Testing Bits – January 20th – January 26th, 2019

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 January 20th – January 26th, 2019.

Testing

• Boundary Value Analysis Explained – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/2019/01/what-is-boundary-value-analysis.html
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 4) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-4/
• Determining the Ideal Tester to Developer Ratio – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/tester-to-developer-ratio/
• Got too little and start too late? – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/got-too-little-and-start-too-late-15934db15b7
• Have I Tried Enough Weird Stuff? – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://medium.com/@ezagroba/have-i-tried-enough-weird-stuff-7ed4105ae994
• High Level Overview of Machine Learning Classification – ML 101 – Raj Subramanian – http://www.rajsubra.com/2019/01/23/ml-classification/
• How to Use Design Thinking to Enhance Software Quality – Rozalia Baé – http://www.womentesters.com/how-to-use-design-thinking-to-enhance-software-quality/

• Learn Faster, Better, Smarter with the Accelerated Learning Loop – Toby Sinclair – https://tobysinclairblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/20/learn-faster-better-smarter-with-the-accelerated-learning-loop/
• Let’s Talk About Certification – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2019/01/21/lets-talk-about-certifications/
• My Learning – Part 1 – Background – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-1-background.html
• My Learning – Part 2 – Me – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-2-me.html
• My Learning – Part 3 – My strategy – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-3-my-strategy.html
• My Learning – Part 4 – Learning modes – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-4-learning-modes.html
• My Learning – Part 5 – Note-taking – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-5-note-taking.html
• Quality Equals Profit – How Understanding Quality Helps Us Test – Chris Kenst – https://www.kenst.com/2019/01/quality-equals-profit-how-understanding-quality-helps-us-test/
• Reflecting on the Last Project – Geert van de Lisdonk – https://isleoftesting.com/2019/01/21/experience-report-geert-as-a-test-consultant/
• Shifting Your Testing: When to Switch Gears – Maximilian Bauer – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/shifting-your-testing-when-switch-gears
• Software Testing In Accelerated System – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/software-testing-in-accelerated-system/
• Team Values: Teasing Them Out – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/01/team-values-teasing-them-out.html
• Testing in the Galaxy- Chapter 2 – “Transgalactic Travel – Lecture 1” – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/testing-galaxy-transgalactic-travel/
• Testing your contracts (1/5) – Steve Burton – https://www.testersfindaway.com/2019/01/21/testing-your-contracts-1-5/
• The need for testing strategy document – Bhagya Perera – https://bhagyagdm.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/the-need-for-testing-strategy-document/
• The Two Sides of Crowd-Sourced Testing – Maria Kispal – https://testbitsblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/the-two-sides-of-crowd-source-testing/
• Thoughts on Interviewing Testers – James Holmes – https://guidepostsystemsorchardcms.azurewebsites.net/blog/thoughts-on-interviewing-testers
• Tricky Driver Dilemma – https://www.mindfultester.com/tricky-driver-dilemma/
• What is CI/CD? (Updated for 2019) – Izzy Azeri – https://www.mabl.com/blog/what-is-cicd

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• #CodeConfident: Getting Started with My Challenge – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2019/01/codeconfident-getting-started-with-my-challenge.html
• Easy Free Automation Part II: Component Tests – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/01/easy-free-automation-part-ii-component.html
• The scourge of the test context – Neil Syrett – https://syrett.blog/the-scourge-of-the-test-context/
• Trying Out Cypress with Circle CI – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/trying-out-cypress-with-circle-ci/
• Using RestAssured to download a file – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/2019/01/how-to-download-a-file-with-rest-assured.html
• Which programming language is best for software test automation in 2019? – Angie Jones – https://applitools.com/blog/language-software-test-automation

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #29 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/01/21/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-29/
• Podcast: 237: Sneak Peek of AutomationGuild 2019 – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/testtalks/237-automationguild-2019/
• Podcast: Cultures – Testing in the Pub Episode 53 – http://testinginthepub.co.uk/testinginthepub/team/cultures/
• Video: Performance Testing and Value Stream Analysis—An Interview with Adam Auerbach – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/performance-testing-and-value-stream-analysis-interview-adam-auerbach