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 February 16th – February 22nd.

Testing

• 5 Productivity Habits to Start Every Work Day Focussed – Toby Sinclair – https://tobysinclairblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/5-productivity-habits-to-start-every-work-day-focused/
• Become a Self-Taught Software Tester in 2020 – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/self-taught-software-tester-2020/
• Better behavior-driven development: 4 rules for writing good Gherkin – Andrew Knight – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/better-behavior-driven-development-4-rules-writing-good-gherkin
• Block Links, Cards, Clickable Regions, Etc. – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2020/02/block-links-cards-clickable-regions-etc.html
• Computers can be understood – Nelson Elhage – https://blog.nelhage.com/post/computers-can-be-understood/
• Consumer Driven Contract Testing — A scalable testing strategy for Microservices – Jemma Wells – https://medium.com/john-lewis-software-engineering/consumer-driven-contract-testing-a-scalable-testing-strategy-for-microservices-3f2b09f99ed1
• Don’t Mix Friendship or Politics with Testing – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/dont-mix-friendship-or-politics-with-testing/

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 Feb 9th – Feb 15th, 2020.

Testing

• A Pocket Guide to Beta Testing – Part 1 – Areti Panou – https://unremarkabletester.com/2020/02/11/a-pocket-guide-to-beta-testing-part-1/
• AI for Testing Games – Jason Arbon – https://medium.com/@jarbon/ai-for-testing-games-c5bd90c3153
• As a tester i should not find THESE bugs in the system – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/02/12/as-a-tester-i-should-not-find-bugs-in-the-system/
• Adopt the 4 foundations of Agile collaboration – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Adopt-the-4-foundations-of-Agile-collaboration
• Bonding with The Art of War Chapter Thirteen – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2020/02/14-testing-spies-art-of-war/
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 9) – Michael Bolton – https://www.developsense.com/blog/2020/02/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-9/
• But What Does a QA, Tester Guy Know About… – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2020/02/but-what-does-qa-tester-guy-know-about.html

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 February 2nd – February 8th, 2020.

Testing

• 7 ways to be a rockstar at work – Raj Subrameyer – http://www.rajsubra.com/2020/02/06/rockstar/
• API Testing – Noemi Ferrera – https://noemiferrera.com/2020/02/06/api-testing/
• API Testing in Python: requests vs bravado – Yuliya – https://www.aviskase.com/articles/2020/02/07/api-testing-in-python-requests-vs-bravado/
• Blending Machine Learning and Hands-on Testing – James Farrier – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/blending-machine-learning-and-hands-testing
• Develop your Superpower at work with effective communication skills – Rob Lambert – https://cultivatedmanagement.com/develop-your-superpower-at-work-with-effective-communication-skills/
• Exploratory Testing Is Not Just ‘Clicking Around’ – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/exploratory-testing-is-not-just-clicking-around/
• Exploratory Testing Is Not Just ‘Clicking Around’ – Part 2 – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/exploratory-testing-is-not-just-clicking-around-part-2/

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 Jan 26th – Feb 1st 2020.

