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 June 27th- July 3rd, 2021.

Testing

• API Testing Learning Path using Postman!! – Pricilla Bilavendran – https://testing-journey-of-pricilla.blogspot.com/2021/06/api-testing-learning-path-using-postman.html
• Boss vs Leader: 10 Behaviour Differences – Toby Sinclair – https://www.tobysinclair.com/post/boss-vs-leader-10-behaviour-differences
• Context eats Process for Breakfast – Patrick Prill – https://testpappy.wordpress.com/2021/06/27/context-eats-process-for-breakfast/
• Feedback: Solicited vs Unsolicited – Nicola Lindgren – https://nicolalindgren.com/2021/07/01/feedback-solicited-vs-unsolicited/
• Getting Started With Testing Microservices – Oleksandr Romanov – https://alexromanov.github.io/2021/06/28/microservices-test-resources/
• How To Build a Valuable Observability Pipeline – Antoine Craske – https://qeunit.com/blog/how-to-build-a-valuable-observability-pipeline/
• How To Use Johari Window To Build Self-Awareness – Toby Sinclair – https://www.tobysinclair.com/post/how-to-use-johari-window-to-build-self-awareness

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 June 20th – June 26th, 2021.

Testing

• Airbnb’s Monorepo Journey To Quality Engineering – Antoine Craske – https://qeunit.com/blog/airbnbs-monorepo-journey-to-quality-engineering/
• API Testing Learning Path using Postman!! – Pricilla Bilavendran – https://bpricilla.medium.com/api-testing-learning-path-using-postman-a8f17867784d
• Claude Shannon on Creative Thinking – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2021/06/shannon-6-strategies/
• Do you have to be negative to be a tester? – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/rackets/202106/do-you-have-to-be-negative/
• Engage the Whole Team Early! – Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory – https://agiletestingfellow.com/blog/post/engage-the-whole-team-early
• Even programming languages have bugs! – Balaji Santhanagopalan – https://synapse-qa.com/2021/06/25/even-programming-languages-have-bugs/
• Exploratory Hypothesis Testing – Adam Knight – https://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2021/06/exploratory-hypothesis-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 June 13th- June 19th, 2021. Happy Father’s Day to all those Dads out there!

Testing

• All Testing is not Context-Driven – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2021/06/all-testing-is-not-context-driven.html
• API Testing 101 – Christina Thalayasingam – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/06/16/api-testing-101/
• Coaching Testers vs. Developers – Kim Engel – https://isitgoodenoughyet.com/2021/06/13/coaching-testers-vs-developers/
• Dealing with Intermittent Bugs – Nicola Lindgren – https://nicolalindgren.com/2021/06/15/dealing-with-intermittent-bugs/
• Enhance Your Testing Strategy with Mind Map-Driven Testing – Prashant Hegde – https://www.infoq.com/articles/mindmap-driven-testing/
• It’s time to comply with AODA – Siva Ganesan – https://testingchief.medium.com/its-time-to-comply-with-aoda-d4c013feb261
• Habits in Quality – Anne-Marie Charrett – https://www.annemariecharrett.com/habits-in-quality/

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 June 6th- June 12th, 2021.

Testing

• 2 ways of growing QA employee for non-QA managers – Petro Tarasenko – https://medium.com/wix-engineering/2-ways-of-growing-qa-employee-for-non-qa-managers-bc62571db34f
• 6 data points about how the world’s top organizations test their software – Cynthia Dunlop – https://www.tricentis.com/blog/6-data-points-about-how-the-worlds-top-organizations-test-their-software/
• 9 Best Practices for Work From Home or Remote Job – Md Sajedul Karim – https://blog.devgenius.io/9-best-practices-for-work-from-home-or-remote-job-497e40289843
• Best Practices to perform the Exploratory testing – QAable Testlab – https://www.testerin.me/post/best-practices-to-perform-the-exploratory-testing
• Color Contrast Testing – Siva Ganesan – https://testingchief.medium.com/color-contrast-testing-bea066e9ed3a
• CV tips – Bob – https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2021/06/11/cv-tips/
• Don’t be Afraid of Job Requirements! – Mirza Sisic – https://juniorlearnstocode.blogspot.com/2021/06/dont-be-afraid-of-job-requirements.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 May 30th – June 5th, 2021.

