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 March 24th – March 30th, 2019.
Testing
- Accessibility + Testability FTW: Tech Tip Tuesday #1 – Darrell Farris – https://www.mabl.com/blog/accessibility-testability-ftw-tech-tip-tuesday-1
- Disabling JavaScript using Selenium – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2019/03/disabling-javascript-using-selenium.html
- Exploratory Testing with the Chrome Network Tab – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://medium.com/@ezagroba/exploratory-testing-with-the-chrome-network-tab-f093e1b3d725
- Fix Bugs: Don’t File Bug Reports – Jim Holmes – https://blog.gurock.com/fix-bugs/
- Interview Questions: How to Test a Login Form- 110 Test Cases – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/interview-questions-how-test-login/
- Make application usability a priority — wherever testing occurs – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Make-application-usability-a-priority-wherever-testing-occurs
- Postcard CV – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/03/postcard-cv.html
- Testing Is Not a Shared Service: How Testers Can Help Product Development – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/testing-not-shared-service/
- The Positive Outcomes of Negative Testing – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-positive-outcomes-of-negative.html
- Those checklists – Lisa Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2019/03/30/those-checklists/
- Types of software testing – an incomplete guide! – Barnaby Dracup – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/types-of-software-testing-an-incomplete-guide/
- Under-Engineered Toggles – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2019/03/under-engineered-toggles.html
Test Automation/Programming/Tools
- A Beginner’s Guide to Test Automation – Angela Riggs – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/beginners-guide-test-automation
- Applying agile principles to automation projects – David Tzemach – http://www.machtested.com/2019/03/applying-agile-principles-to-automation.html
- Ranorex Studio Hands-on Review: All-in-One Test Automation Solution – Remya R – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/ranorex-studio-review/
- Selenium Page Object Pattern – how to handle common components? – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2019/03/selenium-page-object-pattern-how-to.html
- This Too Shall Pass: Disposable Test Automation – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://medium.com/@ezagroba/this-too-shall-pass-disposable-test-automation-6d0dadeff53
- Working with TestProject – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2019/03/28/working-with-testproject/
- Write Dockerized End-to-End Tests With JUnit 5 and Selenium WebDriver – Petri Kainulainen – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/03/25/write-dockerized-end-to-end-tests-with-junit-5-selenium/
Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- Gerie Owen and Fiona Charles (UKSTAR talks Day 1, Part 3) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/03/29/gerie-owen-and-fiona-charles-ukstar-talks-day-1-part-3/
- My experience with the AST BBST Foundations Course – Mike Clarke – https://mikethetesternz.wordpress.com/2019/03/25/my-experience-with-the-ast-bbst-foundations-course/
- Learning from resistance – Lisa Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2019/03/25/learning-from-resistance/
- SkładQA – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/skladqa-and-akademia-jakosci-events-summaries/
Miscellaneous
- Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #38 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/03/25/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-38/
- Podcast: 246: Chaos Engineering with Tammy Bütow- Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/testtalks/246-tammy-butow/
- Podcast: Bugs, not as simple as we tend to think – Part 1 – Rob Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/bugs-not-simple-as-we-think/
- Podcast: Non-traditional paths to software and the skills required – Dane Hillard – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/70
- Podcast: The Guilty Tester – Episode 11 – Seven Ways I Sabotaged Myself As A Tester – Dave Duke – http://theguiltytester.libsyn.com/the-guilty-tester-episode-11-seven-ways-i-sabotaged-myself-as-a-tester
- Podcast: STPCON Spring 2019 Raj Subramanian Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream – Mark Tomlinson – https://www.spreaker.com/user/softwaretestpro/stpcon-spring-2019-raj-subramanian
- Podcast: STPCON Spring 2019 Sue Jagodzinski Agile Change and Garlic – Mark Tomlinson – https://www.spreaker.com/user/softwaretestpro/stpcon-spring-2019-sue-jagodzinski
- Video: What Testers Can Learn from Airline Safety Improvements: An Interview with Peter Varhol and Gerie Owens – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/what-testers-can-learn-airline-safety-improvements-interview-peter-varhol-and-gerie-owens
30 Days of Testing
- Built for Speed: a #30DaysOfTesting Testability #T9y Entry – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/03/built-for-speed-30daysoftesting.html
- Decomposing Composers: a #30DaysOfTesting Testability Entry – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/03/decomposing-composers-30daysoftesting.html
- Frame By Frame: A #30DaysOfTesting Testability Entry – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/03/frame-by-frame-30daysoftesting.html
- Is it in the Playbook?: a #30DaysOfTesting Testability Entry – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/03/is-it-in-playbook-30daysoftesting.html
- That Voodoo That You Do: a #30DaysOfTestingTestability Entry – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/03/that-voodoo-that-you-do.html
- The Press Darlings: a #30DaysOfTesting Testability Entry – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/03/the-press-darlings-30daysoftesting.html