Getting Started With Python
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The #1 Test Management Tool
Comprehensive web-based test case management software to efficiently manage, track and organize your software testing efforts. Integrates with any JIRA edition and version. “We are loving TestRail here at Samsung. It has made a huge difference for us.” — Stella A. Kislyuk, QA Lead, Samsung
Getting Started With Python
We have a new series on The Dojo — How To Use Python To Automate Almost Anything by Josh Grant. The first part of the series is free! So you can figure out the setup and create your Hello World! Python is a great choice for simple automation tasks.
Ministry of Testing Calendar 2018 — for Linnea Nordström — Pre Order
Hooray! It’s here! It’s the calendar they tried to censor but the Ministry of Testing Charity Calendar 2018 is finally here to buy or sponsor. ALL proceeds go to Linnea’s cancer fund.
API Mocking And Service Virtualization Explained | Wojciech Bulaty
Our next masterclass is happening on Tuesday 17th October. Find out how to use API Mocking and virtualization to speed up testing. You can register now and post your question or upvote any questions already asked!
Why Is Influencing Relevant To Testers
In this 99 Second video, Dan and Mark will introduce you to what influencing is, why influencing is relevant to testers, provide some examples and discuss the pitfalls you should be aware of.
Should I Specialise Or Continue Being A Generalist?
Have you ever updated your CV to highlight that you are a specialist tester? For example a tester “with a specialisation in mobile testing”. Was it beneficial?
Testing vs Checking — A Flawed Argument? — Stories from a Software Tester
Jeff discusses that the “testing” vs “checking” debate is now more used as a punchline than it is for any serious discussion around testing as an activity and tests as an artifact. What do you think?
Hiring Processes And Emphasis Placed Towards Puzzles And Reasoning Tests
Of late there have been quite a few organisations hiring with the inclination towards using some form of logical or reasoning test to determine a candidates viability for a role. Do you feel you get better candidates as a result of running candidates through these types of tests? If not, what type of interview process do you believe gets the best candidates?
Identifying And Influencing How People In Your Team Contribute To Test Automation — Katrina the Tester
New blog post from Katrina on team dynamics. How do your colleagues contribute to test automation? Who is involved in the design, development and maintenance of your test suites? What would happen if people in your team changed how they participate in test automation?
Testing Blogs
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- Technical Test Interviews are Broken — Stories from a Software Tester
- Calling bs on the pipeline problem — A Seasoned Tester’s Crystal Ball
- A tool to change a mindset. — Antti Niittyviita
- On where I think the test automation industry is going — On Test Automation
- TestBash Germany — My First But Certainly Not Last — A Tester’s Journey
- What Hume Can Teach us About Automation. — offbeattesting
- The future of testing is… Testing — QA Intelligence
- The tester’s daily dilemma: my automated tests fail because of the test environment. What can i do? — iAmALittleTester
Testing Chatter
We keep a close eye on our two slack groups — testers.chat and our MoT Slack. This is what they’ve been sharing.
- GitHub — GoogleChrome/puppeteer: Headless Chrome Node API
- GitHub — DevExpress/testcafe: A Node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing.
- Aaron Patterson on Twitter: “I like to add � and ’ any time I submit online forms because I know that some developer is going to see it and wonder if they have a bug”
- The Man Who Broke Ticketmaster — Motherboard
