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 19th – April 25th, 2020.

Testing

• 6 Software Testing Misconceptions We Need to Think Twice About – Jorge Quiros – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/04/19/6-software-testing-misconceptions-we-need-to-think-twice-about/
• A Better ROI for testing – Jesper Ottosen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2020/04/19/a-better-roi-for-testing/
• At the Council of Elrond – Pete Walen – https://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2020/04/at-council-of-elrond-pt-1.html
• Designing and Testing Web Designs for Older People – Will Saunders – https://blog.testlodge.com/web-designs-for-older-people/
• Functional vs Visual Testing: Applitools Hackathon – Roman Iovlev – https://applitools.com/blog/my-hackathon-test-experience/
• Get ahead by learning to communicate – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/get-ahead-by-learning-to-communicate/
• Getting Buy In – For Testability… – Ash Winter – https://diagramindustries.com/2020/04/19/getting-buy-in-for-testability/

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 12th – April 18th, 2020.

Testing

• A Pocket Guide to Beta Testing – Part 3 – Areti Panou – https://unremarkabletester.com/2020/04/14/a-pocket-guide-to-beta-testing-part-3/
• Can Software Testing be a Calling? – Stéphane Colson – https://lyontesting.fr/en/can-software-testing-be-a-calling/
• Computer science while washing the dishes 2: The Stack – Bob – https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2020/04/12/computer-science-while-washing-the-dishes-2-the-stack/
• Dealing with bugs using impossible tests. – Peter Houghton – http://www.investigatingsoftware.co.uk/2020/04/dealing-with-bugs-using-impossible-tests.html
• End to End Testing: Road to Salvation or Perdition? – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/end-to-end-testing/
• HTTP Status Codes and Error Codes: They are not the same! – Ravisuriya Eshwara – https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2020/04/difference-between-http-status-code-and-error-code-in-the-api-microservices.html
• How to slash the high cost of software defects – Malcolm Isaacs – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-slash-high-cost-defects

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 March 29th – April 4th, 2020.

Testing

• 5 key software testability characteristics – Matt Heusser – https://searchapparchitecture.techtarget.com/tip/5-key-software-testability-characteristics
• 6 design thinking steps that will rock your agile teams – Jennifer Bonine – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/6-design-thinking-steps-will-rock-your-agile-teams
• A Decade in Testing – How did I get here? – Simon Prior – https://priorsworld.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/a-decade-in-testing-how-did-i-get-here/
• A Manager’s First Job – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/a-managers-first-job/
• Apply Root Cause Analysis to Software Defects – Thao Vo – https://weapontester.com/blogs/apply-root-cause-analysis-to-software-defects
• Best practices for threat modeling service mesh, microservices – Ed Moyle – https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Best-practices-for-threat-modeling-service-mesh-microservices
• Develop a passion for software testing – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/develop-a-passion-for-software-testing/

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 March 22nd – March 28th, 2020.

Testing

• All You Need To Know About UI Testing – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-ui-testing/
• At Bree – Pete Walen – https://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2020/03/at-bree.html
• Building Levels of Testing in Software Development – Jennifer Robison – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2020/03/building-levels-testing-software-development
• Growing into senior (role) – Maciej Wyrodek – https://thebrokentest.com/growing-into-senior-role/
• How Can This Fail? – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/how-can-this-fail/
• How To Ace High-Performance Test for CI/CD – Michael Battat – https://applitools.com/blog/high-performance-test
• How to build a rock-star QA team using test coverage methodology – Michael Fritzius – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-build-rock-star-qa-team-using-your-test-coverage-methodology

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 March 15th – March 21st, 2020.

Testing

• 9 Load Testing Best Practices (Don’t Make These Mistakes) – Joe Colanontio – https://testguild.com/best-load-testing/
• 19 Best Cross Browser Testing Hacks For Faster Release – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/19-cross-browser-testing-hacks/
• Aging Gracefully in QA – Mukesh Sharma – https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2020/03/aging-gracefully-qa
• Data-driven software engineering: How to avoid common problems – Jonathan Fries – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/data-driven-software-engineering-how-avoid-common-problems
• Do You Have Blind Spots in Your Software Testing? – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/blind-spots-software-testing/
• How to be a life-long learner – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/how-to-be-a-life-long-learner/
• New Challenges in Continuous Delivery – Lias Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2020/03/15/new-challenges-in-continuous-delivery/

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 March 8th – March 15th, 2020.

