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 July 11th – July 17th, 2021.
Testing
- 13 Best (Actionable) Tips on How to Write Effective Test Cases in 2021 – Amandeep Singh – https://quicksoftwaretesting.com/test-case-writing-tips/
- A Quick-ish Exploratory Testing Guide – Andreea Draniceanu – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/14/a-quick-ish-guide-to-exploratory-testing/
- API security testing: Key tool trends—and pro tips to stay a step ahead – Jaikumar Vijayan – https://techbeacon.com/security/api-security-testing-key-tool-trends-pro-tips-stay-step-ahead
- Assumptions are Essentials and Necessity – Ravisuriya Eshwara – https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2021/07/assumptions-are-essentials-and-necessity-software-testing-and-automation-engineering-heuristics-models-test-data-ravisuriya.html
- Career Advancement Q&A – Suzanne Meade – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/career-advancement-qa/
- DevOps Upskilling Report: 3 takeaways for QA – Cynthia Dunlop – https://www.tricentis.com/blog/devops-upskilling-report-3-takeaways-for-qa/
- Failure – Beren Van Daele – https://isleof.it/2021/07/13/failure/
- “Finding bugs in an organisation”; why I’m frustrated with the tester role recently – Maaike Brinkhof – https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/2021/07/finding-bugs-in-an-organisation-why-im-frustrated-with-the-tester-role-recently/
- How To Read More Books – Toby Sinclair – https://www.tobysinclair.com/post/how-to-read-more-books
- How to SHINE in an interview – Nithin – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/07/16/how-to-shine-in-an-interview/
- How to Start Testing in Production – Cameron Laird – https://www.ranorex.com/blog/succeeding-testing-production/
- How to use Terminal on Mac – Wes Silverstein – https://www.mindfulqa.com/terminal-mac/
- Leadership in Test: Service Testing – Paul Gerrard – https://theqalead.com/topics/service-testing/
- Leadership Tip #10: Commit Coherent & Meaningful Work to a Team – Johanna Rothman – https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2021/07/leadership-tip-10-commit-coherent-meaningful-work-to-a-team/
- Managing Environments in Software Development Life Cycle – Sumon Dey – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/13/managing-environments-in-software-development-life-cycle/
- My Communications Readme – Neil Studd – https://blog.neilstudd.com/readme
- Product Management and the Quality Focus – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2021/07/product-management-and-the-quality-focus/
- Quality Shopper, Stop Lookin’ At What You Can’t Buy – Antoine Craske – https://qeunit.com/blog/quality-shopper-stop-lookin-at-what-you-cant-buy/
- Report: The State of Worldwide SAP Testing 2021 – Wolfgang Platz – https://www.tricentis.com/blog/state-of-worldwide-sap-testing-2021/
- Should you know all kinds of testing as a starting tester? – Lina Zubyte – https://qualitybits.tech//writing/should-you-know-all-types-of-testing-as-a-starting-tester#
- Should You Use Contract Testing? – Oleksandr Romanov – https://alexromanov.github.io/2021/07/12/should-you-use-contract-testing/
- Test as Transformation – Keith Klain – http://qualityremarks.com/test-as-transformation/
- Testing A Web App Using The Keyboard Only – Gleb Bahmutov – https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/test-app-using-the-keyboard/
- The McKinsey Mind for Quality Engineering – Antoine Craske – https://qeunit.com/blog/the-mckinsey-mind-for-quality-engineering/
- The Mindset of Developers: The World of Mobile [Part 3] – Yoni Flenner – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/15/the-mindset-of-developers-the-world-of-mobile-part-3/
- Top 5 Browser Compatibility Issues in CSS For Developers in 2021 – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/top-5-browser-compatibility-issues-in-css-for-developers-in-2021/
- What Are Different Types of Tests for Microservices? – Wilhelm Haaker – https://www.parasoft.com/blog/what-are-different-types-of-tests-for-microservices/
- What is TestOps (How Microsoft Does it) – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/testops/
- What is the right question to ask? – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2021/07/do-we-need-to-test-at-all/
- Why Is Responsive Web Design Important? – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/importance-of-responsive-web-design/
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Coding/Test Automation
- Control Next.js Server-Side Data During Cypress Tests – Gleb Bahmutov – https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/control-nextjs-data-during-tests/
- Draw on a Canvas using Selenium WebDriver – Zhimin Zhan – https://zhiminzhan.medium.com/draw-on-a-canvas-using-selenium-webdriver-74625c78fe1c
- How To Deal With “Element is not clickable at point” Exception Using Selenium – Shalini Baskaran – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-element-is-not-clickable-at-point-exception-using-selenium/
- How to Expose Fake UI Test Automation in Fake Agile companies? – Zhimin Zhan – https://medium.com/geekculture/how-to-expose-fake-ui-test-automation-in-fake-agile-companies-5f7f11a877ad
