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 April 25th – May 1st, 2021.
Testing
- 3 Amigos – a sequel – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/anne-marie-charrett/
- Accessibility… What About Autism? – Matthew Parker – https://www.testingtackled.co.uk/accessibility-what-about-autism/
- An approach to teaching Agile 20 years after the Agile Manifesto – Joep Schuurkes – https://j19sch.github.io/blog/2021/an-approach-to-teaching-agile-20-years-after-the-agile-manifesto/
- Apostrophe, Ampersand, Exclamation mark & Co. – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2021/05/apostrophe-ampersand-exclamation-mark-co.html
- Collaboration is key to a secure web application architecture – Katie Donegan – https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Collaboration-is-key-to-a-secure-web-application-architecture
- How software testing certifications can boost your career – George Lawton – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-software-testing-certifications-can-boost-your-career
- I don’t trust your testing and how to change that – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2021/04/i-dont-trust-your-testing-and-how-to.html
- Junior QA? Avoid These 10 Common Mistakes! – Yoni Flenner – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/04/28/junior-qa-avoid-these-common-mistakes/
- Leadership Tip #6: Give Credit as Often as Possible – Johanna Rothman – https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2021/04/leadership-tip-6-give-credit-as-often-as-possible/
- “Manual Testing”: What’s the Problem? – Michael Bolton – https://www.developsense.com/blog/2021/04/manual-testing-whats-the-problem/
- QA and the NoOps model – Enrique Decoss – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/04/28/qa-and-the-noops-model/
- Test doubles: dummy, mocks, stubs, fake objects, spies. All the gang in one place – Rodrigo – https://blog.rodrigomd.dev/test-doubles-dummy-mocks-stubs-fake-objects-spies-all-the-gang-in-one-place
- Testing from a holistic point of view – Janet Gregory – https://janetgregory.ca/testing-from-a-holistic-point-of-view/
- The 5 things about testing as part of code, not a chore – Alexis Duran – https://dev.to/duranmla/the-5-things-about-testing-as-part-of-code-not-a-chore-2g8a
- Training data vs. validation data vs. test data for ML algorithms – David Carty – https://www.applause.com/blog/training-data-validation-data-vs-test-data
- What Is Quality Engineering? – Harold Fernandes – https://theqalead.com/topics/what-is-quality-engineering/
Testing Interviews/Personal Reflections
- I took part in #5amCoders! These are the benefits I saw from being productive earlier in the day – Kieran Roberts – https://blog.kieranroberts.dev/i-took-part-in-5amcoders-these-are-the-benefits-i-saw-from-being-productive-earlier-in-the-day
- Interview #13: Accountant journey in the World of Software Testing and his Magic move to Chief Operating Officer – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2021/05/02/interview-13-magic-move-to-chief-operating-officer/
- UK – How Successful are QA Engineers/Software Testers without Tech Degree? – Helena Hrubesova – https://youintechnology.com/uk-software-tester-career/
Coding/Test Automation
- 10 Quality Metrics For Test Automation – Johanna South – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/04/29/10-quality-metrics-for-test-automation/
- 16 reasons why to use Selenium IDE in 2021 (and 1 why not) – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/why-selenium-ide-2019/
- Crazy Web Test Automation: “Freedom Is Slavery” – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/crazy-web-test-automation-freedom-is-slavery-41336cc61d42
- From Meh To Great: My Experience with NodeJS Browser Testing since 2015 – Josh Grant – https://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/649829408090341376/from-meh-to-great-my-experience-with-nodejs
- Getting Started with Appium for Android Java on macOS in 10 Minutes – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/getting-started-with-appium-for-android-java-on-macos-in-10-minutes/
- How 3 Process Patterns will change the way you do Test Automation – Uladzislau Ramanenka – https://medium.com/bumble-tech/how-3-process-patterns-will-change-the-way-you-do-test-automation-277acc0d3171
- How to execute JUnit 4 tests with JUnit 5 [Tutorial] – Shalini Baskaran – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/execute-junit4-tests-with-junit5/
- How To Perform End-to-End Testing on Your Web Apps With Cypress.io – Hussain Arif – https://betterprogramming.pub/how-to-perform-end-to-end-testing-on-your-web-apps-with-cypress-io-47997375bad4
- How to perform Mouse Actions in Selenium WebDriver – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/perform-mouse-actions-in-selenium-webdriver/
- How To Set Jenkins Pipeline Environment Variables? – Praveen Mishra – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/set-jenkins-pipeline-environment-variables-list/
- Q&A on Codeless Test Automation with Forrester’s Diego LoGiudice – Rob Mason – https://www.applause.com/blog/codeless-test-automation-qa
