Testing Bits: 391 – May 2nd – May 8th, 2021

Happy Mother’s Day! 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 May 2nd – May 8th, 2021.

Testing

• 2021/05/07 Book Review: The New Corner Office, Chapter 2 – Get the Rhythm Right – Lee Marshall – https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/2021/05/07/2021-05-07-book-review-the-new-corner-office-chapter-2-get-the-rhythm-right/
• A growing problem to be solved soon – Ajay Balamurugadas – https://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-growing-problem-to-be-solved-soon.html
• A11y with Ady: May 2021 – Ady Stokes – https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/blog/2021/5/4/a11y-with-ady-may-2021
• Agile Testing Challenges and Tips To Overcome Them – David Tzemach – https://www.agilequalitymadeeasy.com/post/agile-testing-challenges-and-tips-to-overcome-them-david-tzemach
• Are you really a Test Coach? – Maria Kedemo – https://mkedemo.wordpress.com/2021/05/05/are-you-really-a-test-coach/
• Beginner’s Guide To Gherkin – Tomasz Jakobiec – https://dev.to/selleo/beginner-s-guide-to-gherkin-56kp
• Building a Modern Quality Program from the Ground Up – Jeff Sing – https://medium.com/@jeffsing/building-a-modern-quality-program-from-the-ground-up-2f94953eb460

• How and Where to start learning API Testing and Postman?? – Pricilla B – https://bpricilla.medium.com/how-where-to-start-learning-api-testing-and-postman-59c95467ded0
• How Google Tests Software – Dilusha Kumarage – https://dilushakumarage.medium.com/how-google-tests-software-b5b7b999ccfa
• How to avert writing tedious test case documents through comprehensible Living Documentation – Part 2 – Sophie Willich – https://specflow.org/blog/how-to-avert-writing-tedious-test-case-documents-through-comprehensible-living-documentation-part-2/
• Leadership In Test: Modelling And Coverage – Paul Gerrard – https://theqalead.com/topics/test-modelling-and-coverage/
• Leadership In Testing: Defining A Test Strategy – Paul Gerrard – https://theqalead.com/topics/defining-a-test-strategy/
• Report: How the world’s top organizations test – Cynthia Dunlop – https://www.tricentis.com/blog/report-how-the-worlds-top-organizations-test/
• Should QAs Care About Email Testing? – Dmytro Zaichenko – https://theqalead.com/topics/should-qas-care-about-email-testing/
• Strategy is about Making a Map – Jesper Ottonsen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2021/05/03/strategy-is-about-making-a-map/
• TDD, BDD, ATDD, Acceptance Tests, Unit Tests – What’s the Relationship – Ken Pugh – https://specflow.org/blog/tdd-bdd-atdd-acceptance-tests-unit-tests-whats-the-relationship/
• The Long Haul – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2021/the_long_haul/
• The Testing Eight (Not Coming to a Movie Screen Near You) – Antonio Nigrelli – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/testing-eight-not-coming-movie-screen-near-you
• Unsaid Skill embedded in the Code and Tests – Questioning – Ravisuriya Eshwara – https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2021/05/unsaid-skill-embedded-in-code-and-test-is-questioning-how-you-are-sharpening-your-questioning-skills-in-software-testing-programming-automation-ravisuriya.html
• Why are developers against testability? – Gregory Paciga – https://gerg.dev/2021/05/why-are-developers-against-testability/
• Why Defects Get Rejected & How Can You Prevent It – Prashant Kumar – https://prashant-kumar.medium.com/why-defects-get-rejected-how-can-you-prevent-it-7bea1188ce8a
• Why services companies have failed to build successful products – Pradeep Soundararajan – https://moolya.com/deeptest/2021/05/07/why-services-companies-have-failed-to-build-successful-products/

Testing Interviews/Personal Reflections

• Month in Review: April 2021 – Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/month-in-review-april-2021
• My Software Testing journey – Klaudia Dziubek – https://testingtraveler.com/2021/05/07/my-software-testing-journey/
• QA Engineers/Software Testers without Tech Degree – in Germany – Helena Hrubesova – https://youintechnology.com/software-tester-career-germany/
• What is QA to me – Darrell Grainger – https://darrellgrainger.blogspot.com/2021/05/what-is-qa-to-me.html

