12/testing-united-2018-my-first-keynote.html

Miscellaneous

• Book Review, MetaAutomation by Matt Griscom – John Ruberto – http://blog.ruberto.com/2018/12/book-review-metaautomation-by-matt-griscom/
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #22 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/12/03/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-22/
• Podcast: 55: When 100% test coverage just isn’t enough – Mahmoud Hashemi – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/55
• Podcast: 231: Nodejs Automation Frameworks with Casey Cantwell – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/231-casey-nodejs/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 94: Modern Testing meets Context-Driven Testing – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-94-modern-testing-meets-context-driven-testing/
• Podcast: Risk-based Testing – Rob Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/risk-based-testing/

30 Days of Testing

• 30 days of API testing Challenge – my Compilation – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/30-days-of-api-testing-challenge-my-compilation/