Testing

• 10 Best Practices for Naming REST API Endpoints – Deddy Tandean – https://betterprogramming.pub/10-best-practices-for-naming-rest-api-endpoints-442ae592a3a0
• A Guide to Being a Successful QA Leader – Prashant Hegde – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/05/31/a-guide-to-being-a-successful-qa-leader/
• A11y with Ady: June 2021 – Ady Stokes – https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/blog/2021/6/1/a11y-with-ady-june-2021
• Asking for help when needed – this is also a valuable skill – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/asking-for-help-when-needed-this-is-also-a-valuable-skill/
• chaos engineering – Ben Lutkevich – https://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/definition/chaos-engineering
• Credit Card Integration Testing – 3 Things to Consider for Testing Payment Integrations – Asad Shehzad – https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/credit-card-integration-testing-3-things-to-consider-for-testing-payment-integrations/
• Embracing Design Constraints – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2021/05/embracing-design-constraints.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 May 23rd – May 29th, 2021.

Testing

• 8 Steps to Enter the World of DevOps – Sumon Dey – https://blog.testproject.io/2021/05/27/8-steps-to-enter-the-world-of-devops/
• 34 Years in Testing – James Bach – https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/487354
• A Comprehensive Checklist For Front-End Testing – Harish Rajora – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/front-end-testing-checklist/
• A New Experiential Exploratory Testing Exercise on focusing feedback to own application – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-new-experiential-exploratory-testing.html
• An introduction to contract testing – part 2 – introducing contract testing – Bas Dijkstra – https://www.ontestautomation.com/an-introduction-to-contract-testing-part-2-introducing-contract-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 May 9th – May 15th, 2021.

Testing

• 4 Types of NoSQL Databases – Adem Zeina – https://blog.devgenius.io/4-types-of-nosql-databases-8f1a96335794?source=rss—-4e2c1156667e—4
• 9 ways to infuse security in your CI/CD pipeline – Michael Cobb – https://searchitoperations.techtarget.com/tip/9-ways-to-infuse-security-in-your-CI-CD-pipeline
• 10 Crucial Facts about APIs every QA Software Tester Should Know – Helena Hrubesova – https://youintechnology.com/10-crucial-facts-about-api/
• 12 Basic SQL Commands for Beginners – Pralabh Saxena – https://betterprogramming.pub/12-basic-sql-commands-for-beginners-1fcb34697ab6
• Are Test Levels Still Relevant in Agile Software Development? – David Tzemach – https://www.agilequalitymadeeasy.com/post/are-test-levels-still-relevant-in-agile-software-development-david-tzemach
• Cross Browser Testing With TestCafe and CircleCI – Dennis Martinez – https://dev-tester.com/cross-browser-testing-with-testcafe-and-circleci/
• Getting a job as QA Engineer/Software Tester in Canada vs. the Czech Republic – Helena Hrubesova – https://youintechnology.com/getting-a-job-as-qa-engineer-software-tester-in-canada/
• Heuristics applied when opening a safe lock – Maria Kedemo – https://mkedemo.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/heuristics-applied-when-opening-a-safe-lock/

Happy Mother’s Day! 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 May 2nd – May 8th, 2021.

Testing

• 2021/05/07 Book Review: The New Corner Office, Chapter 2 – Get the Rhythm Right – Lee Marshall – https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/2021/05/07/2021-05-07-book-review-the-new-corner-office-chapter-2-get-the-rhythm-right/
• A growing problem to be solved soon – Ajay Balamurugadas – https://enjoytesting.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-growing-problem-to-be-solved-soon.html
• A11y with Ady: May 2021 – Ady Stokes – https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/blog/2021/5/4/a11y-with-ady-may-2021
• Agile Testing Challenges and Tips To Overcome Them – David Tzemach – https://www.agilequalitymadeeasy.com/post/agile-testing-challenges-and-tips-to-overcome-them-david-tzemach
• Are you really a Test Coach? – Maria Kedemo – https://mkedemo.wordpress.com/2021/05/05/are-you-really-a-test-coach/
• Beginner’s Guide To Gherkin – Tomasz Jakobiec – https://dev.to/selleo/beginner-s-guide-to-gherkin-56kp
• Building a Modern Quality Program from the Ground Up – Jeff Sing – https://medium.com/@jeffsing/building-a-modern-quality-program-from-the-ground-up-2f94953eb460