Testing Bits – March 22nd – March 28th, 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 22nd – March 28th, 2020.

Testing

• All You Need To Know About UI Testing – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-ui-testing/
• At Bree – Pete Walen – https://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2020/03/at-bree.html
• Building Levels of Testing in Software Development – Jennifer Robison – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2020/03/building-levels-testing-software-development
• Growing into senior (role) – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/growing-into-senior-role/
• How Can This Fail? – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/how-can-this-fail/
• How To Ace High-Performance Test for CI/CD – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/high-performance-test
• How to build a rock-star QA team using test coverage methodology – Michael Fritzius – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-build-rock-star-qa-team-using-your-test-coverage-methodology

• How to Implement A/B Testing Using a Kubernetes Canary Deployment – Bob Reselman – https://blog.gurock.com/implement-ab-testing-using-kubernetes/
• How To Test Websites On Different Browsers Remotely? – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/how-to-test-websites-on-different-browsers-remotely/
• Manual Cross-browser Testing for Beginners Part 1: Concepts and Types – Sarah Mischinger – https://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/manual-testing/manual-cross-browser-testing-for-beginners-part-1-concepts-and-types/
• Observation vs Interrogation – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2020/03/23-observation-vs-interrogation/
• Reduce these forms of AI bias from devs and testers – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Reduce-these-forms-of-AI-bias-from-devs-and-testers
• So You Want to Become a Manager – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/dark-side-of-management/
• Software testers will become more valuable – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/software-testers-will-become-more-valuable/
• Testing in Agile: How to Get Started – Balazs Schaffhauser – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/testing-agile-how-get-started
• The Simplified Guide to API Testing – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2020/03/23/the-simplified-guide-to-api-testing/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Automation Testing for Beginners – The Ultimate Guide – Yoni Flenner – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/03/26/automation-testing-for-beginners-ultimate-guide/
• 11 Best Unit Testing Frameworks For Selenium Automation – Praveen Mishra – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/11-best-unit-testing-frameworks-for-selenium-automation/
• Browser unaware Selenium tests. STEP 2: Creating the browser initialization methods for Chrome and Firefox – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/03/25/browser-unaware-selenium-tests-step-2-creating-the-browser-initialization-methods-for-chrome-and-firefox/
• Find the Button Sometimes in the Room – https://www.mindfultester.com/find-the-button-sometimes-in-the-room/
• How Manual Testers Can Do Automation With Cucumber Efficiently? – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://ultimateqa.com/how-manual-testers-can-do-automation-with-cucumber-efficiently/
• How to Write an Automated Test Framework in a Million Little Steps – T.J. Maher – https://www.threatstack.com/blog/how-to-write-an-automated-test-framework-in-a-million-little-steps
• In Selenium Projects, Keep Sensitive Information in Environment Variables – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/in-selenium-projects-keep-sensitive-information-in-environment-variables-3c9eb6521080
• Linux Command Line for Beginners – Part A – Srinivas Kadiyala – https://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2020/03/linux-command-line-for-beginners-part-a.html
• Selenium C# Tutorial: Using Explicit and Fluent Wait in Selenium – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/explicit-fluent-wait-in-selenium-c/
• Selenium Navigation Methods (Chapter 3) – Rex Hones II – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/03/25/selenium-navigation-methods/
• Selenium Tests Should Not Include Java/C# Statements – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/selenium-tests-should-not-include-java-c-statements-45c51293f08c

Business, Covid 19, Remote Working

• 5 tips when working with distributed testing teams – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/my-5-tips-when-working-with-distributed-testing-teams/
• A very different world – Steve Watson – https://stevethedoc.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/a-very-different-world/
• Keep calm and remain productive – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/keep-calm-and-remain-productive/
• Trust is the key to high-performing (remote) teams – Evelyn van Kelle – https://xebia.com/blog/trust-is-the-key-to-high-performing-remote-teams/

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training/Webinars

• A Tester Walks into a Security Conference – The Big Test Theory – Adrian Stokes – https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/blog/2020/3/27/a-tester-walks-into-a-security-conference

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Book Review: 60 Second Summary: Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps – How to Thrive in Complexity – Jennifer Garvey Berger – Toby Sinclair – https://tobysinclairblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/22/60-second-summary-unlocking-leadership-mindtraps-how-to-thrive-in-complexity-jennifer-garvey-berger/
• Book Review: Enterprise Continuous Testing – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/03/book-review-enterprise-continuous.html
• Book Review: Read Along- ‘Agile Testing’ Chapter-2 – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2020/03/25/read-along-agile-testing-chapter-2
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #89 – Corina Pip – The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #89
• Podcast: ABT 343 – Melissa Pohlman – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/abt-343-melissa-pohlman/
• Podcast: C# Automation Testing with Karthik K.K – Joe Colanontio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a297-karthik/
• Podcast: One Key Idea: Pairwise Testing Using ACTS – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/one-key-idea-pairwise-testing-using-acts/
• Podcast: Property Based Testing in Python with Hypothesis – Alexander Hultnér – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/107
• Video: Whole Team Quality: A Conversation with Melissa Benua – Owen Gotimer – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/whole-team-quality-conversation-melissa-benua