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 January 31st, 2021 – February 6th, 2021.

Testing

• A (short) answer on getting started with observability as a QA – Abby Bangser – https://testerbychoice.wordpress.com/2021/02/03/a-short-answer-on-getting-started-with-observability-as-a-qa/
• Be a Test-holic – Swati Sharma – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/02/01/be-a-test-holic/
• Common search engine questions about testing #8: “Can I learn software testing on my own?” – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2021/01/31/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-8-can-i-learn-software-testing-on-my-own/
• Common search engine questions about testing #9: “Which software testing certification is the best – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2021/02/04/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-9-which-software-testing-certification-is-the-best/
• How to Review Your Software Testing Strategy – Federico Toledo – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/02/02/how-to-review-your-software-testing-strategy/
• Improving your test strategy analyzing the application architecture risks – Fernando Teixeira – https://medium.com/assertqualityassurance/improving-your-test-strategy-analyzing-the-application-architecture-risks-f83fad2d13b4

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 January 24th, 2021 – January 30th, 2021.

Testing

• 7 Steps to Find a Job in QA With No Previous Experience – Yoni Flenner – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/25/steps-to-find-a-job-in-qa-with-no-experience/
• 8 Of The Best Software Testing Newsletters You Should Subscribe To – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/latest-software-testing-newsletters/
• A guide to testing in DevOps and key strategies, practices – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/A-guide-to-testing-in-DevOps-and-key-strategies-practices
• An End-to-End Guide of API Testing – Johanna South – https://abstracta.us/blog/software-testing/api-testing-guide/
• Back to Basics – Test Bed  – Yogesh Khairnari – https://qa-qcarena.blogspot.com/2021/01/back-to-basics-test-bed.html
• Back to Basics – Test Cases – Yogesh Khairnari – https://qa-qcarena.blogspot.com/2021/01/back-to-basics-test-cases.html
• Common search engine questions about testing #7: “Is software testing a good career?” – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2021/01/26/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-7-is-software-testing-a-good-career/

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 January 17th, 2021 – January 23rd, 2021.

Testing

• Avoid tedious test case documents through comprehensible living documentation – Part 1 – Sophie Willich – https://specflow.org/blog/avoid-tedious-test-case-documents-through-comprehensible-living-documentation-part-1/
• Bad Test Strategies and How You Can Avoid Them – Dennis Martinez – https://dev-tester.com/bad-test-strategies-and-how-you-can-avoid-them/
• First Aid for the Mission Statement – Michael Bolton – https://www.developsense.com/blog/2021/01/first-aid-for-the-mission-statement/
• How To Test Mobile Websites On Different Network Conditions? – Ritesh Shetty – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/test-mobile-websites-on-different-network-conditions/
• Interview #6: Data Science from a Tester perspective – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2021/01/18/interview-6-data-science-testing/
• Mind, Matter, Testing and The Cargo Cult – Lalitkumar Bhamare – https://www.talesoftesting.com/blog/mind-matter-testing-and-the-cargo-cult
• Quick Recipes To Generate Test Ideas – Lingesh Suresh – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/01/22/quick-recipes-to-generate-test-ideas/

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 January 10th, 2021 – January 16th, 2021.

Testing

• 6 Testing Trends to Follow (2021 Forecast) – Divya Gilhotra – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/01/14/6-testing-trends-to-follow-2021-forecast/
• Applying the Agile Testing Quadrants to Continuous Delivery and DevOps Culture – Part 2 of 2  – Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory – https://agiletester.ca/applying-the-agile-testing-quadrants-to-continuous-delivery-and-devops-culture-part-2-of-2/
• Bugs are about more than code – James Christie – https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/bugs-are-about-more-than-code/
• Checklist for mobile app testing: 15 gaps to look for – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Checklist-for-mobile-app-testing-12-gaps-to-look-out-for
• Common search engine questions about testing #6: “Is software testing easy?” – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2021/01/13/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-6-is-software-testing-easy/
• Creating Schema for an API – Dave Westerfeld – https://offbeattesting.com/2021/01/14/creating-schema-for-an-api/
• Designing for the dark: The science behind dark mode – Will Saunders – https://blog.testlodge.com/designing-for-the-dark/

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 374 – Jan 3rd, 2021 – Jan 9th, 2021.

