Testing Bits – February 23rd – February 29th, 2020 – The Late Edition

Due to elbow surgery, posts for Testing Bits was delayed for a short period of time.  Here is the “late edition” of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of February 23rd – February 29th, 2020.

Testing

• 7 Ways For Better Collaboration Among Your Testers And Developers – Praveen Mishra – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/better-collaboration-testers-and-developers/
• 13 Software Testing Trends To Look Out For In 2020 – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/software-testing-trends-2020/
• A Tester’s Role in AIOps – Bhavani Ramasubbu – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/testers-role-aiops
• Agile software development and the testing manifesto – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/agile-software-development-and-the-testing-manifesto/
• Clients Can Be Bug Hunters Too – Courtney Johnston von Nieda – https://medium.com/ideas-by-crema/clients-can-be-bug-hunters-too-a99118a2d6c3
• Customers Don’t Want To Use Your Software – Duncan Nisbet – http://www.duncannisbet.co.uk/customers-dont-want-to-use-your-software
• Feature Switching For Release Testing – Alexander Oliveira Dunn – https://alexanderontesting.com/2020/02/29/feature-switching-for-release-testing/

• Getting Initimate: Thinking About Quality as a Team Effort – Josh Grant – https://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/610952797010132992/getting-initimate-thinking-about-quality-as-a
• How did you miss that bug? – Kim Engel – https://isitgoodenoughyet.com/2020/02/29/how-did-you-miss-that-bug/
• How to create clear, collaborative user story maps – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-create-clear-collaborative-user-story-maps
• How to Reuse Functional Test for Performance Testing – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/reuse-performance/
• Making friends with the impostors inside – Noemi Ferrera – https://noemiferrera.com/2020/02/25/making-friends-with-the-impostors-inside/
• Ostrich Effect Patterns – Telling A Story With Test Sphere – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/ostrich-effect-patterns-telling-a-story-with-test-sphere/
• Q&A with Max Saperstone from Coveros: Part Two – Building a Test Strategy – Mark Lambert – https://blog.parasoft.com/a-qa-with-max-saperstone-from-coveros-part-two-building-a-test-strateg
• Security testing web applications and systems in the modern enterprise – Sharon Shea – https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Security-testing-web-applications-and-systems-in-the-modern-enterprise
• Software security testing and software stress testing basics – Sharon Shea – https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Software-security-testing-and-software-stress-testing-basics
• Tester’s Diary: Lessons Learned in Training Testers – Rachel Kibler – https://blog.gurock.com/testers-diary-lessons-training-testers/
• Transition from College to Work – Mohan Kumar – https://qxf2.com/blog/transition-from-college-to-work/
• Unclogging the Bug Pipeline – James Bach – https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/487131
• Whole Team Testing for Continuous Delivery –  Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/whole-team-testing
• Why You need a QA Toolbox – Brian Hamilton – https://blog.testlodge.com/qa-toolbox/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 22: The Contract – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/02/24/would-heu-risk-it-part-22-the-contract/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 23: The Shapeshifter – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/02/28/would-heu-risk-it-part-23-the-shapeshifter/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Adapter Design Pattern in Automated Testing – Anton Angelo – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/adapter-design-pattern/
• Browser automation with Helium – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/browser-automation-with-hellium/
• Getting Started with Service Virtualization using WireMock (Part 3) – Bas Dijkstra – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/02/24/getting-started-with-service-virtualization-using-wiremock-part-3/
• How Selenium Works: Episode 3 – isDisplayed – David Burns – https://www.theautomatedtester.co.uk/blog/2020/how-selenium-works-3-isdiplayed/
• Identify the Automation Gap in Testing – Luke Liu – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/02/25/identify-automation-gap-in-testing/
• More Fun With Cypress – Kristin Jackvony  – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/02/more-fun-with-cypress.html
• On no longer wanting to depend on ExpectedConditions in my C# Selenium WebDriver tests – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/on-no-longer-wanting-to-depend-on-expectedconditions-in-my-c-selenium-webdriver-tests/
• Why do you need Selenium Explicit Waits and Expected Conditions? – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/why-do-you-need-selenium-explicit-waits-and-expected-conditions-b4725ec3710b
• Why Selenium Automation Testing In Production Is Pivotal For Your Next Release? – Rahul Rana – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/why-selenium-automation-testing-in-production-is-pivotal-for-your-next-release/
• Why You Need Build Automation Tools for Selenium Automation Testing? – Aditya Dwivedi – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/why-you-need-build-automation-tools-for-selenium-automation-testing/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Feb #MidsTest: Continuous Delivery – A testers journey and lessons learned – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/02/24/feb-midstest-continuous-delivery-a-testers-journey-and-lessons-learned/
• Conference And Learn Day 5, How To Give And Receive Feedback – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/conference-and-learn-day-5-how-to-give-and-receive-feedback/
• Conference And Learn Day 5, Open Sessions – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/conference-and-learn-day-5-open-sessions/
• Conference And Learn Day 5, EuroTestConf, The End Of Journey – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/conference-and-learn-day-5-eurotestconf-the-end-of-journey/
• Selenium Camp 2020 – A short relation – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/selenium-camp-2020-a-short-relation

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Book Review: Read: The Culture Code – KC – https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/read-the-culture-code/
• Podcast: Cosmic Python, TDD, testing and external dependencies – Harry Percival – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/102
• Podcast: Django – Lacey Williams Henschel – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/103
• Podcast: Service Virtualization Microservices Testing with Brandon Byars – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a293-brandon/
• Video: Exploring the STARWEST Conference: An Interview with Jeff Payne – Jennifer Bonine – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/exploring-starwest-conference-interview-jeff-payne