Testing Bits: 362 – Oct 11th – Oct 17th, 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 October 11th – October 17th, 2020.

Testing

• Contractor Life – Pt 4: Making Success – Pete Walen – https://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2020/10/contractor-life-pt-4-making-success.html
• “Dear Younger Me” – Michael Bolton – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/dear-younger-me-michael-bolton/
• Dialog Focus in Screen Readers – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2020/10/dialog-focus-in-screen-readers.html
• How to Get Started with Performance Testing: The Basics And A Little More – Johanna South – https://theqaconnection.com/2020/10/14/basics-of-performance-testing/
• How to Improve Quality – Beren Van Daele – https://isleof.it/2020/10/15/how-to-improve-quality/
• Is Mobile Testing A Challenge? – Aditi Mokasdar – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/10/12/is-mobile-testing-a-challenges/
• Leaders in Tech: Steve Davies – Constance Drugeot – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/leaders-in-tech-steve-davies/

• Tester’s Diary: Getting Out of a Testing Rut – Rachel Kibler – https://blog.gurock.com/get-out-of-testing-rut/
• Testing Archives – October – Sam Connelly – https://bughuntersam.com/testing-archives-october/
• Using Synthetic Transaction Monitoring for an Outside-in View of App Health – James Baldassari – https://www.mabl.com/blog/using-synthetic-transaction-monitoring-for-an-outside-in-view-of-app-health
• We Forgot About “Test Design”: The Essential QA Skill – Niall Lynch – https://theqalead.com/topics/test-design-essential-qa-skill/
• What Are Edge Cases in Software Testing? – Wes Silverstein – https://www.mindfulqa.com/edge-cases/
• Who is a SDET? Birth of the SDET Role – Aniruddha Biswas – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/10/15/who-is-a-sdet/
• Why Security Vulnerability Assessments Are Necessary – Akshaya Choudhary – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/why-security-vulnerability-assessments-are-necessary

Test Automation/Programming/Tools

• Custom Test Automation Framework: Define Features Part 3 – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/custom-test-automation-framework-features-part3/
• Get the Funkify Out: A Neat Accessibility Tool/Disability Simulator – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/get-funkify-out-neat-accessibility.html
• How To Get Text Of An Element In Selenium? – Harshit Paul – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/how-to-get-text-of-an-element-in-selenium/
• How To Integrate Jenkins & Maven With Selenium? –  Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-maven-jenkins-integration/
• Is the Cypress Dashboard right for you? – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/is-the-cypress-dashboard-right-for-you
• Shadow DOM Elements and Using TestProject’s OpenSDK {Part 2} – Virender Singh – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/10/13/shadow-dom-elements-and-using-the-testproject-opensdk-part-2/
• Solving: Selecting between Given and When #GivenWhenThenWithStyle – Gojko Adzic – https://specflow.org/blog/solving-selecting-between-given-and-when-givenwhenthenwithstyle/
• What To Do When Tests Fail? – Tarun Narula – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/10/11/what-to-do-when-tests-fail/
• Why Should I Waste Time Writing Automated Tests? – Dennis Martinez – https://dev-tester.com/why-should-i-waste-time-writing-automated-tests/

Announcements/Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

PNSQC – Day 1

• Live Blogging for #PNSQC2020: Back in the Saddle Again – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/live-blogging-for-pnsqc2020-back-in.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: TestOps with Jason Arbon – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-testops-with-jason.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Iron Chef Cucumber: Cooking Up Software Requirements That Get Great Results with Chris Cowell – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-iron-chef-cucumber.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Human Centric User Acceptance Testing with Rebecca Long @Amaya30 – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-human-centric-user.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Software Performance And Load Testing Utilizing JMeter with Anna Sharpe – Michael Larsen https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-software.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Capacity To Execute with John Cvetko – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-capacity-to.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Of Machines and Men with Iryna Suprun – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-of-machines-and.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Communication Is Key: Lessons Learned From Testing In Healthcare Technology with Rachael Lovallo – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-communication-is.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Full Stack Testing Is A Culture with Christina Thalayasingam – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-full-stack-testing.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: “Rethinking Test Automation” with Paul Gerrard – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-rethinking-test.html

PNSQC – Day 2

• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Breaking Down Biases and Building Inclusive AI with Raj Subrameyer – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-breaking-down.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Generator-Based Testing: A State By State Approach with Chris Struble – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-generator-based.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Testing COVID-19 Models: Getting Important Work Done In A Hurry with Christian Wiswell – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-testing-covid-19.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Teaching Testing To Programmers. What Sticks, And What Slides Off? with Rob Sabourin and Mónica Wodzislawski – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-teaching-testing.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Quality Focused Software Testing In Critical Infrastructure with Zoë Oens – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-quality-focused.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Testing Floating-Point Applications with Alan Jorgensen – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-testing-floating.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Quality Engineering – Reflecting on the Past & Present to Accelerate the Future with Dr. Tafline Ramos – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-quality.html

PNSQC – Day 3

• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Test Engineers are the Connectors of Our Teams with Jenny Bramble – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-test-engineers-are.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Let’s Focus More On Quality Engineering And Less About Testing with Joel Montvelisky – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-lets-focus-more-on.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Are You Ready For AI To Take Over Your Automation Testing? with Lisette Zounon – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-are-you-ready-for.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Towards A Culturally Inclusive Software Quality with Jack McDowell & Ying Ki Kwong – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-towards-culturally.html
• PNSQC 2020 Live Blog: Diversity in Testing and Technology: A Moderated Panel – Michael Larsen – https://www.mkltesthead.com/2020/10/pnsqc-2020-live-blog-diversity-in.html

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Graphics/Podcasts/Webinars

• Cartoon: The Little Tester #117 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/10/12/the-little-tester-117/
• Podcast: Business Outcomes and Software Development – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/134
• Podcast: Educating Future Generations of Testers with Simon Prior – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a324-simon/
• Podcast: Episode #203: Scripting a masterpiece for Python web automation – Brian Okken – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/203/scripting-a-masterpiece-for-python-web-automation
• Podcast: SPaMCAST 620 – Test Automation and The Future of Manual Testers, A Conversation with Nalin Prabhu and Ola Omiyale – Tom Cagley – https://spamcast.libsyn.com/spamcast-620-test-automation-and-the-future-of-manual-testers-a-conversation-with-nalin-prabu-and-ola-omiyale
• Video: Conditional WorkFlow in Postman : API Testing using Postman – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/10/14/conditional-workflow-in-postman/
• Video: How to Work with CSV, JSON and Dynamic Variables in Postman – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/10/12/csv-and-dynamic-variables-in-postman/
• Video: How to Work with CRUD in Postman – API Testing using Postman – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/10/15/crud-in-postman/
• Video: JSON Schema Validation in Postman – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/10/13/json-schema-validation-in-postman/