Testing Bits – January 27th – February 2nd, 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 27th – February 2nd, 2019.

Testing

• 6 ways to catch defects in software, tighten feedback loops – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/6-ways-to-catch-defects-in-software-tighten-feedback-loops
• A PO’s View on Releasing – Beren Van Daele – https://isleoftesting.com/2019/01/28/a-pos-view-on-releasing/
• Are Blockchain Apps Really Secure? – Michael Solomon – https://blog.gurock.com/are-blockchain-apps-secure/
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 5) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-5/
• Communicating With Teammates When the Horn of Gondor is Not Readily Available – Alex Landis – https://lordofthetestthings.wordpress.com/2019/01/28/communicating-with-teammates-when-the-horn-of-gondor-is-not-readily-available/
• Crafting Your Career in Software Testing – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/career-software-testing/
• Entry Criterias – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/entry-criterias

• I have no time to learn – Bhagya Perera – https://bhagyagdm.wordpress.com/2019/02/01/i-have-no-time-to-learn/
• Is My Bug for Developers or Product? – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/02/is-my-bug-for-developers-or-product/
• Know What You Are Looking For – Smita Mishra – https://smitamishrablog.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/know-what-you-are-looking-for/
• My Learning – Part 6 – Sources – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-6-sources.html
• My Learning – Part 7 – My hourglass model – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-7-my-hourglass-model.html
• My Learning – Part 8 – People – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-8-people.html
• My Learning – Part 9 – Books – Erik Brikcarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/01/my-learning-part-9-books.html
• On Remote Work – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/on-remote-work/
• Team Values: Living With Them – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/02/team-values-living-with-them.html
• Test strategy primer – Joep Schuurkes – https://testingcurve.wordpress.com/2019/01/29/test-strategy-primer/
• The Difference between Structured and Unstructured Exploratory Testing – Jan Jaap Cannegieter, Gerben van Oene – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/difference-between-structured-and-unstructured-exploratory-testing
• The dragons of the unknown; part 7 – resilience requires people – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2019/02/01/resilience-requires-people/
• The Feedback Secret – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/the-feedback-secret/
• The Quality Activist Manifesto – Fighting Ignorance and Attacking Risk in Software Development – Stu – https://wildtests.wordpress.com/2019/01/30/the-quality-activist-manifesto-fighting-ignorance-and-attacking-risk-in-software-development/
• Use shift-right testing to cut skepticism, deployment delays – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Use-shift-right-testing-to-cut-skepticism-deployment-delays
• Why It’s Good To Hire People With Something To Learn – Adam Knight – https://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2019/01/why-its-good-to-hire-people-with.html

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• Easy Free Automation Part III: Services Tests – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/02/easy-free-automation-part-iii-services.html
• Maybe My Mom Wasn’t Right – A Dirty Room for Automation – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2019/01/30/maybe-my-mom-wasnt-right-a-dirty-room-for-automation/
• Measuring page load times using Selenium – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2019/01/measuring-page-load-times-using-selenium.html
• Postman How-to: Dynamic Iteration Within a Collection – Amber Race – https://ambertests.com/2019/01/28/postman-how-to-dynamic-iteration-within-a-collection/
• [SERIES] Part 1: Powerful Test Automation Practices – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/powerful-test-automation-practices-pt-1
• Test Automation for PDF Files – Angie Jones – http://angiejones.tech/test-automation-for-pdf-files/
• Test Automation Reporting with Zafira in .NET Projects – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/test-automation-reporting-zafira/

Miscellaneous

• Book Review: Lessons from Richard Bach’s “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” – Jason Ogayon – https://onesoftwaretester.wordpress.com/2019/01/29/lessons-from-richard-bachs-jonathan-livingston-seagull/
• ]Book Review: Review of “The Cucumber Book, Second Edition” – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/review-of-the-cucumber-book-second-edition
• Book Review: What I Like About “The Cucumber Book, Second Edition” – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/what-i-like-about-the-cucumber-book-second-edition
• Book Review: What I dislike about “The Cucumber Book, Second Edition” – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/what-i-dislike-about-the-cucumber-book-second-edition-style-issues
• Book Review: What I dislike about “The Cucumber Book, Second Edition”: How it relates to software development – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/what-i-dislike-about-the-cucumber-book-second-edition-how-it-relates-to-software-development
• Book Review: What I like about BDD / Cucumber – Matt Griscom – http://www.metaautomation.net/metaautomation-blog/what-i-like-about-bdd-cucumber
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #30 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/01/28/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-30/
• Podcast: 238: Karate API Testing with Peter Thomas – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/testtalks/238-peter-thomas-karate/
• Podcast: Enterprise Challenges of Test Data Management – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/enterprise-challenges-of-test-data-management/
• Podcast: The Guilty Tester – Episode 9 – Frozen When Your Codes Not Open – Dave Duke – http://theguiltytester.libsyn.com/the-guilty-tester-episode-9-frozen-when-your-codes-not-open
• Podcast: Quality Culture – Rob Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/quality-culture/
• Video: Do We Still Need Testers? An Interview with Hans Buwalda – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/do-we-still-need-testers-interview-hans-buwalda
• Video: The Value of Attending a Live Virtual Conference: An Interview with Dawn Haynes – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/value-attending-live-virtual-conference-interview-dawn-haynes

Goals & Personal Reflections

• Lemons and Lemonade – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.blog/2019/01/27/lemons-and-lemonade/

State of Testing Survey

• State of Testing Survey – Derk-Jan de Grood – https://djdegrood.wordpress.com/2019/02/01/state-of-testing-survey/
• State of Testing Survey 2019 – Now Live and ready for your response! – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2019/01/31/state-of-testing-survey-2019-now-live-and-ready-for-your-response/
• State of Testing Survey 2019 is live – Daniel Knott – http://adventuresinqa.com/2019/01/31/state-of-testing-survey-2019-is-live/