Testing Bits – December 22nd – December 28th, 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 22nd – December 28th, 2019.

Testing

• AI Testing for Video Streaming – Jason Arbon – https://medium.com/@jarbon/ai-testing-for-video-streaming-c93cd9f2b1b0
• Improving Test Data Collection and Management – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/improving-test-data-collection-and-management
• They’re Not Mistakes; They’re Oppertunities To Learn – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/theyre-not-mistakes-theyre-oppertunities-to-learn/
• The Future Tester – Jason Arbon – https://medium.com/@jarbon/the-future-tester-89adcc825b69
• Two kinds of testing – Nelson Elhage – https://blog.nelhage.com/post/two-kinds-of-testing/
• Why Do We Test? What Do Testers Really Do? – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/what-testers-do
• Why is Shift-Left Security Testing Important? – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/shift-left-security/

• Why Leaders Need to Know How to Lead – Dawn Jardine – https://qualityyardstick.ca/2019/12/24/why-leaders-need-to-know-how-to-lead/
• Wish the bugs were gone by Christmas! – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2019/12/23/wish-the-bugs-were-gone-by-christmas/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Guest post: What Makes Test Automation Successful? – Hans Buwalda – https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2019/12/24/guest-post-what-makes-test-automation-successful/
• Tester’s toolbox #2 – Awesome Testing Christmas edition – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2019/12/testers-toolbox-2-awesome-testing.html

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #76 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2019/12/23/the-little-tester-76/
• Podcast: Automation Tips and EndTest with Liviu Lupei – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a284-liviu/

Goals & Personal Reflections

• 3 Key factors to accomplish your goals in 2020 – The Accountability Partner Project – Raj Subramanian – http://www.rajsubra.com/2019/12/28/goals-2020/
• 2019 – A Long Look Back – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/2019-a-long-look-back/
• Looking Back at 2019 – A Year Full of Challenges and Surprises – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2019/12/looking-back-at-2019-a-year-full-of-challenges-and-surprises.html
• New Year’s Resolutions for Software Testers – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/12/new-years-resolutions-for-software.html