Testing

• Creating Your Story – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.blog/2020/03/15/creating-your-story/
• How I Would Have Tested the Iowa Caucus App – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-i-would-have-tested-iowa-caucus-app.html
• How to Collaborate on a Brand-New QA Team – Juan Pablo Aguirre – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/how-collaborate-brand-new-qa-team
• Is Your QA Team Prepared for Remote Working? – Nick Roberts – https://www.globalapptesting.com/blog/remote-working-qa-team-prepared
• Quality and Testing – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/quality-and-testing/
• Software quality is a team objective – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/how-developers-can-help-create-quality-software/
• Test architecture in a nutshell – Noemi Ferrera – https://noemiferrera.com/2020/03/11/test-architecture-in-a-nutshell/

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 March 1st – March 7th, 2020.

Testing

• A Pocket Guide to Beta Testing – Part 2 – Areti Panou – https://unremarkabletester.com/2020/03/02/a-pocket-guide-to-beta-testing-part-2/
• Adaptability Quality Aspect – More TestSphere Stories – Louise Gibbs – https://louisegibbstest.wordpress.com/2020/03/06/adaptability-quality-aspect-more-testsphere-stories/
• Agile Testing Interview Questions and Answers – Pramod Dutta – https://scrolltest.com/2020/03/02/agile-testing-interview-questions-and-answers/
• API Contract Testing Made Easy – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2020/03/api-contract-testing-made-easy.html
• Bug Pipeline Reaction: Paul Szymkowiak and How Context-Driven Thinkers Talk – James Bach – https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/487159
• Different Strategies to Reduce Scope Creep in Requirements – Raj Subrameyer – https://qablog.practitest.com/strategies-to-reduce-creep-in-requirements/
• Fight ageism in QA: 4 skills experienced testers can tout – Michael Fritzius – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/fight-ageism-qa-4-skills-experienced-testers-can-tout

Due to elbow surgery, posts for Testing Bits was delayed for a short period of time.  Here is the “late edition” of curated collection of announcements, articles, blog posts, and news from the software testing community covering the days of February 23rd – February 29th, 2020.

Testing

• 7 Ways For Better Collaboration Among Your Testers And Developers – Praveen Mishra – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/better-collaboration-testers-and-developers/
• 13 Software Testing Trends To Look Out For In 2020 – Himanshu Sheth – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/software-testing-trends-2020/
• A Tester’s Role in AIOps – Bhavani Ramasubbu – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/testers-role-aiops
• Agile software development and the testing manifesto – Kevin Tuck – https://kevintuck.co.uk/agile-software-development-and-the-testing-manifesto/
• Clients Can Be Bug Hunters Too – Courtney Johnston von Nieda – https://medium.com/ideas-by-crema/clients-can-be-bug-hunters-too-a99118a2d6c3
• Customers Don’t Want To Use Your Software – Duncan Nisbet – http://www.duncannisbet.co.uk/customers-dont-want-to-use-your-software
• Feature Switching For Release Testing – Alexander Oliveira Dunn – https://alexanderontesting.com/2020/02/29/feature-switching-for-release-testing/

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 February 16th – February 22nd.

Testing

• 5 Productivity Habits to Start Every Work Day Focussed – Toby Sinclair – https://tobysinclairblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/5-productivity-habits-to-start-every-work-day-focused/
• Become a Self-Taught Software Tester in 2020 – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/self-taught-software-tester-2020/
• Better behavior-driven development: 4 rules for writing good Gherkin – Andrew Knight – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/better-behavior-driven-development-4-rules-writing-good-gherkin
• Block Links, Cards, Clickable Regions, Etc. – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2020/02/block-links-cards-clickable-regions-etc.html
• Computers can be understood – Nelson Elhage – https://blog.nelhage.com/post/computers-can-be-understood/
• Consumer Driven Contract Testing — A scalable testing strategy for Microservices – Jemma Wells – https://medium.com/john-lewis-software-engineering/consumer-driven-contract-testing-a-scalable-testing-strategy-for-microservices-3f2b09f99ed1
• Don’t Mix Friendship or Politics with Testing – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/dont-mix-friendship-or-politics-with-testing/