Testing Bits: 354 – August 16th – August 22nd, 2020 – Back on Track

As mentioned yesterday, Testing Curator is back on the normal Sunday publishing schedule.  Thank you for all the well wishes, prayers, and positive thoughts sent over the lat few weeks.

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 August 16th – August 22nd, 2020.

Testing

• 10 Years in Testing, 10 lessons – Lesson 4 – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2020/08/10-years-in-testing-10-lessons-lesson-4/
• 13 Years of Software Testing – Yogesh Khairnari – https://qa-qcarena.blogspot.com/2020/08/13-years-of-software-testing.html
• 23 software development metrics to track today – Ryan Black – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/23-software-development-metrics-to-track-today
• 333-How much time do you need for testing? – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2020/08/333-how-much-time-do-you-need-for.html
• A Tester Hiring Experiment – Test with Them – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-tester-hiring-experiment-test-with.html
• Be Wary of doc-subtitle – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2020/08/be-wary-of-doc-subtitle.html
• Building an Awesome Home Office Space – Chris Kenst – https://www.kenst.com/2020/08/building-an-awesome-home-office-space/

• Can you Test This Real Quick? – Johanna South – https://theqaconnection.com/2020/08/19/can-you-test-this-real-quick/
• Checklist For Exploratory Testing Session Debriefing – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/checklist-for-exploratory-testing-session-debriefing/
• Crash course in SSL certificates – Samantha Connelly – https://bughuntersam.com/crash-course-in-ssl-certificates/
• Exception handling best practices call for secure code design – Sharon Shea – https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Exception-handling-best-practices-call-for-secure-code-design
• Finding Success Within Imposed Working Models – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/imposed-working-models/
• Guest View: The de-evolution of software testing – Wayne Ariola – https://sdtimes.com/test/guest-view-the-de-evolution-of-software-testing/
• How to Be a QA Leader – Kristin Jackvony – https://thinkingtester.com/how-to-be-a-qa-leader/
• Quality with Minimal Testing – Q&A with Pete Walen – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/quality-with-minimal-testing/
• Shifting Security Testing Left in DevOps – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/security-in-devops/
• Testing for accessibility – Samantha Connelly – https://bughuntersam.com/testing-for-accessibility/
• The Software Mechanic – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2020/08/16/the-software-mechanic/
• TL;DR Guide to React Native Testing – Stanislav Sopov – https://medium.com/@stassop/tl-dr-guide-to-react-native-testing-d7f201670067
• Trust by Default – Michael Luchen – https://medium.com/ideas-by-crema/trust-by-default-e3fb497b4844

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• 6 rules for high-quality page object patterns – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/6-rules-high-quality-page-object-patterns
• 30 Advanced WebDriver Tips and Tricks Java Code – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/advanced-webdriver-tips-tricks-java/
• Assess TestRail vs. Zephyr test management tools – Tom Nolle – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Assess-TestRail-vs-Zephyr-test-management-tools
• Automatic tests — Are they worth your team’s time? – David Ruiz – https://medium.com/@david.ruiz_39436/automatic-tests-are-they-worth-your-teams-time-b067735c44bf
• Automating Calculator From Console – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/automating/calculator-canvas/
• Creating A Test Automation Portfolio Bonus Episode: NUnit testing of Restful Booker – Beth Marshall – https://beththetester.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/creating-a-test-automation-portfolio-bonus-episode-nunit-testing-of-restful-booker/
• How To Use DataProviders In TestNG [With Examples] – Kritika Murari – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/how-to-use-dataproviders-in-testng-with-examples/
• Review – Automated Visual Testing With WebdriverIO – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/visual-testing-webdriverio/
• The tools that I rely on to test software – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/the-tools-that-i-rely-on-to-test-software/
• Thoughts about Test Automation implementation – Leonardo Galani – https://medium.com/assertqualityassurance/thoughts-about-test-automation-implementation-d516629438ac
• Writing Custom Libraries in Robot Framework – Josh Grant – https://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/626753968050176000/writing-custom-libraries-in-robot-framework

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Test Leadership Congress: Interview with Participants and Their Takeaways – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2020/08/22/test-leadership-congress-interview-with-participants-and-their-takeaways/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts/Webinars

• Book Review: The Path of QA Jedi: 10 Books Every Tester Should Read – QATestLab – https://medium.com/@QATestLab/the-path-of-qa-jedi-10-books-every-tester-should-read-89de84008fd8
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #109 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/08/17/the-little-tester-109/
• Podcast: AB Testing – Episode 126: Azure Powered – Alan Page, Brent Jensen – https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/ab-testing-episode-126-azure-powered/
• Podcast: Data Science and Software Engineering Practices ( and Fizz Buzz ) – Joel Grus – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/126
• Podcast: Recap Season 1 – What we learned in 12 episodes of Quality Sense Podcast – Federico Toledo – https://soundcloud.com/qualitysensepodcast/recap-season-1-what-we-learned-in-12-episodes-of-quality-sense-podcast
• Podcast: TestProject OpenSDK with Kevin Dunne – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a317-kevin/
• Podcast: Top 6 Challenges Testers Face During Mobile App Testing – Software Testing Podcast – https://www.softwaretestingpodcast.com/e/top-6-challenges-testers-face-during-mobile-app-testing/
• Video: How to recruit testers – the Evil Tester Show podcast – Alan Richardson – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axLS0_v6kVw