Testing Bits: 382 – February 28th – March 6th, 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 February 28th – March 6th, 2021.

Testing

• Achieve More with Less: Pareto’s Principle in Software Testing – Prashant Hedge – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/03/03/achieve-more-with-less-paretos-principle-in-software-testing/
• Benefits of Continuous Testing (Part 1: to Executives) – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/benefits-of-continuous-testing-part-1-to-executives-4a4c34c0c1a
• DevOps demands quality engineering. Is your team ready? – Gerie Owen – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/devops-demands-quality-engineering-your-team-ready
• Dilemmas Of Testing In Production (And A Way Forward) – Niall Lynch – https://theqalead.com/topics/testing-in-production/
• How Different Are Software and Hardware Testing? – Software Testing Magazine – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/how-different-are-software-and-hardware-testing/
• How do you keep up with deadlines as a QA engineer? – Cognizant Softvision – https://medium.com/cognizantsoftvision-guildhall/how-do-you-keep-up-with-deadlines-as-a-qa-engineer-7906e464fc26
• How I use Time Blocking (or calendar blocking) to get things done – Rob Lambert – https://cultivatedmanagement.com/timeblocking/

• How To Get Started With Mobile Website Testing In 2021? – Ritesh Shetty – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/how-to-get-started-with-mobile-website-testing-in-2021/
• How to Know When Your Product Is Actually Ready for Testing – John Kotzian – https://www.applause.com/blog/when-product-ready-for-testing
• How to prepare for Software Testing Interview – Magdalena Lozowska – https://medium.com/magdalena-lozowska/how-to-prepare-for-software-testing-interview-6e7678124adb
• Testing for bias in your AI software: Why it’s needed, how to do it – Peter Varhol – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/testing-bias-your-ai-software-why-its-needed-how-do-it
• The Test Data Bottleneck and How to Solve It – Maarten Urbach – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/test-data-bottleneck-and-how-solve-it
• Under control – Ileana Belfiore – https://www.ileanabelfiore.me/under-control/
• What Are Server Monitoring Tools? 11 Features + What They Do – Jason Boog – https://theqalead.com/topics/what-are-server- monitoring-tools/
• What Is An Android Emulator & How Is It Used For Testing? – Jason Boog – https://theqalead.com/topics/what-is-an-android-emulator/
• Why Don’t I Use Defect Tracking? No Need, I do real Continuous Testing. – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/why-dont-i-use-defect-tracking-no-need-587c2282927

Testing Interviews

• Interview #8: Master your Test Automation journey – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2021/02/28/test-automation-journey/
• Interview with Andrew Fraser – Ben Dowen – https://interviews.testeroftheday.com/interviews/2021/03/01/andrew-fraser.html
• Interview with John McGee – Ben Dowen – https://interviews.testeroftheday.com/interviews/2021/03/01/john-mcgee.html

Coding/Programming/Test Automation/Tools

• Automate Your PDF Testing – Nikhil Nigam – https://applitools.com/blog/automate-pdf-testing/
• Battle-Test Your API With Artillery Load Testing – Dennis Martinez – https://dev-tester.com/battle-test-your-api-with-artillery-load-testing/
• Creating A Test Automation Portfolio Episode 6: C# Solution For Ui Automation Using Selenium 4.0 (aka the missing episode) – Beth Marshall – https://beththetester.com/2021/02/28/creating-a-test-automation-portfolio-episode-6-c-solution-for-ui-automation-using-selenium-4-0-aka-the-missing-episode/
• Decorator Design Pattern in Automated Testing Java Code – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/decorator-design-pattern-java/
• Everyday Tools, In a life of Software QA – Abiral Sthapit – https://abrialstha.medium.com/everyday-tools-in-a-life-of-software-qa-c44e63a41363
• Get A Jump Into GitHub Actions – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/jump-into-github-actions/
• How Code Coverage Tools Can Produce Fragile Tests – Kevin Fawcett – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/03/01/how-code-coverage-tools-can-produce-fragile-tests/
• How to run isolated tests using Docker Compose on AWS – Illia Saveliev – https://medium.com/greenm/how-to-run-isolated-tests-using-docker-compose-on-aws-8f1228e6eb5f
• How to Setup GitHub Actions with Cypress & Applitools for a Better Automated Testing Workflow – Colby Fayock – https://applitools.com/blog/github-actions-with-cypress-and-applitools/
• How To Use NUnit Annotations For Selenium Automation Testing [With Example] – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/nunit-annotations-for-selenium-automation/
• How To Use Shared Libraries In A Jenkins Pipeline? – Praveen Mishra – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/use-jenkins-shared-libraries-in-a-jenkins-pipeline/
• Integrating Accessibility Tests With TestProject and aXe – Ryan Howard – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/03/02/integrating-accessibility-tests-with-testproject-and-axe/
• Jetty Load Generator – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – https://qainsights.com/jetty-load-generator/
• Load Testing Shiny Apps – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – https://qainsights.com/load-testing-shiny-apps/
• Load Testing WebSockets With k6 – Ng Wai Foong – https://betterprogramming.pub/load-testing-websockets-with-k6-feb99bf75798
• Make your Cypress tests faster with .clock() – Filip Hric – https://filiphric.com/make-your-cypress-tests-faster-with-clock
• MongoDB Performance Resources –  Alex Podelko – https://alexanderpodelko.com/blog/2021/02/28/mongodb-performance-resources/
• Most Complete MSTest Framework Tutorial Using .Net Core – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/most-complete-mstest-framework-tutorial-using-net-core-2/
• Most Complete NUnit Unit Testing Framework Cheat Sheet VB.NET – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/most-complete-nunit-unit-testing-framework-cheat-sheet-vbnet/
• The Struggle with Learning to Code – Bob – https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2021/03/02/the-struggle-with-learning-to-code/
• Tutorial On Handling Keyboard Actions In Selenium WebDriver [With Example] – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/handling-keyboard-actions-in-selenium-webdriver/
• WhenWise Regression Test Suite Reaches 500 Selenium tests and ~300K Test Executions – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/whenwise-regression-test-suite-reaches-500-selenium-tests-and-300k-test-executions-84279ae0ed35
• Your Lone Wolf Days Are Over! – Kristin Jackvony – https://thinkingtester.com/your-lone-wolf-days-are-over/

