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 30th – January 5th, 2019.

Testing

• Baseline Rules for Scrollbar Usability – Adrian Roselli – http://adrianroselli.com/2019/01/baseline-rules-for-scrollbar-usability.html
• Heuristics for debugging integration problems – Sunjeet Khokhar – https://thereluctanttester.com/2019/01/03/heuristics-for-debugging-integration-problems/
• Hiring Good Testers – Connor Roberts – http://pixelgrill.com/hiring-good-testers/
• How to keep developers and testers happy — and productive – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-keep-developers-and-testers-happy-and-productive
• On Being Called a Testing “Expert” or “Guru” – Paul Maxwell-Walters – http://testingrants.blogspot.com/2018/12/on-being-called-testing-expert-or-guru.html
• Q and A with Joep Schuurkes – Women Testers – http://www.womentesters.com/q-and-a-with-joep-schuurkes/
• Sweet Fifteen – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/01/sweet-fifteen.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 23rd – December 29th, 2018.

Testing

• Divided by (the lack of) a Common Language? – Len DiMaggio – http://swqetesting.blogspot.com/2018/12/divided-by-lack-of-common-language.html
• Don’t be a backseat driver – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – http://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2018/12/dont-be-backseat-driver.html
• How To Grow Up To Be Successful Agilists.  – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/how-to-grow-up-to-be-successful-agilists/
• Managing several Android devices in single commands – Gustavo Rivera – http://gustavorivera.com.mx/en/2018/12/23/managing-several-android-devices-in-single-commands/
• Observation – Stuart Ashman – http://qa-matters.com/2018/12/28/observation/
• Responsibly Reporting Performance Test Results: Trends, Noise, and Uncertainty – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/responsibly-reporting-performance-test-results-trends-noise-and-uncertainty
• Rethinking the Pyramid: The Automation Test Wheel – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2018/12/rethinking-pyramid-automation-test-wheel.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 9th – December 15th, 2018.

Testing

• 5 Key Factors to Achieve Agile Testing in DevOps – Denise Rigoni – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/5-key-factors-achieve-agile-testing-devops
• AI, Machine Learning, and The Technopocalyspe – Mike Clarke – https://www.logigear.com/magazine/artificial-intelligence/ai-machine-learning-and-the-technopocalyspe/
• Do you even know what an MVP is? – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/finding-your-mvp/
• Five Steps to Better Test Data Management – Christian Meléndez – http://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/five-steps-to-better-test-data-management/
• Hacking Password Reset Functionality – Iona Kathryn Evans – https://i0nak.wordpress.com/2018/12/15/hacking-password-reset-functionality/
• How to create test data that yields accurate QA results – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-create-test-data-that-yields-accurate-QA-results
• I Represent the User! And We All Do – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/12/i-represent-the-user-and-we-all-do/

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 2nd – December 8th, 2018.

Testing

• 6 Ways to Add Value as a Test Specialist in XP – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/test-specialist-in-xp/
• 14 Fundamental Leadership Qualities That A True Leader Must Possess – Gayathri Subrahmanyam – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/leadership-qualities/
• C# Advent Calendar 2018 – Can I Put All Of My Smoke Tests For A REST API In One Test? Yes! – Hilary Weaver-Robb – https://g33klady.com/2018/12/02/c-advent-calendar-2018-can-i-put-all-of-my-smoke-tests-for-a-rest-api-in-one-test-yes/
• Emergent Quality – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/12/04/emergent-quality/
• “Framework XXX doesn’t work” – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/framework-xxx-doesnt-work-347f63a9cc25
• How Do I Know My Tests Add Value? – Andrew Knight – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/12/04/how-do-i-know-my-tests-add-value/
• If We Do Sanity Testing Before Release, Do We Have To Do Regression Testing? – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/12/if-we-do-sanity-testing-before-release-do-we-have-to-do-regression-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 November 25th – December 1st, 2018.

Testing

• 8 Reasons Why Testers Make Great Leaders – https://www.qasymphony.com/blog/8-reasons-testers-make-great-leaders/
• Agile Tester as Servant Leader – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-tester-servant-leader/
• Cunning Strategies for Effective Remote Working – Simon Knight – http://sjpknight.com/cunning-strategies-for-effective-remote-working/
• Day 01: What is Exploratory Testing – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-01-what-is-exploratory-testing.html
• Day 02: Brief History of Exploratory Testing – Srinivas Kadiyala – http://testingeduindia.blogspot.com/2018/11/day-02-brief-history-of-exploratory.html
• Don’t Define Testing Around Bug Finding – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/11/dont-define-testing-around-bug-finding/
• Hindsight lessons about exploration: Testing documentation – “think outside the dox” – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2018/11/26/hindsight-lessons-about-exploration-testing-documentation-think-outside-the-dox/

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 18th – November 24th, 2018.