Coding/Test Automation/Tools

• Appium Parallel Tests on Multiple Emulators | Step by Step Guide! – Onur Baskirt – https://www.swtestacademy.com/appium-parallel-tests-on-multiple-emulators/
• Automation Assist, Part 1: Showcase – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/automation-assist-part-1-showcase-43154d3b1448
• Best IDEs for Selenium with Java to use in 2021 – Saket Kumar – https://automated-360.com/selenium/best-ides-for-selenium/
• Complete Guide To Selenium Testing with GitHub Actions – Suparna Khamaru – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-github-actions-example/
• Designing the test framework? here are things you need to keep in mind. – Viral Patel – https://www.testerin.me/post/is-your-test-framework-failing-your-testing
• Generating Code Coverage Report for Cypress – Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/generating-code-coverage-report-for-cypress
• Hard and Soft Assertions in test automation – Dmitry Shyshkin – https://practicetestautomation.com/hard-and-soft-assertions/
• How To Scroll a Page Using Selenium WebDriver? – Shalini Baskaran – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/scroll-a-webpage-in-selenium-using-java/
• How to test your binge-watching application? – Niranjani Manoharan – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/05/06/how-to-test-your-binge-watching-application/
• How to use Assert and Verify in Selenium WebDriver – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/assert-and-verify-in-selenium-webdriver/
• How To Use JavaScriptExecutor in Selenium WebDriver? – Harita Ravindranath – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/how-to-use-javascriptexecutor-in-selenium-webdriver/
• Logging Test Automation Information with Log4j – Corina Pip – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/05/05/logging-test-automation-information-with-log4j/
• Tackling Test Automation Part I: What problem are you trying to solve? – Nicola Lindgren – https://nickytests.blogspot.com/2021/05/tackling-test-automation-part-i-what.html
• Top 3 Python Testing Frameworks in 2021 – John Anderson – https://betterprogramming.pub/top-3-python-testing-frameworks-in-2021-a27faa02702c
• Use UI Automation to Assist Agile Showcases – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/use-ui-automation-to-assist-agile-showcases-f21a6bb0a12c
• Using data tables in Cucumber-JVM for better readable specifications – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/using-data-tables-in-cucumber-jvm-for-better-readable-specifications/
• [Visual] Mobile Test Automation Best Practices – Anand Bagmar – https://applitools.com/blog/visual-mobile-test-automation-best-practices/
• What’s new in LoadRunner Professional 2021 R1? – NaveenKumar Namachivayam – https://qainsights.com/whats-new-in-loadrunner-professional-2021-r1/
• Why it’s (still) so difficult for testers to learn test automation – Bas Dijkstra – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/why-its-still-so-difficult-testers-learn-test-automation
• Working with TestProject & Bitrise for CI/CD Pipelines – Sumit Bera – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/05/05/working-with-testproject-and-bitrise-for-ci-cd-pipelines/

Announcements

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Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training

• April 2021 Content Summary – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/summaries/2021-05-03-april-2021-summary/
• Attention Testers: The 2021 Spring OnlineTestConf is almost here! – Matt Hutchison – http://blog.testingcurator.com/2021/05/08/attention-testers-the-2021-spring-onlinetestconf-is-almost-here/
• Career Day – AST – https://associationforsoftwaretesting.org/2021/05/03/career-day/
• From Member to Mentor and Volunteer to VP: My journey with AST – Lalitkumar Bhamare – https://www.talesoftesting.com/blog/from-member-to-mentor-and-volunteer-to-vp-my-journey-with-ast
• March 2021 Content Summary – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/summaries/2021-04-03-march-2021-summary/

Testing Events May2021 - May 9th - May 15th

Dates	Event	Link
5/11/2021 - 5/12/2021	Spring OnlineTestConf 2021	https://www.onlinetestconf.com
5/12/2021 - 5/14/2021	Testing Festival 2021	https://testingfestival.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: Read Along – ‘The Effortless Experience’- Chapter 3 – Nishi Grover Gard – https://testwithnishi.com/2021/05/04/read-along-the-effortless-experience-chapter-3/
• Cartoon: The Little Tester #146 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2021/05/03/the-little-tester-146/
• Podcast: MoT Podcast – Testability Panel – Ministry of Testing – https://soundcloud.com/ministryoftesting/mot-podcast-testability-panel
• Podcast: S3E10 – Ash Coleman – Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace – Federico Toledo – https://soundcloud.com/qualitysensepodcast/ash-coleman-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace
• Podcast: The Testing Show: Building Testers – Matt Heusser, Michael Larsen – https://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-building-testers
• Video: API Testing with POSTMAN : NEW UI Demo (v8) – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/05/02/api-testing-with-postman/
• Video: How To Write BUG REPORT In Software Testing | Manual Testing | Real website demo – Saif Siddiqui – https://mobiletestingtip.blogspot.com/2021/05/how-to-write-bug-report-in-software.html
• Video: Managing The Test Data Nightmare – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2021/05/03/managing-the-test-data-nightmare/
• Video: Selenium Framework With Java : Part 1 – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/05/06/selenium-framework-with-java/
• Video: “The Quality Dashboard” from Odyssey 2021 – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.everydayunittesting.com/2021/05/the-quality-dashboard-from-odyssey-2021.html