- Re: The Dark Side of Being a Test Automation Engineer – Samantha Connelly – https://bughuntersam.com/re-the-dark-side-of-being-a-test-automation-engineer/
- Selenium Pros and Cons for Automation Testing – Paulo Oliveira – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/04/26/selenium-pros-and-cons-for-automation-testing/
- Testing links with Cypress – Filip Hric – https://filiphric.com/testing-links-with-cypress
- Top 5 Trending Test Automation Actions – Meital Matsafi – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/04/29/top-5-trending-test-automation-actions/
- Top 10 Reasons Why Test Automation Fails – Rex Jones II – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/04/27/top-10-reasons-why-test-automation-fails/
- When is a site ready for test automation? – Alex Siminuic – https://alexsiminiuc.medium.com/when-is-a-site-ready-for-test-automation-43c846686e9e
- Why Do Most UI Test Automation Fail? (Part 3: Wrong Scripting Language) – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/why-do-most-ui-test-automation-fail-part-3-wrong-scripting-language-53f4ecbbd89e
Tools
- Chrome DevTools: Flex Debugger – Chris Bongers – https://h.daily-dev-tips.com/chrome-devtools-flex-debugger
- Easy to set up, easy to extend: Gatling. – Olena Semiankiv – https://medium.com/alteos-tech-blog/easy-to-set-up-easy-to-extend-gatling-10f812db8b36
Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- A Journey to 99 Seconds and Beyond……Part 1 – Matthew Parker – https://www.testingtackled.co.uk/a-journey-to-99-seconds-and-beyond-part-1/
- A Journey to 99 Seconds and Beyond………Part 2 – Matthew Parker – https://www.testingtackled.co.uk/a-journey-to-99-seconds-and-beyond-part-2/
- A Journey to 99 Seconds and Beyond……Part 3 – Matthew Parker – https://www.testingtackled.co.uk/a-journey-to-99-seconds-and-beyond-part-3/
- A Journey to 99 Seconds and Beyond……Final Chapter – Matthew Parker – https://www.testingtackled.co.uk/a-journey-to-99-seconds-and-beyond-final-chapter/
- Exploratory Testing Week: The Highlights – Kate Passby – https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/exploratory-testing-week-the-highlights
- Future of Testing: Mobile Recap – All About Mobile Test Automation – Danny Shain – https://applitools.com/blog/future-of-testing-mobile-all-about-mobile-test-automation/
- Inside Story: What is in my talk for you at API Summit 2021? – Ravisuriya Eshwara – https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2021/04/my-talk-inside-story-scratching-the-black-box-api-at-api-testing-summit-2021-conference-agile-teseting-alliance-ravisuriya.html
- Questions from Exploratory Week on Writing Exploratory Testing Charters – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2021/questions_from_exploratory_week_on_writing_exploratory_testing_charters/
- Seaside adventures in test – Matthew Parker – https://www.testingtackled.co.uk/seaside-adventures-in-test/
Announcements
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Upcoming Events:
Testing Events May2021 - May 2nd to May 15th
| Dates | Event | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2021 | API Testing Summit 2021 | https://apisummit21.agiletestingalliance.org |
| 5/11/2021 - 5/12/2021 | Spring OnlineTestConf 2021 | https://www.onlinetestconf.com |
| 5/13/2021 - 5/13/2021 | Test Automation & Digital QA Virtual Summit 2021 | https://www.testingmind.com/event/testautomationsummit21-usaseason5-virtual |
Book Reviews/Cartoons/Podcasts/Videos/Webinars
- Book: 2021/04/30 Book Review: The New Corner Office, Chapter 1 – Manage by Task, Not Time – Lee Marshall – https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/2021/04/30/2021-04-30/
- Book: Read Along – ‘The Effortless Experience’- Chapter 2 – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2021/04/27/read-along-the-effortless-experience-chapter-2/
- Cartoon: Esteem or Truth – Torsten Zelger – http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/2021/04/esteem-or-truth.html
- Cartoon: The Little Tester #145 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2021/04/26/the-little-tester-145/
- Podcast: Episode 26 – Leading Upwards – Testing Peers – https://testingpeers.com/?p=835
- Podcast: Episode #231: Go Python, Go! – Michael Kennedy, Brian Okken – https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/231/go-python-go
- Podcast: How To Use Machine Learning And AI To Improve Test Automation (with Paul Gerrard from Gerrard Consulting) – Jonathon Wright·- https://theqalead.com/podcast/how-to-use-machine-learning-ai-improve-machine-learning-with-paul-gerrard/
- Podcast: Python Adventure – Brandon Rhodes – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/151
- Podcast: S3E9 – Simon Prior – #MakeATester – Federico Toledo – https://soundcloud.com/qualitysensepodcast/s3e9-simon-prior-makeatester
- Video: How to Write a GREAT Software Tester RESUME? 🔥 | For Experienced & Freshers – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/04/27/software-testing-resume/
- Video: What is Adhoc Testing | Explained with Easy Examples – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/04/28/what-is-adhoc-testing/
- Video: What is Big Bang Testing?(Save time and Efforts as QA) – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/04/30/what-is-big-bang-testing/