Testing Bits – March 29th – April 4th, 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 29th – April 4th, 2020.

Testing

• 5 key software testability characteristics – Matt Heusser – https://searchapparchitecture.techtarget.com/tip/5-key-software-testability-characteristics
• 6 design thinking steps that will rock your agile teams – Jennifer Bonine – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/6-design-thinking-steps-will-rock-your-agile-teams
• A Decade in Testing – How did I get here? – Simon Prior – https://priorsworld.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/a-decade-in-testing-how-did-i-get-here/
• A Manager’s First Job – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/a-managers-first-job/
• Apply Root Cause Analysis to Software Defects – Thao Vo – https://weapontester.com/blogs/apply-root-cause-analysis-to-software-defects
• Best practices for threat modeling service mesh, microservices – Ed Moyle – https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Best-practices-for-threat-modeling-service-mesh-microservices
• Develop a passion for software testing – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/develop-a-passion-for-software-testing/

• Dipping One’s Toes Into Testing – Aline Lanckneus – https://isleof.it/2020/04/04/dipping-ones-toes-into-testing/
• Encryption and Encoding – Kristen Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/04/encryption-and-encoding.html
• ‘Head’ In the Clouds: Am I Test or DevOps – Alexander Oliveira Dunn – https://alexanderontesting.com/2020/03/31/head-in-the-clouds-am-i-test-or-devops/
• How do you run effective standup meetings? – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-do-you-run-effective-standup-meetings
• How to Accelerate Your Release Cycles with Agile Testing – Akshaya Choudhary – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/how-accelerate-your-release-cycles-agile-testing
• Introduction to Contract Testing – Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/introduction-to-contract-testing
• Is Crowdsourced Testing Just Outsourcing? – Fahim Sachedina – https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/is-crowdsourced-testing-outsourcing
• Leverage The Power Of Testers – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/power-of-testers
• Meta is Better – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2020/03/meta-is-better.html
• New Managers: Being a Manager – Angela Riggs – https://angelariggs.github.io/articles/being-a-manager
• Sota so Good – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2020/03/sota-so-good.html
• The Relevance of a TestSphere Expansion – Beren Van Daele – https://isleof.it/2020/03/30/the-relevance-of-a-testsphere-expansion/
• The Tester as Engineer? – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-tester-as-engineer.html
• Types of APIs – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2020/04/03/types-of-apis/
• What is intrinsic quality? (built-in quality) – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/quest-ce-que-la-qualite-intrinseque-built-in-quality-8b56ca0292c7

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• 49 Most Common Selenium Exceptions for Automation Testing – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/49-common-selenium-exceptions-automation-testing/
• Browser unaware Selenium tests. STEP 3: Starting a browser based on a system property – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/04/01/browser-unaware-selenium-tests-step-3-starting-a-browser-based-on-a-system-property/
• Business Driven Development By Selenium Testing With Gherkin – Rahul Rana – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/business-driven-development-by-selenium-testing-with-gherkin/
• Hindsight lessons about automation: The mastery of data seeding – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2020/04/01/hindsight-lessons-about-automation-the-mastery-of-data-seeding/
• Integrating Selenium WebDriver with Java-TestNG and Cucumber – Jessica Cyrus – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/integrating-selenium-webdriver-with-java-testng-and-cucumber/
• Java vs. Python for test automation? Why Ruby is the better choice – Michael Fritzius – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/java-vs-python-test-automation-why-ruby-better-choice
• Jest Tutorial For Selenium JavaScript Testing With Examples – Harshit Paul – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/jest-tutorial-for-selenium-javascript-testing-with-examples/
• Q&A with Max Saperstone from Coveros: Part Three – Success and Failure with Test Automation – Mark Lambert – https://blog.parasoft.com/a-qa-with-max-saperstone-from-coveros-part-three-success-and-failure-with-test-automation
• REST API Testing using Postman & Newman Essential Guide – Nithin – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/03/31/rest-api-testing-using-postman-newman-guide/
• Selenium C# Tutorial: Handling Alert Windows – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-c-tutorial-handling-alert-windows/
• Should We Trust 100% Our Automated Tests? – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/should-we-trust-100-our-automated-tests-ed198095e3f4
• So much is new but somethin’ in my life remains the same – Chris Armstrong – https://christovskia.blog/2020/04/03/so-much-is-new-but-somethin-in-my-life-remains-the-same/
• Test automation maintenance requires knowledge sharing – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/Test-automation-maintenance-requires-knowledge-sharing
• The Computer Is Always Right – Stephan Kämper – https://seasidetesting.com/2020/04/04/the-computer-is-always-right/
• Three lines of Python to brighten your day – Bruce – https://undevelopedbruce.com/2020/04/03/three-lines-of-python/
• WebdriverIO Tutorial: Browser Commands for Selenium Testing – Rahul Jain – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/webdriverio-tutorial-browser-commands-for-selenium-testing/
• What are the benefits of automation? – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2020/03/30/what-are-the-benefits-of-automation/
• When to use RPA in testing – Jesper Ottosen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2020/04/04/when-to-use-rpa-in-testing/
• Whole Team, Quality, and Testing – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/whole-team-quality-and-testing/
• Why you might be wasting time in your testing – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/why-you-might-be-wasting-time-in-your-testing

