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 3rd – March 9th, 2019.

Testing

• 7 Reasons to Skip Tests – Louise Gibbs – https://blog.testproject.io/2019/03/05/7-reasons-to-skip-tests/
• A Tester Tested – Paul Seaman – https://beaglesays.blog/2019/03/06/a-tester-tested/
• How to Prep for a Design Sprint (Designer’s POV) – Pamela Porto – https://medium.com/ideas-by-crema/how-to-prep-for-a-design-sprint-designers-pov-22deda4cf241
• So, You Want To Be a Tester? – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/03/so-you-want-to-be-a-tester/
• Software testing certifications to boost your career – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Software-testing-certifications-to-boost-your-career
• Software testing using AI changes things, but not everything – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/feature/Software-testing-using-AI-changes-things-but-not-everything
• Software Testing? What? Why? – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2019-03-06-what-is-testing-and-why-do-we-test/

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 24th – March 2nd, 2019.

Testing

• 3 Testing Practices We Should All Stop – Ajay Balamurugadas – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/3-testing-practices-we-should-all-stop
• Button Defect Deep Dive Demo – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2019-02-27-button-defect-investigation/
• CounterStrings Demo – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2019-02-26-counterstrings-in-action
• Defect Deep Dive Demo – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2019-02-27-defect-investigation-deep-dive/
• Don’t Be a Prick – James Thomas – https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2019/02/dont-be-prick.html
• Hire testers with a mix of technical skills and hutzpah – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Hire-testers-with-a-mix-of-technical-skills-and-hutzpah
• How a Tester Can Build a Professional Portfolio – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/tester-professional-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 February 17th – February 23rd, 2019.

Testing

• Ask Me Anything – Testability – Ash Winter – http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2019/02/ask-me-anything-testability.html
• Do We Really Need Testers? – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/do-we-need-testers/
• My Remote Retrospective Process – Chris McMahon – http://chrismcmahonsblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/my-remote-retrospective-process.html
• Parkinson’s law in software testing – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/parkinsons-law-in-software-testing-3997e9395a24
• Test Manager’s Role in an Agile Organization – Johanna Rothman – https://blog.gurock.com/test-manager-agile-organization/
• The Eroding Agile Test Pyramid – Wolfgang Platz – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/eroding-agile-test-pyramid
• The Protector Of Value – Adam Knight – https://www.a-sisyphean-task.com/2019/02/the-protector-of-value.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 February 10th – February 16th, 2019.

Testing

• 4 Ways to Use Acceptance Criteria – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/use-acceptance-criteria/
• Code and Test Cases — are for humans – Alexey Sotskov – https://medium.com/practical-software-testing/code-and-test-cases-are-for-humans-77851e4548bd
• Code Coverage vs Test Coverage; Subjectivity and Usefulness – Dan Ashby – https://danashby.co.uk/2019/02/14/code-coverage-vs-test-coverage/
• Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability – Amir Ghahrai – https://www.testingexcellence.com/confidentiality-integrity-availability/
• How To Identify A Software Bug When You Do Not Have Requirements? – Karlo Smid – https://blog.tentamen.eu/how-to-identify-a-software-bug-when-you-do-not-have-requirements/
• How to win a Testathon — Experience Report – Pooja Shah – https://medium.com/@TechGirlPooja/how-to-win-a-testathon-experience-report-ba102d03bd1a
• How We Built a Quality-Driven Development from Scratch – Daniel Gold – http://www.danielgold.net/2019/02/how-we-built-quality-driven-development.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 February 3rd – February 9th, 2019.

Testing

• 3 ways to test in production promptly and productively – Gerie Owen – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/opinion/3-ways-to-test-in-production-promptly-and-productively
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 6) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/02/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-6/
• Hindsight lessons about exploration: The science of testing – Viktor Slavchev – https://mrslavchev.com/2019/02/07/hindsight-lessons-about-exploration-the-science-of-testing/
• How to Find a Mentor? – Kristīne Corbus – https://testretreat.com/2019/02/04/howto-find-mentor/
• My Learning – Part 10 – Conferences – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-10-conferences.html
• My Learning – Part 11 – Doing – Erik Brickarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-11-doing.html
• My Learning – Part 12 – Experiments – Erik Brikcarp – http://erik.brickarp.se/2019/02/my-learning-part-12-experiments.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 January 27th – February 2nd, 2019.

