Testing Bits – December 15th – December 21st, 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 December 15th – December 21st, 2019.

Testing

• 2020 software testing industry predictions – Grace Barnott – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/2020-software-testing-industry-predictions/
• A Question of Time – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-question-of-time.html
• Agile History: Revisited – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/agile-history/
• Code Coverage vs Test Coverage; Which Is Better? – Hilmanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/code-coverage-vs-test-coverage/
• Email Testing – Why It’s Important & What Should You Test? – Jithin Nair – https://blog.testlodge.com/email-testing/
• Faster Feedback with Parallel Tests – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/faster-feedback-with-parallel-tests
• How I Test – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2019/12/17-dev-fest-talk-2109/

• Manual mainframe testing persists in the age of automation – Darry Taft – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/252475892/Manual-mainframe-testing-persists-in-the-age-of-automation
• Testing Serverless Applications – Peter Varhol, Gerie Owen – https://testingindevops.org/testing-serverless-applications/
• The Copy+Paste Culture – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/12/the-copypaste-culture/
• Top 7 Mobile Testing Trends to Watch in 2020 – Victoria Bezsmolna – https://bitbar.com/blog/mobile-testing-trends-to-watch/
• Top 16 Tips To Use Chrome Dev Tools For Cross Browser Testing – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/top-16-tips-to-use-chrome-dev-tools-for-cross-browser-testing/
• Writing good bug reports – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/12/18/writing-good-bug-reports/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Best Practises – Avoiding Code Smells – Toby Steed – http://www.learnautomation.co.uk/2019/12/best-practises-avoiding-code-smells/
• Dependency Testing with TestNG – Rex Jones II – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/12/16/dependency-testing-with-testng/
• Execute Tests in Docker Containers Using Selenoid – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/execute-webdriver-tests-docker-selenoid/
• Git Internals – in a nutshell – Daniel Gold – http://www.danielgold.net/2019/12/git-internals-in-nutshell.html
• Overcome the challenges of Cross-Browser Testing using Applitools Ultrafast Grid! – Anand Bagmar – https://applitools.com/blog/cross-browser-testing-ultrafast-grid
• Part 10. Running our Tests in Jenkins – Tom Knee – https://testifyqa.com/java-web-automation/part-10-running-our-tests-in-jenkins/
• Selenium WebDriver Test Automation is Not for Everyone – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/selenium-webdriver-test-automation-is-not-for-everyone-eadc6783d9ca
• Setting Up Xamarin.UITest Framework for Mobile App Testing – Lingkai Shao – https://bitbar.com/blog/setting-up-xamarin-uitest-framework-for-mobile-app-testing/
• TestProject vs Selenium and Appium – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/testproject-selenium-appium/
• The paradox of why we automate – Gregory Paciga – https://gerg.dev/2019/12/the-paradox-of-why-we-automate/
• Using Gatling to dynamically generate lots of complex JSON – Matthew Bretten – http://bestofthetest.blogspot.com/2019/12/using-gatling-to-dynamically-generate.html
• Visual Validation with Dynamic Data – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/visual-validation-dynamic-data?
• WebdriverIO Tutorial With Examples For Selenium Testing – Aditya Dwivedi – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/webdriverio-tutorial-with-examples-for-selenium-testing/
• Writing tests for RESTful APIs in Python using requests – part 2: data driven tests – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/writing-tests-for-restful-apis-in-python-using-requests-part-2-data-driven-tests/
• Xamarin.UITest 101 – Basics, Tips & Best Practices – Lingkai Shao – https://bitbar.com/blog/xamarin-uitest-101-basics-tips-best-practices/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Meetup And Learn – Devices, Emulators And Testing Data – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/meetup-and-learn-devices-emulators-and-testing-data/
• OnlineTestConf Dec 2019 – So that happened…! – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/onlinetestconf-dec-2019-so-that-happened/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #75 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/12/16/the-little-tester-75/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 113: The 2019 Year End Extravaganza – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-113-the-2019-year-end-extravaganza/
• Podcast: How did Rob and Joel get started in testing? What was the world like back then… and is it different to today really? – Rob Lambert – https://qablog.practitest.com/podcast-rob-and-joel-get-started-in-testing/
• Podcast: JUnit In Action With Catalin Tudose – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a283-catalin/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Agile Testing – From DevOps to Continuous Delivery – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-agile-testing
• Podcast: Toilet Tips & Continuous Testing – Stu Croker – https://dragonsforelevenses.com/2019/12/17/toilet-tips-continuous-testing/
• Video: From QA Champion to Testing Hero: An Interview with Stacy Kirk – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/qa-champion-testing-hero-interview-stacy-kirk

Goals & Personal Reflections

• 4 Years in Testing: Then and Now – Cassandra Leung – https://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/4-years-in-testing-then-and-now/
• 2019 – a year in review – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/2019-a-year-in-review/
• 2019 in review – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2019/12/18/2019-in-review/
• 2019/12/16 3 years of blogging – Lee Marshall – https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/2019-12-16-3-years-of-blogging/
• Housekeeping… – Steve Watson – https://stevethedoc.wordpress.com/2019/12/17/housekeeping/
• How Often Do You Reflect? – Johanna Rothman – https://createadaptablelife.com/2019/12/how-often-do-you-reflect.html
• My Pact for 2020 – Let the Next Challenge Begin – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2019/12/my-pact-for-2020-let-the-next-challenge-begin.html
• Reflecting on 2019 – Josh Grant – https://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/189748113225/reflecting-on-2019