Here is this week’s edition of the comprehensive curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of July 4th – July 10th, 2021.
Testing
- 3P’s For Your New Testing Adventure – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2021/07/05/succeed-your-new-testing-adventure/
- 50+ Coaching Tools For Leaders – Toby Sinclair – https://www.tobysinclair.com/post/coaching-tools
- AI and Software Testing – Klaudia – https://testingtraveler.com/2021/07/09/ai-and-software-testing/
- A11y with Ady: July 2021 – Ady Stokes – https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/blog/2021/7/8/a11y-with-ady-july-2021
- APIs Unleashed 01:Handling HTTP Methods – Pricilla Bilavendran, Priyanka Brahmane – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/07/07/apis-unleashed-01-handling-http-methods/
- Are We Doing Well? – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/07/are-we-doing-well.html
- Complete the Main Quest First – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2021/complete_the_main_quest_first/
- Condensed Agile sprint timeline pros and cons – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Condensed-Agile-sprint-timeline-pros-and-cons
- Custom tooling for the test stack management – Mirek Stanek – https://medium.com/azimolabs/custom-tooling-for-the-test-stack-management-2626c90f5fe5
- Exact Instructions vs. Social Competence – Michael Bolton – https://www.developsense.com/blog/2021/07/exact-instructions-vs-social-competence/
- Focus on Goals over Risks – Jesper Ottosen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2021/07/09/focus-on-goals-over-risks/
- Forgotten Stories – Bill Wake – https://xp123.com/articles/forgotten-stories/
- How Often Do You Choose to Reset or Readjust? – Johanna Rothman – https://createadaptablelife.com/2021/07/how-often-do-you-choose-to-reset-or-readjust.html
- How to easily locate your JSON object in your API response? – Pricilla Bilavendran – https://testing-journey-of-pricilla.blogspot.com/2021/07/how-to-easily-locate-your-json-object.html
- Interview 15: A Software Tester Journey After Being an Accountant – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2021/07/09/interview-15-a-software-tester-journey-after-being-an-accountant/
- Keyboard Navigation Accessibility Testing – Will Saunders – https://blog.testlodge.com/keyboard-navigation-accessibility-testing/
- Minimalism and test documentation – Nicola Lindgren – https://nicolalindgren.com/2021/07/07/minimalism-and-test-documentation/
- My 2014-2018 blog posts, recapped – Neil Studd – https://blog.neilstudd.com/a-brief-recap-of-my-2014-2018-blog-posts
- Introducing The Communications ReadMe – Simon Prior – https://simon-prior.uk/2021/07/05/introducing-the-communications-readme/
- Mono or Multirepo: It’s All About Quality Engineering – Antoine Craske – https://qeunit.com/blog/mono-or-multirepo-its-all-about-quality-engineering/
- Not Enough Time to Test? Here’s why. – Thanh Huynh – https://www.asktester.com/not-enough-time-to-test/
- Optimizing Your 2021 Test Coverage: Digital Trends to Keep in Mind – Eran Kinsbruner – https://www.perfecto.io/blog/optimizing-test-coverage-digital-trends
- Privacy and test data management: Why discovery is now a requirement – Eric Popiel – https://techbeacon.com/security/privacy-test-data-management-why-discovery-now-requirement
- QA engineers, functional and UI testing – Mirek Stanek – https://medium.com/azimolabs/qa-engineers-functional-and-ui-testing-63a6e7ca4e41
- Remote Culture: Easy Activities and Ideas for Big Wins – Dee Ann Pizzica – https://blog.gurock.com/remote-culture-ideas/
- Returning to the Office in 2021: What Tech Leaders Say – Ranorex – https://www.ranorex.com/blog/return-office-2021/
- So what is an API, anyway? – Neil Studd – https://blog.neilstudd.com/so-what-is-an-api-anyway
- Software Testing Heuristics – Paulo Oliveira – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/05/software-testing-heuristics/
- Tech Buzzwords Testers Should At Least Know About – Part 1 – Corina Pip – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/08/tech-buzzwords-testers-should-at-least-know-about-part-1/
- The evolution of apps Quality Assurance at Azimo – Mirek Stanek – https://medium.com/azimolabs/the-evolution-of-apps-quality-assurance-at-azimo-b2fa31d5cc5e
- The impostor syndrome – Kinga Witko – https://kingatest.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/the-impostor-syndrome/
- Top 10 Vulnerabilities In Web Apps You Can Prevent With Testing – Maxim – https://testfort.com/blog/top-10-vulnerabilities-in-web-apps-you-can-prevent-with-testing
- What is a “culture of quality” in DevOps? – Bridget Hughes – https://www.mabl.com/blog/what-is-a-culture-of-quality-in-devops-mabl
- When Nothing Goes Right, Shift Left! – Niranjani Manoharan – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/06/when-nothing-goes-right-shift-left/
- Why You Should Be Testing in Production – SauceLabs – https://saucelabs.com/blog/why-you-should-be-testing-in-production
