Testing Bits – January 19th – January 25th, 2020

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 January 19th – January 25th, 2020.

Testing

• 6 ways to stay motivated and accomplish goals – Raj Subrameyer – http://www.rajsubra.com/2020/01/22/motivation/
• Dive into functional testing and non-functional testing approaches – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Dive-into-functional-testing-and-non-functional-testing-approaches
• Does It Work? – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/does-it-work/
• How continuous testing supercharges your development process – Ronald Cummings-John – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/use-continuous-testing-supercharge-your-development-process
• I Don’t Think That Means What You Think it Means (Enterprise Software Testing Metrics) – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/i-dont-think-that-means-what-you-think-it-means-enterprise-software-testing-metrics/
• Learning From Production Use – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/learning-from-production-use
• New Managers: Creating Culture – Angela Riggs – https://angelariggs.github.io/articles/new-managers-culture
• Question The Purpose Of Your Tests – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/question-the-purpose-of-your-tests/
• Risk Coverage: A New Currency for Testing – Wolfgang Platz – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/risk-coverage-new-currency-testing
• Testing and feedback loops – Nelson Elhage – https://blog.nelhage.com/post/testing-and-feedback-loops/
• Testing in the Galaxy- Chapter 9: Optimisation of Corruption, Theft of Public Funds and Winning Galactic Project Contracts – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/optimisation-corruption/
• The Partnership of Testing and Checking – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/partnership-testing-checking/
• Why your Project Needs UI/UX Testing – Igor – https://testfort.com/blog/why-your-project-needs-ui-ux-testing
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 10: Forever And Never – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/01/20/would-heu-risk-it-part-10-forever-and-never/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 11: The Shallows – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/01/22/would-heu-risk-it-part-11-the-shallows/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 12: The Twins – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/01/24/would-heu-risk-it-part-12-the-twins/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• 9 Top Automation Testing Trends for 2020 – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/trends-2020/
• An introduction to REST API testing in Go with Resty – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/an-introduction-to-rest-api-testing-in-go-with-resty/
• Automating Declarative Gherkin with Gwen – Branko Juric – https://gweninterpreter.wordpress.com/2020/01/25/automating-declarative-gherkin-with-gwen/
• Azure DevOps: Not Just for Devs and Ops – Dusty Juhl – https://dustyjuhl.com/2020/01/22/azure-devops-not-just-for-devs-and-ops/
• FAQ – “New Microsoft Edge” and Test Automation – Alexander Oliveira Dunn – https://alexanderontesting.com/2020/01/21/faq-new-microsoft-edge-and-test-automation/
• How to Stamp Out Intermittent Testing Issues With Periodic Automation – Paul Grizzaffi – https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2020/01/25/how-to-stamp-out-intermittent-testing-issues-with-periodic-automation/
• Increasing Test Efficiency with Simulations & Service Virtualization (Part 1) – Bas Dijkstra – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/01/20/increasing-test-efficiency-with-simulations-service-virtualization/
• Mocha JavaScript Tutorial With Examples For Selenium Testing – Aditya Dwivedi – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/mocha-javascript-tutorial-with-examples-for-selenium-testing/
• PractiTest- A Solid Test Case Management Platform – Raj Subrameyer – http://www.rajsubra.com/2020/01/20/practitest/
• TestNG Reporting and Logging Built-in Features – Gaurab Singh – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/01/23/testng-reporting-and-logging-built-in-features/
• Top 7 Programming Languages For Test Automation In 2020 – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/top-7-programming-languages-for-test-automation-in-2020/
• Why the Sorbet typechecker is fast – Nelson Elhage – https://blog.nelhage.com/post/why-sorbet-is-fast/
• Why using branches is good for your tests – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/01/22/why-using-branches-is-good-for-your-tests/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Liverpool Tester Gathering – James Whittaker – Ben Cross – https://thesiteofbencross.wordpress.com/2020/01/26/liverpool-tester-gathering-james-whittaker/
• Meetup And Learn, Antipatterns, Loads and Tester Salaries – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/meetup-and-learn-antipatterns-loads-and-tester-salaries/
• Visual AI Rockstar Hackathon Winners Announced! – Raja Rao – https://applitools.com/blog/hackathon-winners

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Book Review: Metric or Treat – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2020/01/metric-or-treat.html
• Book Review: Agile Testing Condensed – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/01/book-review-agile-testing-condensed.html
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #80 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/01/20/the-little-tester-80/
• Podcast: ABT 343 – Conor Fitzgerald: The Sequel – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/abt-343-conor-fitzgerald-the-sequel
• Podcast: Automation Testing Infrastructure with Adam Goucher – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a288-adam/
• Podcast: Development should include testing. So why do we have test ops? – Joel Montvelisky, Rob Lambert – https://qablog.practitest.com/podcast-we-have-test-ops/
• Podcast: pytest-testmon – selects tests affected by changed files and methods – Tibor Arpas – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/98
• Video: A Testing Culture in DevOps: An Interview with Adam Auerbach – Owen Gotimer – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/testing-culture-devops-interview-adam-auerbach