Testing Bits: 374 – January 3rd, 2021 – January 9th, 2021

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 374 – Jan 3rd, 2021 – Jan 9th, 2021.

Testing

• 7+ Ways to Track User Stories – Bill Wake – https://xp123.com/articles/7-ways-to-track-user-stories
• A-Z of Testing Tips: A for Awareness – Ajay Balamurugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-z-of-testing-tips-for-awareness.html
• Bulletproofing Embedded Tweets – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2021/01/bulletproofing-embedded-tweets.html
• Business Intelligence Project (AwesomeApp OLTP, Python ETL & OLAP) – Parker Ferguson – https://parkcity-pf.medium.com/business-intelligence-project-awesomeapp-oltp-python-etl-olap-cce4379d2966
• Common search engine questions about testing #5: “Can you automate software testing?” – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2021/01/05/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-5-can-you-automate-software-testing/
• Contemporary Exploratory Testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2021/01/contemporary-exploratory-testing.html
• Creating a Testing Porfolio (Non-Automation) – Johanna South – https://theqaconnection.com/2021/01/06/test-portfolio/

• Creating a test strategy for asynchronous microservices applications – Fernando Teixeira – https://medium.com/assertqualityassurance/creating-a-test-strategy-for-asynchronous-microservices-applications-1397f7755e85
• Experience: Reimagining Software Testing & The Road Ahead – Dan Belcher – https://www.mabl.com/blog/experience-reimagining-software-testing-the-road-ahead
• Exploring Security – Concerning Fuzzing – Dan Billing – https://thetestdoctor.co.uk/2021/01/07/exploring-security-concerning-fuzzing/
• Fake SSL Certificates: How Can They Be a Problem? – Apurva Kumar – https://medium.com/globant/fake-ssl-certificates-how-can-they-be-a-problem-901cfe0b34f7
• How to conduct ‘Round 2’ interviews at Qxf2 – Arunkumar Muralidharan – https://qxf2.com/blog/how-conduct-round-2-interviews-qxf2/
• How to Test Software in Startups – Idea vs Functional Testing – Jonas Menesklou – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/01/06/how-to-test-software-in-startups/
• Is Living Documentation a good way to document? – Dirk Rombauts – https://specflow.org/blog/is-living-documentation-a-good-way-to-document/
• Load Testing with Gatling I – Constance Armitage – https://theartfultester.com/blog/2021/01/05/load-testing-with-gatling-1/
• Multi-Function Button – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2021/01/multi-function-button.html
• My experience as a Quality Engineering Manager — 5 takeaways – Parker Ferguson – https://parkcity-pf.medium.com/my-experience-as-a-quality-engineering-manager-key-takeaways-af225b8768fe
• Organizations are inclined towards Browser Performance Testing in DevOps – Arun Dutta – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/01/04/browser-performance-testing/
• Risks Related To Software Upgrade – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/risks-related-to-software-upgrade/
• Women in IT: Mili Mathew – Constance Drugeot – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/women-in-it-mili-matthew/

Coding/Programming/Test Automation/Tools

• 5 Reasons Why Test Automation Lets Us Down – Brijesh Deb – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/07/5-reasons-why-test-automation-lets-us-down/
• 9 Test Automation Predictions for 2021 – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/9-test-automation-predictions-2021/
• 10 Good Practices in Selenium C# Automation – Andreea Draniceanu – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/07/good-practices-in-selenium-csharp-automation/
• Automation Testing Trends 2021 Top 10 Predictions – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/automation-testing-trends/
• Behavior Driven Development – From End-User to Unit Tests – Ken Pugh – https://specflow.org/blog/behavior-driven-development-from-end-user-to-unit-tests/
• Easily manage Properties Files in Java with Owner – Elias Nogueira – http://www.eliasnogueira.com/easily-manage-properties-files-in-java-with-owner/
• Keeping your models clean with Lombok Part 1 – Darjan Djamtovski – http://blog.darjan-dzamto.com/keeping-your-models-clean-with-lombok-part-1/
• Nightwatch Vs Protractor: Which Testing Framework Is Right For You? – Rahul Jain – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/nightwatch-vs-protractor-which-testing-framework-is-right-for-you-1/
• Page Object Pattern in Automated Testing Java Code – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/page-object-pattern-java-code/
• Python API test automation framework (Part 7) Refactoring structure – Gaurav Singh – https://automationhacks.io/2021/01/08/python-api-automation-framework-part7-refactoring-structure
• Reduce Your Test Automation Costs Significantly with Open Source Frameworks – Sumon Dey – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/06/reduce-your-test-automation-costs-significantly-with-open-source-frameworks/
• Roku WebDriver Test Automation: Lessons From the Field – Mike Theiss – https://medium.com/globant/roku-webdriver-test-automation-lessons-from-the-field-4ee27b520732
• Test Automation Framework Benefits – POM, Selenium Locators, OpenSDK & JUnit [Cheat Sheet Included] – Rex Jones II – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/06/test-automation-framework-benefits-pom-selenium-locators-opensdk-junit/
• The Struggle with Myself: Learning to Code For the Seventh Time – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2021/01/the-struggle-with-myself-learning-to-code-for-the-seventh-time/

Tools

• 10 Best Defect Tracking Tools For Software Testing In 2021 – Jason Boog – https://theqalead.com/tools/defect-tracking-tools/
• 10 Best Mobile Testing Tools To Automate Testing In 2021 – Jason Boog – https://theqalead.com/tools/mobile-testing-tools/
• 10 Best Online Cross-Browser Testing Tools In 2021 – Jason Boog – https://theqalead.com/tools/best-cross-browser-testing-tools/
• Added hotkeys and “exclude pairs” support to online pairwise tool – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/added-hotkeys-and-exclude-pairs-support-to-online-pairwise-tool-db160c3e9b9c
• Docker cheat sheet – Get to know the most common docker commands – Daniel Gold – http://www.danielgold.net/2021/01/docker-cheat-sheet-get-to-know-common.html
• Testing Tool: Pairwise Testing – Combinatorial Test Case Generation – Srinivas Kadiyala – https://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2021/01/testing-tool-pairwise-testing.html

Announcements/Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Story of Super Reads Evolution – Nithin S – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/01/03/superreads-evolution/

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Podcasts/Videos/Webinars

• Book Review: Quotes & Notes on “Escaping the Build Trap” by Melissa Perri – Areti Panou – https://unremarkabletester.com/2021/01/06/quotes-notes-on-escaping-the-build-trap-by-melissa-perri/
• Book Review: The Software Testing Fuzzing Book – Software Testing Magazine – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/the-software-testing-fuzzing-book/
• Cartoon: No need to understand how it works – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2021/01/no-need-to-understand-how-it-works.html
• Cartoon: The Little Testers #129 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2021/01/04/the-little-tester-129/
• Podcast: Automation Testing Trends for 2021 – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a334-joe/
• Podcast: Podcast Episode 18 – #MakeATester – Testing Peers – Simon Prior, Russell Craxford – https://testingpeers.com/?p=579
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Chaos Engineering – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – https://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-chaos-engineering
• Video: How Much Selenium I Should Know To Get a Job? – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/01/03/how-much-selenium-i-should-know-to-get-a-job/
• Video: How to Use the GET and SET keywords In KARATE API Automation? – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/01/06/get-and-set-keywords-in-karate-api/
• Video: JUnit the Next Generation – Webinar Recording – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.everydayunittesting.com/2021/01/junit-the-next-generation-webinar-recording.html
• Video: The Quality Dashboard – TestCon 2020 – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.everydayunittesting.com/2021/01/the-quality-dashboard-testcon-2020.html

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