Testing Bits – October 20th – October 26th, 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 October 20th – October 26th, 2019, 2019.

Testing

• Accessible Drop Caps – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2019/10/accessible-drop-caps.html
• A Tester’s Guide on Hunting for API Related Sources – Yuliya Bagriy – https://www.aviskase.com/articles/2019/10/26/a-testers-guide-on-hunting-for-api-related-sources/
• Closing the Gaps – Jesper Ottosen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/closing-the-gaps/
• Five Tips On How Testers Can Collaborate With Software Developers – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2019/10/five-tips-on-how-testers-can.html
• How Do You Know Something Is A Bug? – Using Mental Models and Oracles in Testing – Joost van Wollingen – https://xebia.com/blog/how-do-you-know-something-is-a-bug-using-mental-models-and-oracles-in-testing/
• How To Get Buy–In From Management – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/getting-buy-in
• How to Prioritize QA Tasks – Brian Hamilton – https://blog.testlodge.com/how-to-prioritize-qa-tasks/

• Inclusion and Accessibility(a11y) – Jyothi Rangaiah – https://chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.com/2019/10/inclusion-and-accessibilitya11y.html
• Integrating Security and Testing Practices – Sylvia Killinen – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/integrating-security-and-testing-practices
• Is AI all that it’s cracked up to be for today’s testing? – James Walker – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/is-ai-all-that-its-cracked-up-to-be-for-todays-testing/
• On being Nasty, Naming, Mystery and Therapy – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/slogans/2019-10-21-slogans-role-naming-attitude-purpose/
• Overcoming Barriers to Effective Communications in Agile Teams – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-barrier-communication/
• Our Three Ways to Beta – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2019/10/our-three-ways-to-beta.html
• Running API Smoke Tests in Your Continuous Deployment Pipeline – Kristin Jackvony – https://testingindevops.org/running-api-smoke-tests-in-your-continuous-deployment-pipeline/
• The age of agile: transforming QA – Software Testing News – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/the-age-of-agile-transforming-qa/
• The Power of Not Knowing – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-power-of-not-knowing.html
• Too Many Conversations? – Adam Knight – https://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2019/10/too-many-conversations.html
• You need to test less, and think more about the quality of your project. – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/you-need-to-test-less-and-think-more-about-the-quality-of-your-project/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Automation and #testing – Is it a shortcut? – Lucian-Adrian Stroie – https://lucianadrians.wordpress.com/2019/10/24/automation-and-testing-is-it-a-shortcut/
• Best Python Tools for FullStack Automation Testing – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/python-automation-testing/
• Functional Test Myopia – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/functional-test-myopia
• Hands-on with TestProject – Web App Tests (Part 1) – Yogesh Khairnari – https://qa-qcarena.blogspot.com/2019/10/hands-on-with-testproject-web-app-tests.html
• How Selenium 4 Relative Locator Can Change The Way You Test? – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-4-relative-locator/
• How To Modernize Your Functional Testing – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/modern-functional-testing
• Test automation is more than… well test automation… – Kristoffer Nordström – http://blog.northerntest.se/test-automation-is-more-than-well-test-automation/
• You Are an SDET – What’s Next in Your Career? – Alex Siminuic – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/10/22/software-engineer-test-next-step-in-career/
• Using Java Objects for Comparing API and DB Test Data – Corina Pip – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/10/24/using-java-objects-for-comparing-api-db-test-data/
• Want effective test automation in DevOps? Manage your test data – Lee Barnes – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/want-effective-test-automation-devops-manage-your-test-data
• Writing More Expressive SpecFlow Steps – Bas Dijkstra – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/10/23/writing-more-expressive-specflow-steps/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• HUSTEF 2019 – Conference at a Glance – Pekka Marjamaki – http://how-do-i-test.blogspot.com/2019/10/hustef-2019-conference-at-glance.html
• TestCon Europe 2019, Day 1 Part 1 – sketch notes (Peter Caron, Francesco Strazzullo, Rod Cope) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/10/21/testcon-europe-2019-day-1-part-1-sketch-notes-peter-caron-francesco-strazzullo-rod-cope/
• TestCon Europe 2019, Day 1 Part 2 – sketch notes (Peter Sabev, Nikki Attea, Rolf Molich) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/testcon-europe-2019-day-1-part-2-sketch-notes-peter-sabev-nikki-attea-rolf-molich/

Miscellaneous

• Cartoon: The challenge of prioritizing bugs – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-challenge-of-prioritizing-bugs.html
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #67 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/10/21/the-little-tester-67/
• Podcast: 9 Steps to Crater Quality & Destroy Customer Satisfaction – Cristian Medina – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/92
• Podcast: ABT 343 – Introduction – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/abt-343-introduction/
• Podcast: Is Cross Browser Testing Still Needed with Mudit Singh – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a275-mudit/

30 Days of Testing

• Late to the Party, Still Going to Jam: Day One, 30 Days of Automation in Testing – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/10/late-to-party-still-going-to-jam-day.html
• A Book Commit: MetaAutomation #30DaysOfAutomationInTesting Day Two – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2019/10/a-book-commit-metaautomation.html