Testing

• 7 Steps to Create a Test Strategy from Scratch – Cassandra Leung – http://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/7-steps-to-create-a-test-strategy-from-scratch/
• A Better Way of Reporting Performance Test Results – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/better-way-reporting-performance-test-results
• Contemporary Quality Engineering – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/11/23/contemporary-quality-engineering/
• Creating a buzz around accessibility – Peter Gould – https://qualityisking.co.uk/2018/11/creating-a-buzz-around-accessibility/
• Exploratory Testing on an API? (Part 4) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2018/11/exploratory-testing-on-an-api-part-4/
• Grand Pronouncements, Best Practices and the Certainty of Failure – Pete Walen – http://rhythmoftesting.blogspot.com/2018/11/grand-pronouncements-best-practices-and.html
• Manual Test Cases Summary pattern that fits the best for most use cases – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/4-types-of-test-cases-summaries-that-i-see-manual-qa-engineers-write-705913b9b744

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 11th – November 17th, 2018.

Testing

• As a Scrum Master, end of Sprint is your best ally – Jean-Pierre Lambert – https://jp-lambert.me/as-a-scrum-master-end-of-sprint-is-your-best-ally-ac2d8fe263cd
• Big picture QA testing skills foster better app usability – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Big-picture-QA-testing-skills-foster-better-app-usability
• Combat algorithm bias with these software test pointers – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Combat-algorithm-bias-with-these-software-test-pointers
• Continuous Security with Find-Sec-Bugs – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2018/11/continuous-security-with-find-sec-bugs.html
• Data Migration Testing Tutorial: A Complete Guide – Nandini – https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/data-migration-testing/
• HTTP Status Codes With Explanations – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/http-status-codes/
• In the Spotlight Series- Interview with Łukasz Rosłonek – Anton Angelov – https://www.automatetheplanet.com/sportlight-lukasz-roslonek/

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 4th – November 10th, 2018.

Testing

• A False Dichotomy of Modern Testing – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2018/11/a-false-dichotomy-of-modern-testing/
• Keeping Accessibility in Mind: Cognition, Memory, and Attention – Albert Gareev – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/keeping-accessibility-mind-cognition-memory-and-attention
• Lean Testing – Aaron Hodder – https://medium.com/@AWGHodder/lean-testing-f900b5a7e82e
• The 12 Agile Principles: What We Hear vs. What They Actually Mean – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/12-agile-principles/
• The ‘Do Nothing’ heuristic – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://mavericktester.com/2018/11/06/do-nothing-heuristic/
• They will invite you to the meeting when they know what value you bring – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/why-should-you-be-invited-to-meeting/
• What Is A Test Coach?? – Darryn Downey – https://thoughtsontest.wordpress.com/2018/11/09/what-is-a-test-coach/

Automated Testing/Programming/Tools

• A Software Engineer in Test Must Have The Heart of a Developer – Andrew Knight – https://blog.testproject.io/2018/11/06/the-software-engineer-in-test/
• Applitools CSS Stitching And Full Page Scroll – Nikolay Advolodkin – https://www.ultimateqa.com/applitools-css-stitching/

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 October 28th – November 3rd, 2018.

Testing

• 6 Easy Steps To Understand Web And Mobile Application Authentication – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/6-easy-steps-to-understand-web-and-mobile-application-authentication/
• As you wish… – Lisa Crispin – https://lisacrispin.com/2018/10/31/as-you-wish/
• BDD in Action: Dissecting the Conversation – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/bdd-in-action-conversation/
• Considerations when testing a software application in a context-driven way – Huib Schoots – http://www.huibschoots.nl/wordpress/?p=2781
• Modern Test Fundamentals – Test Improvement – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/modern-test-fundamentals-test-improvement/
• ISO Multilingual Testers – Amanda Perkins – http://www.womentesters.com/iso-multilingual-testers/
• My Testing Tour 2018 – A Challenge Worth Tackling – Elisabeth Hocke – https://www.lisihocke.com/2018/10/my-testing-tour-2018-a-challenge-worth-tackling.html