Testing Bits – May 19th – May 25th, 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 May 19th – May 25th, 2019.

Testing

• Applications are more than just code – Matt Long – https://testingindevops.org/applications-are-more-than-just-code/
• Ch-ch-ch-changes: Experiences of testers who have shifted left & right – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/ch-ch-ch-changes-experiences-of-testers-who-have-shifted-left-right
• Cooking With Kanban – Darryn Downey – https://thoughtsontest.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/cooking-with-kanban/
• Fitting Accessibility Testing into Agile Development – Albert Gareev – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/fitting-accessibility-testing-agile-development
• How to Know What to Test: Testing IRL Part 1 – Cassandra Leung – https://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/how-to-know-what-to-test-testing-irl-part-1/
• Is Your Testing Visible? – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/visible-testing/
• Oracle deficiency? – Sharath Byregowda – http://testtotester.blogspot.com/2019/05/oracle-deficiency.html

• Performance testing (benchmarking) Java code with JMH – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2019/05/performance-testing-benchmarking-java.html
• Performance Testing a GraphQL API – Bob Reselman – https://blog.gurock.com/graphql-performance-testing/
• Q&A Higher Value Checking With Michael Bolton – Cliodhna Broder – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/qa-higher-value-checking-with-michael-bolton/
• Testing Culture – Excuses, Blame and Fear – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/05/23/testing-culture-excuses-blame-and-fear/
• Testing for Developers- Testing Types – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/testing-types/
• TOAD FTW! Evaluating a Test Suite: A TOAD Thought Experiment – Chris McMahon – http://chrismcmahonsblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/evaluating-test-suite-toad-thought.html
• Write better bugs titles – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/write-better-bugs-titles-af3762e0e941

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• 6 ways to accelerate automated software testing – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/6-ways-to-accelerate-automated-software-testing
• Automation Guild Answer: One Test Script, Ah Ah Ah… – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2019/05/22/automation-guild-answer-one-test-script-ah-ah-ah/
• Merge Conflict Resolution for the Confused – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/05/merge-conflict-resolution-for-confused.html
• Q&A Rookie Tester To Test Automation Expert – Cliodhna Broder – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/qa-rookie-tester-to-test-automation-expert/
• Ultimate XPath Writing Cheat Sheet Tutorial with Syntax and Examples – Remya R. – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/xpath-writing-cheat-sheet-tutorial-examples/
• What Is Visual Testing? A Definitive Answer [and Approach] – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/visual-testing

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• ATA Meetup #22 – Bangalore – Amazing experience – Ajay Balamrugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2019/05/ata-meetup-22-bangalore-amazing.html
• Conference submissions – why and how – Isabel Evans – https://isabelevansconsultancy.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/conference-submissions-why-and-how/
• How to prepare your first conference talk – 1. Getting started. – Steve Watson – https://stevethedoc.wordpress.com/2019/05/20/how-to-prepare-your-first-conference-talk-1-getting-started/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #46 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/05/20/the-little-tester-stories-in-testing-46/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 102: Modern Testing takes on UI Automation – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-101-modern-testing-takes-on-ui-automation/
• Podcast: Modern Testing Principles – Alan Page – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/75
• Podcast: Technical Interviews: Preparing For, What to Expect, and Tips for Success – Derrick Mar – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/74
• Video: 8 Ways to Ruin Your One-on-Ones: An Interview with Jason Wick – Jenniffer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/8-ways-ruin-your-one-ones-interview-jason-wick
• Video: Embracing Tools and Technology in QA: An Interview with Melissa Tondi – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/embracing-tools-and-technology-qa-interview-melissa-tondi
• Video: The Who, What, Where, When, and How of Test Strategies: An Interview with Adam Satterfield – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/who-what-where-when-and-how-test-strategies-interview-adam-satterfield