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Coding/Test Automation
- A Day at the Automation SPA Means Waiting for Elements to Disappear – Paul Grizzaffi – https://applitools.com/blog/automation-spa-waiting-for-elements-to-disappear/
- CI/CD pipelines are software artefacts – Bob – https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2021/07/08/ci-cd-pipelines-are-software-artefacts/
- Creating Allure report with cucumber 6 (TestNG) – Praveen David Mathew – https://praveendavidmathew.medium.com/creating-allure-report-with-cucumber-6-testng-1f1b295f90f5
- Is Selenium the Best Test Automation Framework? – Sauce Labs – https://saucelabs.com/blog/is-selenium-the-best-test-automation-framework
- Making Poetry: Why I Like Poetry over Pipenv – Josh Grant – https://simplythetest.tumblr.com/post/655880789137014784/making-poetry-why-i-like-poetry-over-pipenv
- Modern Problems With Test Automation – Oleksandr Romanov – https://alexromanov.github.io/2021/07/05/automation-problems/
- Most Practical Selenium WebDriver Tutorial With Examples – Ritesh Shetty – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/selenium-webdriver-tutorial-with-examples/
- Preparing for Protractor’s End-of-Life – Bridget Hughes – https://www.mabl.com/blog/preparing-for-protractors-end-of-life-mabl
- Selenium C# xUnit Test Automating Angular, React, VueJS and 20 More – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/selenium-automate-all-cshap-xunit/
- Selenium VB.NET xUnit Test Automating Angular, React, VueJS and 20 More – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/selenium-automate-all-xunit-vbnet/
- ShowCase: Great Software Development Productivity with Real UI Test Automation & Continuous Testing – Zhimin Zhan – https://medium.com/geekculture/showcase-great-software-development-productivity-with-real-ui-test-automation-continuous-testing-445eeb6466a1
- TDD vs. BDD: Choosing The Right Framework – Ritesh Shetty – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/tdd-vs-bdd/
- Test Automation and Continuous Testing Competition Week – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/test-automation-and-continuous-testing-competition-week-72edca4a8846
- Testing Webhooks with JS – Part 2 – Brendan Connolly – https://www.brendanconnolly.net/testing-webhooks-with-js-part-2/
- To boost business agility, balance your test automation strategy – Jason English – https://www.tricentis.com/blog/to-boost-business-agility-balance-your-test-automation-strategy/
- Why cy.log Prints Nothing – Gleb Bahmutov – https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/why-cy-log-prints-nothing/
- Why Is Continuous Integration Important For Testing? – Dennis Martinez – https://dev-tester.com/why-is-continuous-integration-important-for-testing/
Tools
- Gatling and the test data generator pattern – Matthew Bretten – http://bestofthetest.blogspot.com/2021/07/gatling-and-test-data-generator-pattern.html
- How to Build Performance Tests To Validate Your APIs Using Gatling – Gavin Fong – https://medium.com/devtechtoday/how-to-build-performance-tests-to-validate-your-apis-using-gatling-b91adaf08222
Announcements/Conferences/Events/Meetups/Organizations/Training
- Test Magazine is back! – Constance Drugeot – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/test-magazine-is-back/
- Testbash Home INTERVIEW with participants – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2021/07/04/testbash-2021-interview-with-participants/
- The State of the Software Testing Industry in 2021 – Anish – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/software-testing-industry-in-2021/
Upcoming Events:
July 14, 15 – Agile, DevOps and Testing – New Directions in Methods and Tools – https://conference.unicom.co.uk/adt2021/july1/
Check out https://testingconferences.org/ for a list of other upcoming conferences.
Book Reviews/Cartoons/Podcasts/Videos/Webinars
- Books: Be a Quality Detector – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/07/be-quality-detector.html
- Cartoon: The Little Tester #154 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2021/07/05/the-little-tester-154/
- Podcast: DRY, WET, DAMP, AHA, and removing duplication from production code and test code – Brian Okken – https://testandcode.com/160
- Podcast: Podcast Episode 33 – Interview tests for Testers – Testing Peers – https://testingpeers.com/?p=1010
- Video: MNC vs Startup for Fresher / Experienced QA? – Pramode Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/07/10/mnc-vs-startup-for-fresher-experienced-qa/
- Video: The waves of Agile – Full registration of the book launch webinar – Derk-Jan de Grood – https://djdegrood.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/the-waves-of-agile-full-registration-of-the-book-launch-webinar/
- Webinar: Understanding SpecFlow Framework and Running Tests on Cloud Selenium Grid – Kritika Murari – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/understanding-specflow-framework-lambdatest-cloud-grid/