Testing Bits – March 15th – March 21st, 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 March 15th – March 21st, 2020.

Testing

• 9 Load Testing Best Practices (Don’t Make These Mistakes) – Joe Colanontio – https://testguild.com/best-load-testing/
• 19 Best Cross Browser Testing Hacks For Faster Release – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/19-cross-browser-testing-hacks/
• Aging Gracefully in QA – Mukesh Sharma – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2020/03/aging-gracefully-qa
• Data-driven software engineering: How to avoid common problems – Jonathan Fries – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/data-driven-software-engineering-how-avoid-common-problems
• Do You Have Blind Spots in Your Software Testing? – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/blind-spots-software-testing/
• How to be a life-long learner – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/how-to-be-a-life-long-learner/
• New Challenges in Continuous Delivery – Lias Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2020/03/15/new-challenges-in-continuous-delivery/

• Opinionated Guide For Writing a Great QA Engineer Resume 32 Tips – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/guide-junior-qa-resume/
• The Uruk-Hai – Pete Walen – https://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-uruk-hai.html
• Where Your Money Is Lost in Testing – Maximilian Bauer – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/where-your-money-lost-testing
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 25: Goldilocks – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/03/19/would-heu-risk-it-part-25-goldilocks/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Adventures in Node: Arrow Functions – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/03/adventures-in-node-arrow-functions.html
• Atlassian integrates Automation for Jira no-code tool – Darryl Taft – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/252480102/Atlassian-integrates-Automation-for-Jira-no-code-tool
• Automation Coding Practices to Adopt: Code Like a Developer – Kristin Jackvony – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/03/16/automation-coding-practices-adopt-code-like-a-developer/
• Browser unaware Selenium tests. STEP 1: Identify OSs on which to run tests + choose browsers to support – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/03/18/browser-unaware-selenium-tests-step-1-identify-oss-on-which-to-run-tests-choose-browsers-to-support/
• Commercial and Open Source JMeter Plugins – Software Testing Magazine – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/tools/jmeter-plugins/
• Creating your first test with TestCafe – Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/creating-your-first-test-with-testcafe
• Cucumber.js Tutorial with Examples For Selenium JavaScript – Rahul Rana – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/cucumberjs-tutorial-selenium/
• Do you really need that Cucumber with your Selenium? – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/do-you-really-need-that-cucumber-with-your-selenium/
• Docker – Margaret Rouse – https://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/definition/Docker
• How to remove blind spots with visual testing – Angie Jones – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-remove-blind-spots-visual-testing
• Selenium C# Tutorial: Using Implicit Wait in Selenium – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/implicit-wait-csharp-selenium/
• Top Selenium C# Frameworks For Automation Testing In 2020 – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/top-selenium-csharp-framework/
• Writing Example Code: Knowing Your Audience (or Not) – Josh Grant – https://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/612751899042742272/writing-example-code-knowing-your-audience-or
• Writing Example Code: The Copy/Paste Conundrum – Josh Grant – https://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/613040287641681920/writing-example-code-the-copypaste-conundrum

Business, Covid 19, Remote Working

• 7 Tips to Make Working from Home Work for You – Owen Gotimer – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2020/03/7-tips-make-working-home-work-you
• Coronavirus forces switch to remote work for DevOps teams – Beth Pariseau – https://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/news/252480200/Coronavirus-forces-switch-to-remote-work-for-DevOps-teams
• Do you have a morning routine? – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/do-you-have-a-morning-routine/
• Effective Testing During COVID-19 – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2020/03/19/effective-testing-during-covid-19/
• How my team manages to stay connected in times of isolation – Evelyn van Kelle – https://xebia.com/blog/how-my-team-manages-to-stay-connected-in-times-of-isolation/
• How to do effective video calls – Martin Fowler – https://martinfowler.com/articles/effective-video-calls.html
• Lessons learned from remote consulting – Trish Khoo – https://trishkhoo.com/2020/03/lessons-learned-from-remote-consulting/
• Making the most out of remote EventStorming – Kenny Baas-Schwegler – https://xebia.com/blog/making-the-most-out-of-remote-eventstorming/
• On Business Continuity – Pete Walen – https://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2020/03/on-business-continuity.html
• Suddenly Working Remote When You Hadn’t Planned On It – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/suddenly-working-remote/
• The HONEST (anti)guide to WFH – Noemi Ferrera – https://noemiferrera.com/2020/03/18/the-honest-antiguide-to-wfh/
• Where Are You in Your Changes? – Johanna Rothman – https://createadaptablelife.com/2020/03/where-are-you-in-your-changes.html
• Working from home while a pandemic is active – Bhagya Perera – https://bhagyagdm.wordpress.com/2020/03/16/working-from-home-while-a-pandemic-is-active/
• Working in Isolation – How to Stay Focussed and Keep your Sanity – Will Saunders – https://blog.testlodge.com/working-in-isolation/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training/Webinars

• Meeting CI/CD Requirements: Key Factors in Test Automation We Must Consider – webinar w/ Angie Jones and Jessica Deen – Addie Ben-Yehuda – https://applitools.com/blog/ci-requirements

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #88 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/03/16/the-little-tester-88/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 117: The Covid-19 WFH Show – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-117-the-covid-19-wfh-show/
• Podcast: Podcast – Metrics – The good, the bad and the ugly – Rob Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/podcast-metrics-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/
• Podcast: SeleniumBase Python Framework with Michael Mintz – Joe Colanontio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a296-michael/
• Podcast: Visual Testing : How IDEs can make software testing easier – Paul Everitt – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/106
• Video: Sponsored Interview: DevOps Trends in Enterprise Mobility – Owen Gotimer – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/sponsored-interview-devops-trends-enterprise-mobility