Testing

• 7+ Ways to Track User Stories – Bill Wake – https://xp123.com/articles/7-ways-to-track-user-stories
• A-Z of Testing Tips: A for Awareness – Ajay Balamurugadas – http://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-z-of-testing-tips-for-awareness.html
• Bulletproofing Embedded Tweets – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2021/01/bulletproofing-embedded-tweets.html
• Business Intelligence Project (AwesomeApp OLTP, Python ETL & OLAP) – Parker Ferguson – https://parkcity-pf.medium.com/business-intelligence-project-awesomeapp-oltp-python-etl-olap-cce4379d2966
• Common search engine questions about testing #5: “Can you automate software testing?” – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2021/01/05/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-5-can-you-automate-software-testing/
• Contemporary Exploratory Testing – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2021/01/contemporary-exploratory-testing.html
• Creating a Testing Porfolio (Non-Automation) – Johanna South – https://theqaconnection.com/2021/01/06/test-portfolio/

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 December 20th – December 26th, 2020.

Testing

• 9 Stoic lessons for managers – Rob Lambert – https://cultivatedmanagement.com/stoicism/
• Applying Session Based Exploratory Testing to Gaming Bring Them On! – Diego Marin – https://medium.com/globant/applying-session-based-exploratory-testing-to-gaming-bring-them-on-a78995252ca9
• Be Careful with Dynamic Accessible Names – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2020/12/be-careful-with-dynamic-accessible-names.html
• Inefficient QA processes – Vineeth Venudasan – https://vyvyd.medium.com/inefficient-qa-processes-6db98573d2b8
• Interview #5: Being a Tester from scratch and working in an Agile Team – Emna Ayadi – https://emnaayadi.com/2020/12/26/interview-5-tester-from-scratch/
• Lost Your Job Due to Coronavirus? 10 Tips to Get Back on Track – Sanjay Kumar – https://blog.testproject.io/2020/12/27/lost-your-job-due-to-coronavirus-tips-to-get-back-on-track/
• Process That Generates Test Ideas From A Software Testing Taxonomy – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/process-that-generates-test-ideas-from-a-software-testing-taxonomy/

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 December 13th – December 19th, 2021.

Testing

• Common search engine questions about testing #4: “How is software testing done?” – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2020/12/16/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-4-how-is-software-testing-done/
• Exploring the Cypress Real World App – Kristin Jackvony – https://thinkingtester.com/exploring-the-cypress-real-world-app/
• How to find levers of change in your company – Rob Lambert – https://cultivatedmanagement.com/how-to-find-levers-of-change-in-your-company/
• How To – GET todos id 404 – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/apichallenges/howto/get-todos-id-404/
• Improve your app quality with simple QA processes – Clovis Bernier – https://medium.com/blablacar/improve-your-app-quality-with-simple-qa-processes-cfce0428516e
• Introduction to Accessibility Testing – Marie Drake – https://www.mariedrake.com/post/introduction-to-accessibility-testing
• Prisoner’s Dilemma in Testing: A Mini-Waterfall Simulation – Chris NeJame – https://salmonmode.github.io/2020/12/16/prisoners-dilemma-in-testing.html

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 December 6th – December 12th.

Testing

• 12 Common Web Design Mistakes To Avoid in 2021 – Nishant Choudhary – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/common-web-design-mistakes/
• A Guide to Automated Testing with Drupal and Applitools – Shweta Sharma – https://applitools.com/blog/automated-testing-drupal-applitools/
• Behind the Scenes: How the mabl Team Tests with mabl – Anton Hristov, Lauren Clayberg – https://www.mabl.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-how-the-mabl-team-tests-with-mabl
• BDD and The Testing Matrix – Ken Pugh – https://specflow.org/blog/bdd-and-the-testing-matrix/
• Crash Course Into API-Related Terminology – Yuliya Bagriy – https://www.aviskase.com/articles/2020/12/07/crash-course-into-api-related-terminology/
• Creating a test strategy using questions – Diogo Nunes – https://www.diogonunes.com/blog/test-strategy-saddest-ppiratee-mnemonic/
• Five Reasons You’re Not Ready For Continuous Deployment – Kristin Jackvony – https://thinkingtester.com/five-reasons-youre-not-ready-for-continuous-deployment/

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 November 29th – December 5th.

Testing

• Be your best self – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2020/12/04/be-your-best-self/
• Common search engine questions about testing #3: “When should software testing activities start?” – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2020/12/03/common-search-engine-questions-about-testing-3-when-should-software-testing-activities-start/
• Feed the Beast – A Cautionary Tale – Bill Wake – https://xp123.com/articles/feed-the-beast-a-cautionary-tale/
• Fit for purpose: Modern Quality Assurance and high Quality – Enrique Decoss – https://synapse-qa.com/2020/11/30/fit-for-purpose-modern-quality-assurance-and-high-quality/
• Generating useful date values for testing purposes – Corina Pip – https://imalittletester.com/2020/12/02/generating-useful-date-values-for-testing-purposes/
• Getting started with the Open API Specification – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2020/12/01/getting-started-with-the-open-api-specification/
• Guiding Principles – Conor Fitzgerald – https://conorfi.com/category/software-testing/