- How To Read Config Files In Python Using Selenium [With Example] – Vinayak Sharma – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/how-to-read-configuration-files-in-python-using-selenium/
- Most Complete Selenium WebDriver VB.NET Cheat Sheet – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/selenium-webdriver-vbn-cheat-sheet/
- Playwright Test Runner – Alister Scott – https://alisterbscott.com/2021/07/12/playwright-test-runner/
- Solutions to The Click Problem With Selenium & Java – Cagri Ataseven – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/12/all-possible-solutions-to-the-click-problem-with-selenium-and-java/
- Switch statement in Java – Bart Vanherck – https://www.thetestingpirate.be/2021/07/14/switch-statement-in-java/
- Test Feature Flags Using Cypress and Flagsmith – Gleb Bahmutov – https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/test-feature-flags/
- Testing React Native Navigation – Gleb Bahmutov – https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/rn-test-for-navigation/
Tools
- How to build different HTTP Requests in Postman – Pricilla Bilavendran – https://testing-journey-of-pricilla.blogspot.com/2021/07/how-to-build-different-http-requests.html
- Overviews of the 10 Best Tools for Data Scientists – QA Lead Team – https://theqalead.com/tools/best-data-engineering-tools/
- The 10 Best SQL Analytics Services For QA Teams In 2021 – Duncan Elder – https://theqalead.com/tools/best-sql-analytics/
- What are the different types of variables in Postman? How and when to use them? – Pricilla Bilavendran – https://testing-journey-of-pricilla.blogspot.com/2021/07/what-are-different-types-of-variables.html
Conferences/Events/Meetups
- Cambridge Lean Coffee – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/07/cambridge-lean-coffee.html
- Front-End Test Fest 2021 Recap – Danny Shain – https://applitools.com/blog/front-end-test-fest-2021-recap/
- GAT TechTalk #4 (DDD in Ruby) – 20th May 2021 – Wojtek Olearczyk – https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/gat-techtalk-4-ddd-in-ruby
- June 2021 Content Summary – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/summaries/2021-07-11-june-2021-summary/
- SoCraTes UK June 2021 – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://elizabethzagroba.com/posts/2021/socrates_uk_june_2021/
Upcoming Events
- European Software Testing Awards 2021: Deadline is on September 17th – Constance Drugeot – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/european-software-testing-awards-2021-deadline-is-on-september-17th/
- Speaking at the Testing Talks 2021 (The Reunion) conference (28 October, Melbourne) – Lee Hawins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2021/07/12/speaking-at-the-testing-talks-2021-the-reunion-conference-28-october-melbourne/
Check out https://testingconferences.org/ for a list of other upcoming conferences.
Book Reviews/Cartoons/Podcasts/Videos/Webinars
- Book: Team Coaching At Work Summary by David Clutterbuck – Toby Sinclair – https://www.tobysinclair.com/post/team-coaching-at-work-summary-by-david-clutterbuck
- Cartoon: The Little Tester #155 – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2021/07/12/the-little-tester-155/
- Podcast: First Testing Community of Practice (CoP) Experience Report – Chris Kenst – https://racket.com/ckenst/rtL85
- Podcast: PML#000: Get ready for the launch – Neil Studd – https://blog.neilstudd.com/pml-000
- Podcast: The Basics of Performance Testing with Dave Westerveld – Joe Colantonio – https://testguild.com/podcast/automation/a356-dave/
- Podcast: The Testing Show: Insurance Testing – Matthew Heusser, Michael Larsen – https://thetestingshow.libsyn.com/the-testing-show-insurance-testing
- Video: Android Uiautomator2 | Finding Elements using UiAutomator – Saif Siddiqui – https://mobiletestingtip.blogspot.com/2021/07/android-uiautomator2-finding-elements.html
- Video: Challenge 19 – How To – GET todos invalid Accept – 406 – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/apichallenges/howto/19-get-todos-invalid-accept-406/
- Video: Challenge 20 – How To – POST todos create with XML – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/apichallenges/howto/20-post-todos-xml/
- Video: Challenge 21 – How To – POST todos create with JSON – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/apichallenges/howto/21-post-todos-json/
- Video: Challenge 22 – How To – POST todos (415) unsupported – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/apichallenges/howto/22-post-todos-unsupported-415/
- Video: Challenge 23 – How To – POST todos XML accept JSON – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/apichallenges/howto/23-post-xml-accept-json/
- Video: Is Selenium Enough to Get a Job as Automation Tester – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2021/07/14/is-selenium-enough-to-get-a-job-as-automation-tester/
- Video: Lazy Asserts – Gil Zilberfeld – http://www.everydayunittesting.com/2021/07/video-lazy-asserts.html
- Webinar: Free Webinar: The True Meaning of Agility with Dawn Haynes – Rex Black – https://rbcs-us.com/resources/podcast/free-webinar-the-true-meaning-of-agility-with-dawn-haynes/
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