Announcements/Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• Bug Advocacy – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/03/bug-advocacy.html
• The European Software Testing Awards 2021 are Open! – Constance Drugeot – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/the-european-software-testing-awards-2021-are-open/

Upcoming Events:

• 3/8/21, 3/13/21 – TestCraftCamp – https://testcraftcamp.nl/
• 3/16/21-3/18/21 – RobonCon – https://robocon.io/
• 3/17/21-3/18/21 – QA Test – Safety & Security Online – https://safety.qatest.org/
• 3/18/21-3/19/21 – Agile, DevOps, & Testing: The Evolving Scene – https://www.unicomlearning.com/2021/ADT-March/
• 3/23/21-3/24/21 – <break>point – https://www.browserstack.com/events/breakpoint
• 4/26/21 – 4/30/21 – Exploratory Testing Week Is Coming – Ministry of Testing – https://www.ministryoftesting.com/news/exploratory-testing-week-is-coming

Book Reviews/Cartoons/Podcasts/Videos/Webinars

• Cartoon: The Little Testers #137 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2021/03/01/the-little-tester-137/
• Podcast: AI for Automation Testing and RPA using Aito With Tommi Holmgren – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a341-tommi/
• Podcast: Automation Tools for Web App and API Development and Maintenance – Michael Kennedy – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/146
• Podcast: Episode #223: Beware: A ninja is shadowing Sebastian from FastAPI – Brian Okken, Michael Kennedy – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/223/beware-a-ninja-is-shadowing-sebastian-from-fastapi
• Podcast: Podcast Episode 22 – Exploratory Testing – Testing Peers – https://testingpeers.com/?p=710
• Podcast: S3 E4 – Erika Chestnut – The role of test automation in Calendly’s test strategy – Federico Toledo – https://soundcloud.com/qualitysensepodcast/s3-e4-erika-chestnut-the-role-of-test-automation-in-calendlys-test-strategy
• Podcast: Testing Single File Python Applications/Scripts with pytest and coverage – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/147
• Podcast: The Testing Show: The Intersection of Testing and Quality – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – https://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-the-intersection-of-testing-and-quality
• Video: API Testing Part 3 – using REST Assured – Tarun Kumar – https://www.seleniumtests.com/2021/03/api-testing-part-3-using-rest-assured.html
• Video: API Testing Part 4 – REST Assured GET operations cont. – Tarun Kumar – https://www.seleniumtests.com/2021/03/api-testing-part-4-rest-assured-get.html
• Video: API Testing Part 5 – Authentications using REST Assured – Tarun Kumar – https://www.seleniumtests.com/2021/03/api-testing-part-5-authentications.html
• Video: Intellij IDEA Hack 2 – Tarun Kumar – https://www.seleniumtests.com/2021/02/intellij-idea-hack-2.html
• Video: Test Plan : Is It Mandatory to Create Test Plan? – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/03/05/test-plan-template/

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