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 9th – May 15th, 2021.
Testing
- 4 Types of NoSQL Databases – Adem Zeina – https://blog.devgenius.io/4-types-of-nosql-databases-8f1a96335794?source=rss—-4e2c1156667e—4
- 9 ways to infuse security in your CI/CD pipeline – Michael Cobb – https://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/tip/9-ways-to-infuse-security-in-your-CI-CD-pipeline
- 10 Crucial Facts about APIs every QA Software Tester Should Know – Helena Hrubesova – https://youintechnology.com/10-crucial-facts-about-api/
- 12 Basic SQL Commands for Beginners – Pralabh Saxena – https://betterprogramming.pub/12-basic-sql-commands-for-beginners-1fcb34697ab6
- Are Test Levels Still Relevant in Agile Software Development? – David Tzemach – https://www.agilequalitymadeeasy.com/post/are-test-levels-still-relevant-in-agile-software-development-david-tzemach
- Cross Browser Testing With TestCafe and CircleCI – Dennis Martinez – https://dev-tester.com/cross-browser-testing-with-testcafe-and-circleci/
- Getting a job as QA Engineer/Software Tester in Canada vs. the Czech Republic – Helena Hrubesova – https://youintechnology.com/getting-a-job-as-qa-engineer-software-tester-in-canada/
- Heuristics applied when opening a safe lock – Maria Kedemo – https://mkedemo.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/heuristics-applied-when-opening-a-safe-lock/
- How to put AI to work on your performance engineering right now – Matthew Heusser – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-put-ai-work-your-performance-engineering-right-now
- How to use mind maps for software testing – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-use-mind-maps-for-software-testing
- Leadership Tip #7: Be Wary of Spending Time on Non-Promotable Tasks – Johanna Rothman – https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2021/05/leadership-tip-7-be-wary-of-spending-time-on-non-promotable-tasks/
- Series: Recovery in software development is lacking – Maximum Recoverable Volume (MRV) – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2021/05/series-recovery-in-software-development-is-lacking-maximum-recoverable-volume-mrv/
- Tester’s Diary: More Hands Make Better Work – Rachel Kibler – https://blog.gurock.com/more-hands-make-better-work/
- The Business Case for Quality: Returning Customers – Bridget Hughes – https://www.mabl.com/blog/the-business-case-for-quality-returning-customers-mabl
- The do’s and don’ts of integration testing – Neil Syrett – https://syrett.blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-integration-testing/
- Why Cross Browsing Testing – Wes Silverstein – https://www.mindfulqa.com/cross-browser-testing/
- What’s a Load Balancer? – Dmytro Khmelenko – https://betterprogramming.pub/whats-a-load-balancer-85657879b138
- Women in Tech: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling – Mykhailo Shveika – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/women-in-tech-breaking-through-the-glass-ceiling/
Coding/Test Automation
- 5 Practices To Give Great Code Review Feedback – Riccardo Cipolleschi – https://betterprogramming.pub/5-practices-to-give-great-code-review-feedback-6b1a9196a716
- Automation Testing with Selenium JavaScript [Tutorial] – Harita Ravindranath – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/automation-testing-with-selenium-javascript/
- Case Study: Simulate Two Users with Selenium Automation Scripts – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/case-study-simulate-two-users-with-selenium-automation-scripts-2edf80aca09f
- Configure Cucumber Setup In Eclipse And IntelliJ – Harshit Paul – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/configure-cucumber-setup-in-eclipse-and-intellij/
- Deconstruction of the Cucumber JUnit Runner Behavior – Sumon Dey – http://www.sumondey.com/deconstruction-of-the-cucumber-junit-runner-behavior/
- Healenium: Self-Healing Library for Selenium-based Automated Tests – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/healenium-self-healing-tests
- How the #100DaysOfCode challenge pushed me into landing my dream software development role – Kieran Roberts – https://blog.kieranroberts.dev/how-the-100daysofcode-challenge-pushed-me-into-landing-my-dream-software-development-role
- My Continuous Testing Journey – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/my-continuous-testing-journey-eb1068b0557a
- Playwright for Python: end to end testing of web apps – Ryan Howard – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/153
- Pull the Other One – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/05/pull-other-one.html
- Selenium Drag and Drop Bug Workaround – Software Testing Magazine – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/selenium-drag-and-drop-bug-workaround/
- Should Gherkin Steps use Past, Present, or Future Tense? – Andrew Knight – https://automationpanda.com/2021/05/11/should-gherkin-steps-use-past-present-or-future-tense/
- Test Automation In Scala: Basic Selenium Tests – Oleksandr Romanov – https://alexromanov.github.io/2021/05/11/selenium-scala-basic/
- The importance of Automated Testing for Microservices – Constance Drugeot – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/the-importance-of-automated-testing-for-microservices/
- The Selenium Handbook – Rex Jones II – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/05/11/the-selenium-handbook/
- Use Selenium wait for page to load with Python [Tutorial] – Nishant Choudhary – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-wait-for-page-to-load/
- Your 80 Questions about Playwright, Answered – Danny Shain – https://applitools.com/blog/top-playwright-questions-answered/
Announcements
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Book Reviews/Cartoons/Podcasts/Videos/Webinars
- Book: 2021/05/14 Book Review: The New Corner Office, Chapter 3 – Build Your Team – Lee Marshall – https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/2021/05/14/2021-05-14-book-review-the-new-corner-office-chapter-3-build-your-team/
- Book: Flying with Eagles by John Haynes – A Book Review – Ben Cross – https://thesiteofbencross.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/flying-with-eagles-by-john-haynes-a-book-review/
- Book: Book Summary: How To Change by Katy Milkman – Toby Sinclair – https://www.tobysinclair.com/post/book-summary-how-to-change-by-katy-milkman
- Book: Lessons Learned in Software Testing – Klaudia – https://testingtraveler.com/2021/05/14/lessons-learned-in-software-testing/
- Book: Read Along – ‘The Effortless Experience’- Chapter 4 – Nishi Grover Garg – https://testwithnishi.com/2021/05/12/read-along-the-effortless-experience-chapter-4/
- Cartoon: The Little Tester #147 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2021/05/10/the-little-tester-147/
- Podcast: Burnout – Testing Peers – https://testingpeers.com/?p=860
- Podcast: Free Webinar: Test Automation and Metrics: Two Points of View at Two with Rex Black and Jamie Mitchell – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/free-webinar-test-automation-and-metrics-two-points-of-view-at-two-with-rex-black-and-jamie-mitchell/
- Podcast: Fuzzy Quality Episode #7: Evaluating the Robustness of Collaborative Agents – Adam Leon Smith – https://fuzzyquality.com/episode/fuzzy-quality-episode-7-evaluating-the-robustness-of-collaborative-agents-e2wn
- Podcast: How QA and QE Make Software Maintainable – Bridget Hughes – https://www.mabl.com/blog/how-qa-and-qe-make-software-maintainable-mabl
- Podcast: How To Curate Information To Make Testers More Productive (with Wayne Ariola, Thomas Pryce from Curiosity Software) – Jonathon Wright – https://theqalead.com/podcast/curate-information-make-testers-more-productive-with-wayne-ariola-thomas-pryce/
- Podcast: The Benefits of Automating Your API Security Testing with Oliver Moradov – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a348-oliver/
- Video: How To Become an Automation Tester in 2021 – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/05/15/how-to-become-an-automation-tester-in-2021/
- Video: Your Automation Testing / SDET Journey Starts Now – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/05/15/sdet-blueprint/
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