Posted on Saturday, November 23, 2019

Attention Testers: The 2019 Fall OnlineTestConf is almost here!

Attention All Testers: The 2019 Fall OnlineTestConf is almost here!

Twice a year, Testing Curator looks forward to viewing the OnlineTestConf. The Fall conference is just around the corner and will be streaming online FREE on December 3rd-4th.

If you are already familiar with this event, have you registered yet? If so, great! If not, what are you waiting for? Register today!

For those that are new to this conference, you will find more details about the event below.

Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2019

Testing Bits – November 10th – November 16th, 2019

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 10th – November 16th, 2019.

Testing

A/B Testing: Validating Multiple Variations – Angie Jones – https://applitools.com/blog/validating-multiple-variations
An Introduction to 508 Compliance Testing – Will Saunders – https://blog.testlodge.com/508-compliance-testing/
AWS Lex Chatbot + Kubernetes Test Strategies – Rafaela Azevedo – https://azevedorafaela.com/2019/11/10/aws-lex-kubernetes-chatbot-test-strategies/
Bringing Continuous Testing to Your Organization – Chris Colosimo – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/bringing-continuous-testing-your-organization
Developer-Tester Collaboration: How and Why – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/developer-tester-collaboration-how-why/
Focus on what was “Done” during Sprint Review – Jesse Houwing – https://xebia.com/blog/focus-on-what-was-done-during-sprint-review/
Is Cross Browser Testing Still Relevant? – Harshit Paul – https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/is-cross-browser-testing-still-relevant/

Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2019

Testing Bits – November 3rd – November 9th, 2019

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 3rd – November 9th, 2019.

Testing

A Social Success Tip – Matt Heusser – https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/uncharted-waters/social/
Applying Test Thinking with Code – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/11/applying-test-thinking-with-code/
Are You Too Busy to Continue Learning? – Johanna Rothman – https://createadaptablelife.com/2019/11/are-you-too-busy-to-continue-learning.html
aria-label Does Not Translate – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2019/11/aria-label-does-not-translate.html
exploringMindMaps.part2 – Amanda Delatorre – https://theuncodedcoder.com/2019/11/04/exploringmindmaps-part2/
Defining Exit Criteria for All Stages of Your Agile Project – Nishi Grover Garg – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-exit-criteria/
Do not fall in love with your ideas, do it with your intentions – my lessons learned from QA&Test 2019 – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/do-not-fall-in-love-with-your-ideas-do-it-with-your-intentions-my-lessons-learned-from-qatest-2019/
Is Your Team Dysfunctional? – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/dysfunctional-teams/

Posted on Sunday, November 3, 2019

Testing Bits – October 27th – November 2nd, 2019

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 27th – November 2nd, 2019.

Testing

Apply Appropriate Tools and Skills to Buggy Software – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/slogans/2019-11-01-slogans-collated-reflection/
Assert and Approvals, and Why that Matters – Maaret Pyhäjärvi – https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2019/10/assert-and-approvals-and-why-that.html
exploringMindMaps.part1 – Amanda Delatorre – https://theuncodedcoder.com/2019/10/27/exploringmindmaps-part1/
How Cross-Browser Testing Is Evolving – Bilal Haidar – https://applitools.com/blog/cross-browser-testing-cypress
I finally realized, all of this time… – Chris Armstrong – https://christovskia.blog/2019/10/30/i-finally-realized-all-of-this-time/
Improve Tester-Developer Relationships with Helpful Feedback – Michael Stahl – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/improve-tester-developer-relationships-helpful-feedback
Language can teach us about usability – Bob – https://randomtechthoughts.blog/2019/11/02/language-can-teach-us-about-usability/

Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2019

Testing Bits – October 20th – October 26th, 2019

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 20th – October 26th, 2019, 2019.

Testing

Accessible Drop Caps – Adrian Roselli – https://adrianroselli.com/2019/10/accessible-drop-caps.html
A Tester’s Guide on Hunting for API Related Sources – Yuliya Bagriy – https://www.aviskase.com/articles/2019/10/26/a-testers-guide-on-hunting-for-api-related-sources/
Closing the Gaps – Jesper Ottosen – https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2019/10/22/closing-the-gaps/
Five Tips On How Testers Can Collaborate With Software Developers – T.J. Maher – http://www.tjmaher.com/2019/10/five-tips-on-how-testers-can.html
How Do You Know Something Is A Bug? – Using Mental Models and Oracles in Testing – Joost van Wollingen – https://xebia.com/blog/how-do-you-know-something-is-a-bug-using-mental-models-and-oracles-in-testing/
How To Get Buy–In From Management – Lisa Crispin – https://www.mabl.com/blog/getting-buy-in
How to Prioritize QA Tasks – Brian Hamilton – https://blog.testlodge.com/how-to-prioritize-qa-tasks/

Posted on Sunday, October 20, 2019

Testing Bits – October 13th – October 19th, 2019

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 13th – October 19th, 2019.