Testing

• 6 ways to catch defects in software, tighten feedback loops – Matt Heusser – https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/6-ways-to-catch-defects-in-software-tighten-feedback-loops
• A PO’s View on Releasing – Beren Van Daele – https://isleoftesting.com/2019/01/28/a-pos-view-on-releasing/
• Are Blockchain Apps Really Secure? – Michael Solomon – https://blog.gurock.com/are-blockchain-apps-secure/
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 5) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-5/
• Communicating With Teammates When the Horn of Gondor is Not Readily Available – Alex Landis – https://lordofthetestthings.wordpress.com/2019/01/28/communicating-with-teammates-when-the-horn-of-gondor-is-not-readily-available/
• Crafting Your Career in Software Testing – Mihaela Sfat – https://blog.testing-land.com/career-software-testing/
• Entry Criterias – One Man – https://thelifeofoneman.com/entry-criterias

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 20th – January 26th, 2019.

Testing

• Boundary Value Analysis Explained – Alan Richardson – https://www.eviltester.com/2019/01/what-is-boundary-value-analysis.html
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 4) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-4/
• Determining the Ideal Tester to Developer Ratio – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/tester-to-developer-ratio/
• Got too little and start too late? – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/got-too-little-and-start-too-late-15934db15b7
• Have I Tried Enough Weird Stuff? – Elizabeth Zagroba – https://medium.com/@ezagroba/have-i-tried-enough-weird-stuff-7ed4105ae994
• High Level Overview of Machine Learning Classification – ML 101 – Raj Subramanian – http://www.rajsubra.com/2019/01/23/ml-classification/
• How to Use Design Thinking to Enhance Software Quality – Rozalia Baé – http://www.womentesters.com/how-to-use-design-thinking-to-enhance-software-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 January 13th – January 19th, 2019.

Testing

• Active curiosity & why it is needed for testing – Joel Montvelisky – https://qablog.practitest.com/active-curiosity-why-it-is-needed-for-testing/
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 1) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-1/
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 2) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-2/
• Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 3) – Michael Bolton – http://www.developsense.com/blog/2019/01/breaking-the-test-case-addiction-part-3/
• Bug Free Software at Scale? – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2019/01/18/bug-free-software-at-scale/
• How to Create Bug Free Software – Dave Westerveld – https://offbeattesting.com/2019/01/14/how-to-create-bug-free-software/
• If tradition trumps the common sense – Antti Niittyviita – https://medium.com/@niittyviita/if-tradition-trumps-the-common-sense-d90c89b4115d

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 6th – January 12th, 2019.

Testing

• Eff the user – Amit – https://always-fearful.blogspot.com/2019/01/eff-user.html
• Hire Your Test Specialists First – Jeff Nyman – http://testerstories.com/2019/01/hire-your-test-specialists-first/
• How My Testers Help Me – Beren Van Daele – https://isleoftesting.com/2019/01/06/how-my-testers-help-me/
• How Testers Can Be Truly Agile – Justin Rohrman – https://blog.gurock.com/truly-agile-testing/
• Instead of shifting testing to the left – move it there completely! – John Andrews – https://testingfromthehip.wordpress.com/2019/01/07/instead-of-shifting-testing-to-the-left-move-it-there-completely/
• Leveraging Machine Learning to Predict Test Coverage – Bhavani Ramasubbu – https://www.stickyminds.com/article/leveraging-machine-learning-predict-test-coverage
• Mister blue sky is living here today… – Chris Armstrong – https://christovskia.blog/2019/01/09/mister-blue-sky-is-living-here-today/