Testing Bits – December 9th – December 15th, 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 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/
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• 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/

• In response to “context-driven testing” is the “don’t do stupid stuff” school of testing – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2018/12/14/in-response-to-context-driven-testing-is-the-dont-do-stupid-stuff-school-of-testing/
• Notes from Jonathan Bach’s “Session-Based Test Management” – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/notes-from-jonathan-bachs-session-based-test-management/
• On the testing community merry-go-round – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2018/12/10/on-the-testing-community-merry-go-round/
• Q and A with Anuj Magazine – Part 1 – Women Testers – http://www.womentesters.com/q-and-a-with-anuj-part-1/
• Software Security Tests You Should Be Running, and When to use Them Most Effectively – Michael Solomon – https://blog.gurock.com/software-security-tests/
• Software Testing and Different Thinking Types – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/software-testing-and-different-thinking-types/
• The complex relationship between velocity and quality – Rich Rogers – https://richrtesting.com/2018/12/11/need-for-speed/
• The Intersection of Scrum Masters and Testing – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/12/the-intersection-of-scrum-masters-and-testing/
• The Shift-Left Approach to Software Testing – Arthur Hicken – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/shift-left-approach-software-testing
• Threats to Quality – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/12/11/threats-to-quality/
• Unit Testing Guidelines What to Test And What Not – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/unit-testing-guidelines/
• What is Early Testing: Test Early, Test Often BUT How? (A Practical Guide) – Remya R. – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/early-testing/
• When to use production vs. synthetic data for software testing – Garth Rose – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/when-to-use-production-vs-synthetic-data-for-software-testing/
• Why QA professionals must work on mastering new technologies – Raffi Margaliot – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/why-qa-professionals-must-work-on-mastering-new-technologies/
• Why You Shouldn’t Skimp on Both Functional and Visual UI Testing – Alex McPeak – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/visual-testing/functional-visual-ui-testing/

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• Basic Capybara-Gauge: Analyzing The-Internet – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/12/basic-capybara-gauge-analyzing-internet.html
• Fifteen Free Tools to Help With Testing – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/12/fifteen-free-tools-to-help-with-testing.html
• Gatling Quick Reference: Usage of Common Gatling Functions – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/gatling-quick-reference/
• Getting Started on Automated Testing – Jason Simon – https://www.mabl.com/blog/getting-started-on-automated-testing
• How to advance your test automation skills with source control – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2018/12/how-to-advance-your-test-automation.html
• How To Get Started With Zalenium Docker Grid (Video) – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/zalenium-guide-video/
• Testing Web Service with Karate – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2018/12/10/testing-web-services-with-karate/
• Using Bug Magnet to test APIs – Sharath Byregowda – http://testtotester.blogspot.com/2018/12/using-bug-magent-to-test-apis.html
• What software design principles do you use writing UI automation frameworks? Do you use SOLID? – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2018/12/what-software-design-principles-do-you.html

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: Confetti User Stories – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2018/12/confetti-user-stories.html
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #23 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2018/12/10/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-23/
• Podcast: 58: Testing REST APIs with Docker containers and pytest – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/58
• Podcast: 232: HipTest Living Documentations BDD for 2019 with Laurent Py – Joe Colantonio – https://joecolantonio.com/testtalks/232-hiptest-laurent-py/
• Podcast: Gáspár Nagy – thebusinessoftesting.com – Joahn Steyn – https://thebusinessoftesting.podbean.com/e/gaspar-nagy-thebusinessoftestingcom/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Testing with AI and Machine Learning – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-testing-with-ai-and-machine-learning

30 Days of Testing

• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Twenty – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/12/12/30-days-of-security-testing-day-twenty/
• 30 Days of Security Testing – Day Twenty-Seven – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2018/12/14/30-days-of-security-testing-day-twenty-seven/

Goals & Personal Reflections

• A New Pact: My Challenge for 2019 – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/12/a-new-pact-my-challenge-for-2019.html