Testing

• 5 Key Elements for Designing a Successful Dashboard – Nels Hoenig – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/5-key-elements-designing-successful-dashboard
• A (former) tester interview – Beren Van Daele – Lyon Testing – https://lyontesting.fr/en/a-former-tester-interview-beren-van-daele/
• A QA interview exercise – read code in different languages – Arunkumar Muralidharan – https://qxf2.com/blog/a-qa-interview-exercise-read-code-in-different-languages/
• Beginner’s Guide: How to Become a Software Tester? 2020 Update – Kinga Witko – https://kingatest.wordpress.com/2020/01/30/beginners-guide-how-to-become-a-software-tester-2020-update/
• Building DevOps Ways of Working at a Large Enterprise – Jorge Castro – https://testingindevops.org/building-devops-ways-of-working-at-a-large-enterprise
• Can we change our perspectives? – Janet Gregory – https://janetgregory.ca/can-we-change-our-perspectives/
• Failure, Am I? – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2020/01/failure-am-i.html
• Four Natural Personality Traits That Make a Great Tester – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/natural-traits-great-tester/
• “Less” is More, Part I: Serverless Architecture – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/02/less-is-more-part-i-serverless.html
• Pick user-centric software performance testing metrics – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Pick-user-centric-software-performance-testing-metrics
• Rapid Testing: Dev/Test handovers reinvented – Neil Syrett – https://syrett.blog/rapid-testing/
• Releasing Agility Foundations and Principles – Rob Lambert – https://cultivatedmanagement.com/releasing-agility-foundations-and-principles/
• Taking Pleasure – Paul Gilson – https://harnessedtester.wordpress.com/2020/01/29/taking-pleasure/
• Testing Microservices-Oriented Applications – Bob Reselman – https://blog.gurock.com/testing-microservices/
• The beginning of discovery – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2020/02/01/the-beginning-of-discovery/
• The Marketing of AI – Jason Arbon – https://medium.com/@jarbon/the-marketing-of-ai-49254e24daea
• Traditional Performance Testing is now Obsolete – A Thought – Arun Kumar – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/traditional-performance-testing-is-now-obsolete-a-thought/
• Where Sleeping Bugs Lie – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/where-sleeping-bugs-lie/
• Why DevTestOps is going to peak in the coming decade – Chou Yang – https://www.mabl.com/blog/why-devtestops-is-going-to-peak-in-the-coming-decade
• Why negative testing matters: How to avoid your next fail – Joydip Kanjilal – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/why-negative-testing-matters-how-avoid-your-next-fail
• Why We Need To Get Rid Of Thought Leaders – Adam Knight – https://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2020/01/why-we-need-to-get-rid-of-thought.html
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 13: The Observer – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/01/27/would-heu-risk-it-part-13-the-observer/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 14: Alethephobia – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/01/29/would-heu-risk-it-part-14-alethephobia/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 15: Opus Interruptus – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/01/31/would-heu-risk-it-part-15-opus-interruptus/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• 5 ways to create faster, more reliable UI tests – Satyajit Malugu – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/5-ways-create-faster-more-reliable-ui-tests
• 14 Mistakes I Did That You Should Avoid As A Newbie Automation Tester – Ramit Dhamija – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/common-mistakes-of-an-automation-tester/
• Automated Monkey Testing with Selenium & WebDriverIO (Examples) – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/monkey-testing-with-webdriverio/
• Generic Repository Design Pattern- Test Data Preparation – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/generic-repository-design-pattern-test-data/
• Using Git for branching and merging – Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/using-git-for-branching-and-merging
• Webdrivers With Culture – Testing Internationalisation – Alexander Oliveira Dunn – https://alexanderontesting.com/2020/01/29/webdrivers-with-culture-testing-internationalisation/
• What do test automation and cooking have in common? Recipes – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/what-do-test-automation-and-cooking-have-in-common-recipes-d6957778edf7
• Which programming language? – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/javafortesters/2020-01-31-which-language-to-learn/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Jan #MidsTest: Risk Storming – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/01/27/jan-midstest-risk-storming/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Book Review: Solitude – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2020/01/30/solitude/
• Cartoon: 404 caused by clumsy whales – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2020/01/404-caused-by-clumsy-whales.html
• Cartoon:The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #81 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/01/27/the-little-tester-81/
• Podcast: Sneak Peek Automation Guild 2020 Online Conference – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a289-automationguild/
• Podcast: Software Maintenance and Chess – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/99
• Podcast: The Testing Show: How to Identify Testing Talent – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-how-to-identify-testing-talent
• Podcast: Two Points of View at Two: Short High-impact Talks about Testing with Yalonda Haywood – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/two-points-of-view-at-two-short-high-impact-talks-about-testing-with-yalonda-haywood/
• Podcast: What’s the deal with regression testing and why are we still spending so much time on it? – Joel Monvelisky, Rob Lambert – https://qablog.practitest.com/podcast-whats-the-deal-regression-testing/
• Video: Cypress Tutorial for Beginners: Part 1 (Create Your First Test case) – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/01/26/cypress-tutorial-for-beginners/
• Video: Cypress Tutorial For Beginners : Part 2 ( Upload a File ) – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/01/31/cypress-upload-file/
• Video: From NPR to AI and Storytelling Startup – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/npr-ai-and-storytelling-startup

Goals/Personal Reflections/Blogging

• 2019 Review and 2020 plan – Noemi Ferrera – https://noemiferrera.com/2020/01/29/2019-review-and-2020-plan/