Testing Bits – February 10th – February 16th, 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 10th – February 16th, 2019.

Testing

• 4 Ways to Use Acceptance Criteria – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/use-acceptance-criteria/
• Code and Test Cases — are for humans – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/code-and-test-cases-are-for-humans-77851e4548bd
• Code Coverage vs Test Coverage; Subjectivity and Usefulness – Dan Ashby – https://danashby.co.uk/2019/02/14/code-coverage-vs-test-coverage/
• Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/confidentiality-integrity-availability/
• How To Identify A Software Bug When You Do Not Have Requirements? – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/how-to-identify-a-software-bug-when-you-do-not-have-requirements/
• How to win a Testathon — Experience Report – Pooja Shah – https://medium.com/@TechGirlPooja/how-to-win-a-testathon-experience-report-ba102d03bd1a
• How We Built a Quality-Driven Development from Scratch – Daniel Gold – http://www.danielgold.net/2019/02/how-we-built-quality-driven-development.html

• My learning – Part 15 – Motivation – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-15-motivation.html
• My Learning – Part 16 – Optimal conditions – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-16-optimal-conditions.html
• My learning – Part 17 – Your learning – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-17-your-learning.html
• My learning – Part 18 – Reflections – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-18-reflections.html
• Shift left, shift right – what are we shifting, and why? – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/shift-left-shift-right-shifting-and-why
• Simplify Continuous Operation Tests with a Periodic Reboot – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/simplify-continuous-operation-tests-periodic-reboot
• Unconventional Wisdom V15: Test Effectiveness – Robin Goldsmith – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/unconventional-wisdom-v15-test-effectiveness/
• Uncanny A11y – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2019/02/uncanny-a11y.html
• Understand your Test Ideas – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/understand-your-test-ideas-5076a7f96e75

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Accessing Private JavaScript Variables at Runtime – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/2019/02/hacking-javascript-private-variables.html
• Don’t let go of the Handlebars… – Danny Dainton – https://dannydainton.com/2019/02/10/dont-let-go-of-the-handlebars/
• Easy Free Automation Part V: Visual Tests – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/02/easy-free-automation-part-v-visual-tests.html
• Generate MySQL test data using FillDB – Indira Nellutla – https://qxf2.com/blog/generate-mysql-testdata-using-filldb/
• Is It Ever Too Early For Automation? – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/is-it-ever-too-early-for-automation/
• Test Automation Reporting with ReportPortal in .NET Projects – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/test-automation-reporting-reportportal/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #32 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/02/11/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-32/
• Podcast: 240: How to Listen to Your Tests with Alex Schladebeck – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/testtalks/240-alex-schladebeck/
• Podcast: How to Drive Quality in Your Organization Regardless of the Organization You’re In? – Rob Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/how-to-drive-quality-in-your-organization/
• Podcast: Legacy Testing With Lisa Crispin – Andrea Goulet, M. Scott Ford – https://www.legacycode.rocks/podcast-1/episode/e7adf51d/legacy-testing-with-lisa-crispin
• Podcast: STPCON Spring 2019 Joel Montvelisky Windy Weather and Carnivores – Mark Tomlinson – https://www.spreaker.com/user/softwaretestpro/stpcon-spring-2019-joel-montvelisky