Software Testing News – Issue 471: Test We Can

What's the most niche thing you've tested? [An illustration of a bespectacled orange monster creature. It's reading a newspaper. The text "your weekly testing news" is displayed alongside the Ministry of Testing logo.]( Issue 471 | Monday 20th May 2024 | [View Online →]( This newsletter is kindly supported by Testmo [UPDATE: Testmo - #1 Unified Test Management Tool]( Testmo is the #1 unified modern test management tool. Now even better with faster test steps, rich PDF reporting, automation fields, improved Jira add-on, extended API & more. Affordable for teams of all sizes with enterprise-grade reliability & support. Try Testmo free! --------------------------------------------------------------- What's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community? Let's go! ⛵️ Getting Started - I'm very much enjoying all the fascinating origin stories. [How did you get into testing?]( It's good to share this so we can inspire the next generation. ✨ - This is a well-written post and question from Cameron Fairburn. [If you could tell your past self to care less / more about something QA-related, what would it be?]( - Nazneen Ahmad shares [a comprehensive list of software testing techniques](. - [What’s the most niche thing you’ve tested?]( - Saibalu R has started [a conversation about certifications](. Are they worth it? - Add to the [software testing glossary](. F and G are now available! - [A software tester is ...]( Quality Engineering - [The Community's Guide to Quality Engineering](. - "[Building great software is about people, not technology. Change my mind.]( urges Ben Dowen. What do you think? - [Why Shift Testing Left Part 2: QA Does More After Devs Run Tests]( by Nočnica Mellifera. - "Big Tech companies such as Facebook are in the small minority, so you probably don’t work there. Their context is probably different from yours, so [the options that are good for them might not be as good for you]( An excellent piece from Bob Salmon. Career Growth - Bug congrats to two Stuarts — [Stuart Day]( and [Stuart Thomas]( — who start new jobs at different places. 🏆 - Hanan Rehman would like to know how you build a good CV/Resume. [Connect and help via The Club chat](. - [Playwright interview questions that you are going to love]( by Adrian Maciuc. - Lina Kulakova switches up her approach to interviewing and prefers [connection over coding](. - [NatWest Group are hiring a Quality Manager](. - [Know your worth]( says Steve Watson. Tools - [Join Episode Three of The Testing Planet](. It's all about tools. Discover hot takes on important testing trends and learn from testing tool specialists. 🧰 Automation - More [automation certifications]( earned! Well done, Florentina-Cristina Boda, Katherine Snow and Namida Aneskans. 🎉 - Check out this Ranorex feature spotlight: [Object Recognition with Rhett Devlin](. - [E2E vs UI testing]( by Noemi Ferrera. - Manish Saini shares [handy descriptions of unit, component, and contract tests](. - [Selenium 4.21 Released!]( by Diego Molina. DevOps - Katja Obring would like to know where to get help with [testing in a DevOps environment](. - The other day a community member mentioned their client was concerned that testers weren't asking enough questions. It reminded me of Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory's [Feature Chat Sheet](. - Rosie Sherry created [The Community's Guide to DevOps and Software Testing](. AI in Testing - [How Does Your Organisation View AI in Testing?]( Another helpful testing trends analysis. - Aline de Farias Lisboa shares a [six-part AI in Testing Manifesto](. - [LangGraph - cycling through multi-agent LLM applications]( by Hélène Sauvé. - "Don’t forget that the most important metrics are well-being and job satisfaction. Focus on outcomes and trends rather than hard numbers." [Measuring the impact of LLM-based tools]( by Lisa Crispin. Proxy Testing - [Proxy Testing 101: Proxy Manager Testing Cheat Sheet]( by Konstantin Sakhchinskiy. Risks - Here are a couple of talks worth checking out from Leeds Testing Atelier. [Killer Bugs and How to Squash Them]( with Tracy Archibald and Leah King. Plus [The Scandal]( with Elliot Thurland. Observability - [Optimising MTTD and MTTR with the Power of Observability]( by Srijan Rastogi. Test Data Management - [Streamline Your Testing Process with Centralized and Organized Test Data]( by Manish Saini. Static Code Analysis - Explore the benefits of testing source code without executing the code. [An Inside Job: Customising Static Code Analysis for Optimising Internal Tools]( by Tamás Balog. 🔍 Accessibility - [Important accessibility reminders and calls to action]( from folks celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024. - Andrey Enin shares [10 oracles to spark test ideas for a good user experience](. Leadership - Mahathee Dandibhotla shares [a powerful leadership model](. This is a treasure trove of information. 👑 - A curious take on how to become a leader and expand your influence. [Career Growth explained as an Amazon Leadership Principle Flywheel]( by Carlos Arguelles. - Melissa Fisher shares her [wins of the week]( and asks for yours. CI/CD - [Docker Series: Episode 2 — Kubernetes fundamentals and core concepts]( by Darshana Mihiran Edirisinghe. Exploratory Testing - Learn the main concepts of exploratory testing and how it differentiates from other established approaches, such as scripted testing with step-based tests. [Human-Centric Exploratory Testing]( with Sérgio Freire. Heuristics - Thanks, Mahathee Dandibhotla, for sharing the MoT version of the [test heuristics cheat sheet](. It's such a helpful cheat sheet to support our testing efforts. Just for Fun - SABRE, CAPI, BAPI, VROT, WTF! [What system name acronyms are your favourites?]( 😃 I hope you have a great week. — Simon Tomes, part of the Community Team at Ministry of Testing --------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter is kindly supported by Zebrunner [Can test automation be more than just "PASS" or "FAIL"?]( Join Paul Grizzaffi for a Zebrunner Expert Series webinar titled "Beyond Red & Green: Hidden Insights of Automation Reporting". On May 23rd, he'll delve into unlocking the true power of your test automation reporting. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Five people stood next to each other smiling and holding books. An orange monster with a green gift box is photobombing the photo. Credit: Leeds MoT Meetup]( Gather with the testing community. 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