Testing Bits: 355 – August 23rd – August 29th, 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 August 23rd – August 29th, 2020.

Testing

• 5 SMART goals for a QA analyst – Jim Brown – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/Goal-1-for-the-QA-tester-Take-ownership
• 10 Years in Testing ,10 Lessons – Lesson 5 – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2020/08/10-years-in-testing-10-lessons-lesson-5/
• 2020/08/21 My experience hosting an AMA on blogging – Lee Marshall – https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/2020/08/25/2020-08-21-my-experience-hosting-an-ama-on-blogging/
• API Reply validation with Python – Bart Vanherck – https://www.thetestingpirate.be/2020/08/26/api-reply-validation-with-python/
• AWS testing with Jest Unit Tests: Part 1 – Kris Raven – https://medium.com/@krisraven/aws-testing-with-jest-unit-tests-part-1-4c93c1d4bf21
• Common functional testing types explained, with examples – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Common-functional-testing-types-explained-with-examples
• Expected Results – Michael Bolton – https://www.developsense.com/blog/2020/08/expected-results/

• How AI improves microservices testing automation – Joydip Kanjilal – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-ai-improves-microservices-testing-automation
• How Do You Master New Skills? – Johanna Rothman – https://createadaptablelife.com/2020/08/how-do-you-master-new-skills.html
• How To Test Web Forms for Usability? – Nataliia Syvynska – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/how-to-test-web-forms-for-usability/
• Mentoring & Coaching – Finding your outer Miyagi – Graham Ellis – https://www.gesqa.com/post/mentoring-coaching-finding-your-outer-miyagi
• Not getting opportunities you should be? Try a Reputation Audit – Beth Marshall – https://beththetester.com/2020/08/28/not-getting-opportunities-you-should-be-try-a-reputation-audit/
• Overcoming imposter syndrome as a software tester – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/overcoming-imposter-syndrome-and-gaining-context-as-a-software-tester/
• Responsive Web Design: All You Need To Know – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/responsive-web-design-all-you-need-to-know/
• SDET vs. QA – What’s the Difference? – Wes Silverstein – https://www.mindfulqa.com/sdet-vs-qa/
• Shift Left and QA Responsibilities – Rafaela Azevedo – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/08/27/shift-left-and-qa-responsibilities/
• Speech Viewer Logs of Lies – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2020/08/speech-viewer-logs-of-lies.html
• Story kick-off – Lina Zubyte – https://qualitybits.tech//writing/story-kickoff
• Testing Doesn’t Add Value to the Product – Michael Bolton – https://www.developsense.com/blog/2020/08/testing-doesnt-add-value-to-the-product/
• The Importance of a QA Environment – Laveena Ramchandani – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/08/26/the-importance-of-a-qa-environment/
• “What would QA do all day?” – Chris NeJame – https://salmonmode.github.io//2020/08/26/what-would-qa-do-all-day.html

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• 16 Selenium Best Practices For Efficient Test Automation – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-best-practices-for-web-testing/
• AI Driven TestProject Recorder – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/ai-testproject/
• Bamboo vs Jenkins: Showdown Of CI/CD Tools – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/bamboo-vs-jenkins-showdown-of-ci-cd-tools/
• CSS Position Sticky Tutorial With Examples[Complete Guide] – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/css-position-sticky-tutorial/
• Execute Appium Tests in the Cloud – pCloudy – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/execute-appium-tests-pcloudy/
• Java for QA Automation Engineers: How to Learn? – John Selawsky – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/java-qa-automation-engineers-how-learn
• Load Testing using Netling – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – https://qainsights.com/load-testing-using-netling/
• Shifting Performance Testing to the left with k6 – Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/shifting-performance-testing-to-the-left-with-k6
• SpecFlow Tutorial For Automation Testing With Selenium C# – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/specflow-tutorial-for-automation-testing/
• VoIP Performance Testing for a Mental Health Hotline App – Mikaella Mateos – https://abstracta.us/blog/performance-testing/voip-performance-testing

Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Sketchnoting 99 Second Talks (Updated Daily) – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/sketchnoting-99-second-talks/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts/Webinars

• Book Review- Explore It! – Kristin Jackvony – https://thinkingtester.com/book-review-explore-it/
• Cartoon: The Little Tester – Stories in Testing #110 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/08/24/the-little-tester-110/
• Podcast: How QAs Can Work Effectively On Agile Teams (with Tatiana Zinchenko from AVEVA) – Jonathon Wright – https://theqalead.com/podcast/qa-work-effectively-agile-teams-tatiana-zinchenko/
• Podcast: pytest-randomly – Adam Johnson – https://testandcode.com/128
• Podcast: Scaling Automation Testing at Startup with Priyanka Halder – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a318-priyanka/
• Podcast: Episode 015 – Exploratory Testing Government Guidance – The Evil Tester Show – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/show/015-exploratory-testing-gov/
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Optimized QA with Aviram Shotten – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – https://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-optimized-qa-with-aviram-shotten
• Podcast: Useless Skills – Dave Duke – https://theguiltytester.libsyn.com/useless-skills
• Podcast: WFH, WTF? – Tips and Tricks for Working From Home – Reuven Lerner & Julian Sequeira – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/127