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 June 23rd – June 29th, 2019.
Testing
- A tester’s guide: How to become a continuous delivery leader – Matthew Heusser – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/testers-guide-how-become-continuous-delivery-leader
- About Recruitment – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/about-recruitment/
- Building a personal brand – Bruce – https://undevelopedbruce.com/2019/06/26/building-a-personal-brand/
- Coming trends in security testing – Software Testing News – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/coming-trends-in-security-testing/
- Evangelizing Quality – Brendan Connolly – http://www.brendanconnolly.net/evangelizing-quality/
- Five Tips How Software Testers Can Collaborate With Software Developers – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2019/06/five-tips-how-software-testers-can.html
- Get Your Defect-Tracking Database Back on Track – Richard Estra – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2019/06/get-your-defect-tracking-database-back-track
- Link + Disclosure Widget Navigation – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2019/06/link-disclosure-widget-navigation.html
- Oh, Those Lovely Interviews – Maria Kispal – https://testbitsblog.wordpress.com/2019/06/29/oh-those-lovely-interviews/
- Practical Test Coverage – Jim Holmes – https://blog.gurock.com/practical-test-coverage/
- “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” (David Epstein) – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/range-why-generalists-triumph-in-a-specialized-world-david-epstein/
- Test Plans + Mind Maps! – Ashley Holbrook – https://medium.com/ideas-by-crema/test-plans-mind-maps-5065d2bd72d8
- Testing With Relational Databases – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/06/testing-with-relational-databases.html
- The Testing Status Dashboard – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/the-testing-status-dashboard
- There is no such thing called defect/bug in Machine Learning/AI domain – Shrini Kulkarni – http://shrinik.blogspot.com/2019/06/there-is-no-such-thing-called-defectbug.html
- What is driving an employee? – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/what-is-driving-an-employee-8897dc81cb24
- You do not need to make the wrong assumptions about your users anymore. – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/you-do-not-need-to-make-the-wrong-assumptions-about-your-users-anymore/
Test Automation/Programming/Tools
- Be the Automation IRS – Auditing Your Automation – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2019/06/27/be-the-automation-irs-auditing-your-automation/
- Handling Test Environments Data in Automated Tests – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/handling-test-environments-data/
- JMeter Basics Part 2 of 4 – Assertions – João Farias – http://thatsabug.com//2019/06/28/jmeter_3.html
- Notes: Selenium 4 With Simon Stewart – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2019/06/notes-selenium-4-with-simon-stewart.html
- The Magic of Notes – Arlene Andrews – http://www.womentesters.com/the-magic-of-notes/
- Top 10 Best Automated Software Testing Tools – Nicola Gras – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/top-10-best-automated-software-testing-tools/
- Top 10 Most Popular Software Testing Tools 2019 – Elijahj Williams – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/top-10-most-popular-software-testing-tools-2019/
- Verifying Entire API Responses – Angie Jones – http://angiejones.tech/verifying-entire-api-responses/
Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- Agile Testing Days USA, Notes – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2019/06/agile-testing-days-usa-notes.html
- Collaborate Bristol Part 1 – Talks by Onkardeep Singh MBE and Juliana Martinhago – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/collaborate-bristol-part-1-talks-by-onkardeep-singh-mbe-and-juliana-martinhago/
- Collaborate Bristol Part 2 – Talks by Jon Fisher and Georgia Rakusen – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/06/24/collaborate-bristol-part-2-talks-by-jon-fisher-and-georgia-rakusen/
- Collaborate Bristol Part 3 – Talks by Gavin Strange and Hilary Brownlie – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/06/25/collaborate-bristol-part-3-talks-by-gavin-strange-and-hilary-brownlie/
- Collaborate Bristol Part 4 – Talks by Catalina Butnaru and Eriol Fox – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/collaborate-bristol-part-4-talks-by-catalina-butnaru-and-eriol-fox/
- How to prepare your first conference talk – 4. Taking on board the feedback. – Steve Watson – https://stevethedoc.wordpress.com/2019/06/23/how-to-prepare-your-first-conference-talk-4-taking-on-board-the-feedback/
- Meeting James Bach at The Test Tribe Meetup @Bangalore – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2019/06/24/meeting-james-bach-at-the-test-tribe-meetup-bangalore/
Miscellaneous
- Book Review: BA Watch – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/06/ba-watch.html
- Podcast: 258: Boozang A New Approach to UI Testing with Mats Ljunggren – Joe Colantonio – https://www.joecolantonio.com/testtalks/258-mats/
- Podcast: Can we help developers test? How? – Rob Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/can-we-help-developers-test/
- Podcast: Fixing misinformation about software testing – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/79
- Podcast: The Testing Show: Testing In India – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-testing-in-india
- Video: Prioritizing Security Testing: An Interview with Matt Grasberger – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/prioritizing-security-testing-interview-matt-grasberger
- Video: Will AI and Machine Learning Take Over Software Testing?: An Interview with Jason Arbon – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/will-ai-and-machine-learning-take-over-software-testing-interview-jason-arbon
Goals & Personal Reflections
- My Blogging Journey – What Have I Learned after 100 Posts? – Ben Cross – https://thesiteofbencross.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/my-blogging-journey-what-have-i-learned-after-100-posts/
- Twitter and Me – Richard Bradshaw – https://thefriendlytester.co.uk/2019/06/twitter-and-me
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