Testing Bits – February 3rd – February 9th, 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 February 3rd – February 9th, 2019.

Testing

• 3 ways to test in production promptly and productively – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/opinion/3-ways-to-test-in-production-promptly-and-productively
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 6) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/02/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-6/
• Hindsight lessons about exploration: The science of testing – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2019/02/07/hindsight-lessons-about-exploration-the-science-of-testing/
• How to Find a Mentor? – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2019/02/04/howto-find-mentor/
• My Learning – Part 10 – Conferences – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-10-conferences.html
• My Learning – Part 11 – Doing – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-11-doing.html
• My Learning – Part 12 – Experiments – Erik Brikcarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-12-experiments.html

• My Learning – Part 13 – Reflection – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-13-reflection.html
• My Learning – Part 14 – Other sources – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-14-other-sources.html
• Team Values: Reflection – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/02/team-values-reflection.html
• Test Interview Technocracy – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/02/test-interview-technocracy/
• Tests as Documentation – Nelson Nogales – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/tests-documentation
• The Hidden Costs of Poor Test Data Management – Mark Henke – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/the-hidden-costs-of-poor-test-data-management/
• The Rationale Behind Quality over Quantity in Software Testing – Sadhvi Singh – https://qavibes.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-rationale-behind-quality-over.html
• This website is not accessible – Kinga Witko – https://kingatest.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/this-website-is-not-accessible/
• Where should you invest your limited testing efforts? – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/where-to-invest-your-testing-efforts/

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• #CodeConfident: Serenity Cucumber Practice – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2019/02/codeconfident-serenity-cucumber-practice.html
• Automated tests in a CD/CI pipeline – Rafaela Azevedo – https://azevedorafaela.com/2019/02/07/automated-tests-in-a-cd-ci-pipeline/
• Complete List of Awesome Websites to Practice Automation Testing – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://www.ultimateqa.com/dummy-automation-websites/
• Easy Free Automation Part IV: UI Tests – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/02/easy-free-automation-part-iv-ui-tests.html
• How to Train Machine Learning Models with CreateML for iOS Testing – Shashikant Jagtap – https://shashikantjagtap.net/how-to-train-machine-learning-models-with-createml-for-ios-testing/
• Selenium Grid vs. mabl: A Beginner’s Continuing Exploration – Jason Simon – https://www.mabl.com/blog/selenium-grid-vs.-mabl-beginners-exploration
• Useful Tips for API Tests with Postman – Rama Anem – http://www.womentesters.com/useful-tips-for-api-tests-with-postman/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Ministry of Testing Meetups in Cambridge 2018 – Karo Stoltzenburg – https://putzerfisch.wordpress.com/2019/02/09/ministry-of-testing-meetups-in-cambridge-2018/
• Nuture the Bright Spots: Dutch Exploratory Workshop on Testing 2018 – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://medium.com/@ezagroba/nuture-the-bright-spots-dutch-exploratory-workshop-on-testing-2018-90c45555ca19

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #31 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/02/04/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-31/
• Podcast: 64: Practicing Programming – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/64
• Podcast: 239: Clean Selenium Code Using Linting with Kwo Ding – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/testtalks/239-linting-kwo-ding/
• Video: Getting Restarted in Test Automation: A Conversation with Chris Loder – Owen Gotimer – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/getting-restarted-test-automation-conversation-chris-loder
• Video: Testing Challenges in Creating Wearable Technology: An Interview with Janna Loeffler – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-challenges-creating-wearable-technology-interview-janna-loeffler

Goals & Personal Reflections

• 2019/02/04 – A review of 2018 – Lee Marshall – https://thegrowingtester.wordpress.com/2019/02/04/2019-02-04-a-review-of-2018/