Testing

A reflection, not a goodbye: Tracing the path to job longevity – Toyer Mamoojee – https://toyerm.wordpress.com/2019/10/15/a-reflection-not-a-goodbye-tracing-the-path-to-job-longevity/
A Simpler Way of Using Machine Learning to Shift Testing Left – James Farrier – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/simpler-way-using-machine-learning-shift-testing-left
Accessibility Testing: Convincing Your Product Owner – Ben Linders – https://www.infoq.com/news/2019/10/accessibility-testing/
All testing is exploratory: change my mind – Lee Hawkins – https://therockertester.wordpress.com/2019/10/16/all-testing-is-exploratory-change-my-mind/
Developing Influence in Test – Matt Heusser – https://blog.gurock.com/tester-influence/
How this company is encouraging young people to join the software testing world – Grace Barnott – https://www.softwaretestingnews.co.uk/how-this-company-is-encouraging-young-people-to-join-the-software-world/
How to Test API Usability: Part 2 – Yuliya Bagriy – https://www.aviskase.com/articles/2019/10/19/how-to-test-api-usability-part-2/

Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2019

Testing Bits – October 6th – October 12th, 2019

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 6th – October 12th, 2019.

Testing

Act Like a Developer to Become a Ninja Tester! – Jeff Nyman – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/10/10/act-like-a-developer-to-become-a-ninja-tester/
formingYourCareerInTesting – Amanda – https://theuncodedcoder.com/2019/10/10/formingyourcareerintesting/
Getting Performance Testing Back on Track – V.M.Guruprasath – https://www.softwaretestingmagazine.com/knowledge/getting-performance-testing-back-on-track/
How Can You Easily End Up Wasting Your Time As a Tester? – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/how-can-you-easily-loose-time-as-a-tester/
How to handle API rate limits: Do your integrations work at scale? – Vinod Chandru – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-handle-api-rate-limits-do-your-integrations-work-scale
How Much Did Poor Quality Software Cost in 2018? – Alex Napier Holland – https://bitbar.com/blog/how-much-did-poor-quality-software-cost-in-2018/
How to tame ever-changing requirements in software development – Stephen Bigelow – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-tame-ever-changing-requirements-in-software-development

Posted on Sunday, October 6, 2019

Testing Bits – September 29th – October 5th, 2019

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 September 29th – October 5th, 2019.

Testing

4 Testing Tips for Beginners – Nicola Owen – http://nickytests.blogspot.com/2019/10/4-testing-tips-for-beginners.html
A Tester’s new project prep – Lucian-Adrian Stroie – https://lucianadrians.wordpress.com/2019/10/01/a-testers-new-project-prep/
Adapting Crosby’s 4 absolutes of quality into a software context – Dan Ashby – https://danashby.co.uk/2019/09/30/adapting-crosbys-4-absolutes-of-quality-into-a-software-context/
Confused? Simplify! – Kristin Jackvony – http://thethinkingtester.blogspot.com/2019/10/confused-simplify.html
Disabled by Their Environment – Test.Bash() Manchester 2019 – Adrian Stokes – https://www.thebigtesttheory.com/blog/2019/10/5/disabled-by-their-environment-testbash-manchester-2019
For Good Data Management, You Need a Well-Defined SLA – Pete Walen – https://blog.gurock.com/sla-data-management/
Friday w/ Testers – #006 – Sergiu Bacanu – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/friday-w-testers-006-sergiu-bacanu/

Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2019

Testing Bits – September 22nd – September 28th, 2019

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 September 22nd – September 28th, 2019.

Testing

5 Handy Tips for Testers in DevOps – Bhavani R – https://testingindevops.org/5-handy-tips-for-testers-in-devops/
5 key ways to fulfill the role of QA in DevOps – Amy Reichert – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/5-key-ways-to-fulfill-the-role-of-QA-in-DevOps
A demonstration of Mutation Testing – Gregory Paciga – https://gerg.dev/2019/09/mutation-testing-demo/
Did You Really Mean …? – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/agile-teams-understanding/
Forgetting How To Test – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/09/forgetting-how-to-test/
Gherkin? – Greg Zealley – https://medium.com/@gregzed/gherkin-is-it-doing-what-you-think-c5abbeae1ce9
How We Built a QA Team in a Fast-Growing Startup – Filip Hric – https://medium.com/slido-dev-blog/how-we-built-a-qa-team-in-a-fast-growing-startup-slido-blog-34b48ee64733

Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2019

Testing Bits – September 15th – September 21st, 2019

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 September 15th – September 21st, 2019.

Testing

Automate some of the things – Robert Day – https://probetesting700171536.wordpress.com/2019/09/18/automate-some-of-the-things/
Continuous Security – take care of your regression – Sławomir Radzymiński – https://www.awesome-testing.com/2019/09/continuous-security-take-care-of-your.html
Five quality patterns in Agile development – Erik Zeedijk – https://xebia.com/blog/five-quality-patterns-in-agile-development/
How to approach test case design – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-approach-test-case-design
How to avoid missing a bug – Nicolas Canseco – https://medium.com/@Nitcheasatester/how-to-avoid-missing-a-bug-7403fd77c80
How to solve the testing challenges that come with serverless apps – Glenn Buckholz – https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-solve-testing-challenges-come-serverless-apps
Is This [Joke] Appropriate? – Daminan Synadinos – https://www.ineffable-solutions.com/post/is-this-joke-appropriate