Business, Covid 19, Remote Working

• 5 Things to Remember When You’re Feeling Stuck – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/things-to-remember-when-feeling-stuck/
• Building a Positive Remote Company Culture – Amelia Whyman – https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/remote-tips-on-building-a-positive-company-culture
• I like working from home… – Chris Kenst – https://www.kenst.com/2020/03/i-like-working-from-home/
• Out with the Coronavirus, in with the…? – Duncan Nisbet – https://www.duncannisbet.co.uk/out-with-the-coronavirus-in-with-the
• Remote Testing: Making The Switch – Amelia Whyman – https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/remote-testing-making-the-switch
• Some Advice for My New Working From Home Compatriots – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/03/some-advice-for-my-new-working-from.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training/Webinars

• FAQ for my Agile Testing Days keynote – Abby Bangster – https://testerbychoice.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/faq-for-my-agile-testing-days-keynote/
• Hosting our first hackathon during COVID-19 Quarantine 2020 – Dan Belcher – https://www.mabl.com/blog/hosting-our-first-hackathon-during-covid-19-quarantine-2020
• Mobbing (Not Just for Programming)[Webinar Recap] – Danielle Felder – https://www.testcraft.io/mobbing-webinar-recap/

#30DaysofTesting

• Defining Quality (30 Days Of Quality, Day 1) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/defining-and-measuring-quality/
• Achieving A Pleasing Level Of Quality (30 Days Of Quality, Day 2) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/achieving-a-pleasing-level-of-quality/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Book Review: Read Along- ‘Agile Testing’ Chapter-3 – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2020/04/02/read-along-agile-testing-chapter-3/
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #90 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/03/30/the-little-tester-90/
• Podcast: ABT 343 – Chris Kenst – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/abt-343-chris-kenst/
• Podcast: Episode 011 – Programmer or Tester? – The Evil Tester Show – Alan Richardson – https://pod.co/the-evil-tester-show/what-should-i-be-programmer-or-tester
• Podcast: Podcast – Continuous improvement – sounds good but how to do it? – Mark Lambert, Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/podcast-continuous-improvement-sounds-good-how-to-do-it/
• Podcast: Test Automation in Gaming with Shane Evans – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a298-shane/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Scaled Agile – Matt Heuser, Michael Larsen – http://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-scaled-agile
• Video: Adapting to Working from Home: A Conversation with Gene Gotimer [interview] – Owen Gotimer – https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/adapting-working-home-conversation-gene-gotimer
• Video: Cypress Testing Tutorials : Live Project #1 [ Start to End for Beginners ] – Promode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/04/03/cypress-testing-tutorials/
• Webinar: Cutting-edge Functional UI Testing Techniques – Live Coding Webinar w/ Adam Carmi – Addie Ben-Yehuda – https://applitools.com/blog/ui-testing-techniques