Testing Bits – April 7th – April 13th, 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 April 7th – April 13th, 2019.

Testing

• Containers and Testing: Friends or Foes? – Michael Solomon – https://blog.gurock.com/containers-and-testing/
• Do Testers Understand Testing? – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/04/do-testers-understand-testing/
• Doing continuous testing? Here’s why you should use containers – Melissa Benua – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/doing-continuous-testing-heres-why-you-should-use-containers
• Get Organized for Testing Success – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/04/get-organized-for-testing-success.html
• Order, Order! – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/04/order-order.html
• Hindsight lessons about exploration: Heuristics – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2019/04/11/hindsight-lessons-about-exploration-heuristics/
• Kill more bugs! Add randomization to your web testing – Paul Grizzaffi – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/kill-more-bugs-add-randomization-your-web-testing

• Reading Order Bookmarklet – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2019/04/reading-order-bookmarklet.html
• Shifting Right Offers New Possibilities for Agile and DevOps Teams – Jan Jaap Cannegieter, Tijs Latiers – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/shifting-right-offers-new-possibilities-agile-and-devops-teams
• The Dark Art of QA – Quality Advocacy – Stu – https://wildtests.wordpress.com/2019/04/11/the-dark-art-of-qa-quality-advocacy/
• Words Has Meanings: Learning – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2019/04/08/words-has-meanings-learning/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Our Test Automation Has Problems. Should We Start Over? – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2019/04/13/our-test-automation-has-problems-should-we-start-over/
• The Data Comparator, Your Long Lost Friend – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/the-data-comparator-your-long-lost-friend/
• The “Hot Duck” Test – Michael Fritzius – https://medium.com/@Testzius/the-hot-duck-test-7d5292efba8b
• What Is Front End Testing in 2019? – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/what-is-front-end-testing-in-2019
• Why flaky tests are a problem you can’t ignore – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Why-flaky-tests-are-a-problem-you-cant-ignore

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• “Cheating” Is Necessary – Mel Eaden – http://testingandmoviesandstuff.blogspot.com/2019/04/cheating-is-necessary.html
• Lisa Crispin AMA – Whole Team Testing – Stu – https://wildtests.wordpress.com/2019/04/09/lisa-crispin-ama-whole-team-testing/
• TestBash Brighton 2019: Morning Workshop on “Context Driven Coaching… There is no script.” – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2019/04/testbash-brighton-2019-morning-workshop.html

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #40 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/04/08/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-40/
• Podcast: 248: What is Programming with Edaqa Mortoray – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/testtalks/248-what-is-pogramming-with-edaqa-mortoray/
• Podcast: Bugs, not as simple as we tend to think (part 2) – Rob Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/bugs-not-as-simple-as-we-think-2/
• Video: Marrying AI with Software Testing: An Interview with Wendy Siew Wen Chin and Heng Kar Lau – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/marrying-ai-software-testing-interview-wendy-siew-wen-chin-and-heng-kar-lau