Testing Bits – April 5th – April 11th, 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 April 5th – April 11th, 2020.

Testing

• 3 test design principles to get you to continuous integration – Melissa Benua – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/3-test-design-principles-get-you-continuous-integration
• Anti-Patterns in Software Testing – Jane Temov – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/anti-patterns-in-software-testing
• Computer science while washing the dishes 1: The Queue – Bob – https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2020/04/06/computer-science-while-washing-the-dishes-1-the-queue/
• How To Remove Blind Spots With Visual Testing – Angie Jones – https://applitools.com/blog/remove-blind-spots
• Testing Just Shifted To the Future – Jason Arbon – https://medium.com/@jarbon/testing-just-shifted-to-the-future-475fede397a1
• The Joy of JWTs – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-joy-of-jwts.html
• The risk of not communicating – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/the-risk-of-not-communicating/

• We’re Not Dead! – The Art of Effective Test Leadership – Simon Prior – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/were-not-dead-the-art-of-effective-test-leadership/
• Would Heu-Risk It? Part 26: The Inconceivable – Lena Wiberg – https://testing.pejgan.se/2020/04/09/would-heu-risk-it-part-26-the-inconceivabl
• Writing Good Bug Reports – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2020/04/08/writing-good-bug-reports/

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Automation Coverage – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2020/04/09-how-to-document-coverage-of-automation/
• Can we fully automate our software testing? – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/answer/Can-we-adopt-a-fully-automated-software-testing-strategy
• Contract Testing with Pact.js and Jest –  Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/contract-testing-with-pact-js-and-jest
• Cypress tips #4: Testing lists of items – Filip Hric – https://medium.com/slido-dev-blog/cypress-tips-4-testing-lists-of-items-dccd4b688816
• Integrating Automation into the Manual Testing Process – Raj Subrameyer – https://qablog.practitest.com/integrating-automation-into-the-manual-testing-process/
• Selenium C# Tutorial: Handling Multiple Browser Windows – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-c-tutorial-handling-multiple-browser-windows/
• The CI build is not a Christmas tree – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2020/04/06/the-ci-build-is-not-a-christmas-tree/
• The Hidden Costs of Automation – Ajay Balamurugadas – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/hidden-costs-automation
• The Perfect Way To Maintain Your Selenium Test Automation – Veethee Dixit – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/the-perfect-way-to-maintain-your-selenium-test-automation/
• What Should A Selenium Interview Coding Test Include? – Alex Siminuic – https://medium.com/@alexsiminiuc/what-should-a-selenium-interview-coding-test-include-e1a3b5cb0c20
• Writing VR automation with Unium – Noemi Ferrera – https://noemiferrera.com/2020/04/08/writing-vr-automation-with-unium/

Business, Covid 19, Remote Working

• 10 Essential Tips & Tricks on Working From Home – Daniel Levy – https://applitools.com/blog/working-from-home
• Adapt Your QA Team for The New Normal – Michael Fritzius – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/04/05/adapt-your-qa-team-for-the-new-normal/
• Deal with remote software testing challenges – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Deal-with-remote-software-testing-challenges
• OK, I’m At Home, All the Time. Now What? – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/04/ok-im-at-home-all-time-now-what.html

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training/Webinars

• Introducing: Weekly Test Guild Online Meetups – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/weekly-meetups/
• Test Strategies, Innovation, Remote Working and Lean Coffee – Sketchnotes (April Week 1) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/04/05/test-strategies-innovation-remote-working-and-lean-coffee-sketchnotes-april-week-1/
• Testability: a word we should not use?! – Simon Prior – https://dewt.wordpress.com/2020/04/06/testability-a-word-we-should-not-use/

#30DaysofTesting

• Perceptions of Quality (30 Days Of Quality, Day 4/6/8) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/04/07/perceptions-of-quality-30-days-of-quality-day-4-6-8/
• Who Decides Quality? (30 Days of Quality, Day 9) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/quality-discussion-who-decides-quality-30-days-of-quality-day-9/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts

• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #91 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/04/06/the-little-tester-91/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 118: Covid continues; and Velocity – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-118-covid-continues-and-velocity
• Podcast: ABT 343 – Yuliya Bagriy (aviskase) – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/abt-343-yuliya-bagriy-aviskase/
• Podcast: From Manual Testing to Continuous Testing with Jorge Luis Castro Toribio – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a299-jorge/