Testing Bits – February 2nd – February 8th, 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 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/

• Goodbye Testing Columns, Part 3: Return of the… – Bruce – https://undevelopedbruce.com/2020/02/03/goodbye-testing-columns-part-3/
• Integrating Integration Tests – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/integrating-integration-tests/
• “Less” is More Part II: Headless Browser Testing – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/02/less-is-more-part-ii-headless-browser.html
• Link Targets and 3.2.5 – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2020/02/link-targets-and-3-2-5.html
• Moving towards a quarterly team story wall – Alister Scott – https://watirmelon.blog/2020/02/05/moving-towards-a-quarterly-team-story-wall/
• New Managers: Support & Self-Care – Angela Riggs – https://angelariggs.github.io/articles/new-managers-support
• Reflections on software performance – Nelson Elhage – https://blog.nelhage.com/post/reflections-on-performance/
• Take control of your testing time – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/take-control-of-your-testing-time/
• Testability? Shhh! – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2020/02/testability-shhh.html
• Tester Or Developer – Which One Is Better? – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/tester-or-developer/
• There’s No Escaping Test Maintenance – Amy Reichert – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/02/03/no-escaping-test-maintenance/
• Three Easy Ways to Improve a Container’s Performance – Bob Reselman – https://blog.gurock.com/improve-container-performance/
• What I Learned From Running As A Product Manager – Daniel Knott – https://adventuresinqa.com/2020/02/06/what-i-learned-from-running-as-a-product-manager/
• When to Write Test Cases – Brian Hamilton – https://blog.testlodge.com/when-to-write-test-cases/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 16: The Illusionist – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/02/03/would-heu-risk-it-part-16-the-illusionist/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 17: Fools´ Assumptions – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/02/05/would-heu-risk-it-part-17-fools-assumptions/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Axe Accessibility Testing – Justin Holsgrove – http://testtechie.co.uk/axe-accessibility-testing/
• CssSelectors – Not only for styling – Daniel Gold – http://www.danielgold.net/2020/02/cssselectors-not-only-for-styling.html
• Contract Testing with Pact.js + GraphQL – Rafaela Azevedo – https://azevedorafaela.com/2020/02/03/contract-testing-with-pact-js-graphql/
• How to Start Automation Testing From Scratch – Amelia Whyman – https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/how-to-start-automation-testing-from-scratch
• How Visual UI Testing can speed up DevOps flow – Bilal Haidar – https://applitools.com/blog/visual-ui-speeds-devops
• Isolated Cypress UI tests – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2020/02/isolated-cypress-ui-tests.html
• Learning Appium Visual Testing on TAU – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/learning-appium-visual-tau
• Myth vs Reality: Understanding AI/ML for QA Automation – webinar w/ Expert Jonathan Lipps – Addie Ben-Yehuda – https://applitools.com/blog/ai-qa-automation
• Selenium C# Tips and Tricks — Replace Comments with Local Methods – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/selenium-c-tips-and-tricks-replace-comments-with-local-methods-e162ce65c304
• Tips for Healthy Page Object Classes – Angie Jones – http://angiejones.tech/page-object-model/
• Writing Integration Tests with TestContainers Java & Golang – Gianluca Arbezzano – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/02/05/writing-integration-tests-with-testcontainers-java-golang/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• ETC 2020 – day 0 – Amit – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2020/02/etc-2020-day-0.html
• Leeds MoT Meetup Start Speaking Session – Adrian Stokes – https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/blog/2020/2/2/leeds-mot-meetup-start-speaking-session
• Speaking & Hosting the Testing Olympiad @SeleniumDay Bangalore- My Experience Report – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2020/02/04/speaking-hosting-the-testing-olympiad-seleniumday-bangalore-my-experience-report/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #82 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/02/03/the-little-tester-82/
• Podcast: SauceLabs and TestProject Team Up with Kevin Dunne & Kristian Meier – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a290-testprojectsauce/
• Video: Cypress API Testing : REST API Testing with Cypress( Full CRUD Example) – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/02/06/cypress-api-testing/
• Video: Cypress Tutorial For Beginners : Part 4 ( Cypress Download File ) – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/02/05/cypress-download-file/
• Video: Secrets to a Healthy Work-Life Balance: An Interview with Aprajita Mathur – Owen Gotimer – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/secrets-healthy-work-life-balance-interview-aprajita-mathur

Goals/Personal Reflections/Blogging

• 2019 in Review – Chris Kenst – https://www.kenst.com/2020/02/2019-in-review/