Software Testing News – Issue 473: Bug Blast and Collaboration

How does a community of practice support your career growth? [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 473 | Monday 3rd June 2024 | [View Online →]( This newsletter is kindly supported by Allure Report [Allure Report enhances test result visualization, making it easier to analyse test outcomes](. This hands-on guide will take you through the main steps of creating your first Allure report and show you all the fancy features that set it apart. --------------------------------------------------------------- What's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community? Let's go! 🛻 Community - Jesper Ottosen is launching a book. [Join the book launch for Leading Testing Activities]( 📘 - It's cool to see [Nicola Lindgren experimenting with an idea for a course](. - Congrats to the [MoT Athens Meetup]( team for hosting another successful summer meetup. We heard it was a lot of fun! - The [MoT NYC Meetup]( is back! The list of meetups grows — [is there one near you?]( - Lee Marshall shares a [short sharp tip to support your community of practice](. Talking of which, [register for Episode 4 of The Testing Planet](. Discover the importance of communities of practice and their relationship with learning and career growth. - Stuart Day and Chris Henderson host their first-ever podcast. Find out what it's all about. [Quality Talks Podcast](. Bug congrats on the launch! Career Growth - Keep 'em coming! [What’s your origin story?]( - [Konstantin Sakhchinskiy is looking for their next opportunity]( as is [Simon Devon](. - Bug congrats to [Stephen Mark Smith]( for starting a new job as a QA Tester at Freejam. 🎉 - [Diego Gavilanes is hiring a QA Automation Engineer]( at Beloved Robot. - [Scopic is hiring a Remote Automation QA Engineer](. New to Testing & Quality - Learn to apply these quick and effective bug-hunting hacks! [Reboot Your Bug-Hunting: Five Ways To Supercharge Your Software Testing]( by Hanisha Arora. 🐞 - I added the above article to two handy collections: [We're going on a bug hunt!]( and [Software Testing Essentials: Resources for Beginners](. 📂 - [What is a test case?]( with The Test Lead. - [Who Is Responsible for Quality in IT Projects?]( by Maria Golubeva. - [The difference between a test case and a requirement is the moment of discovery]( by Joep Schuurkes. - Manish Saini urges: [Don’t Overlook Soft Skills in Your Quest for Technical Proficiency!]( - The pros and cons of certification. It's good to [read the comments]( of previous The Testing Planet contributor, Nataliia Burmei. Tools & Models - Jason Huggins delivers a thought-provoking idea about [testing real devices in the real world](. 📱 - [The Hobbit's Guide to Testing Tools - Small Steps to a Powerful Choice]( with Kat Obring. The storytelling approach on this is next level! I can't get enough of it. - Marie Cruz and Nate Bosscher have just met, yet that didn't stop them from having [a brilliant conversation on selecting the right tool](. - Philippa Jennings celebrates the ever-helpful [agile testing quadrants](. - [Testers are the journalists of software development](. What do you think? Bugs in Production - Fred Herbert explores incident reviews: [The Review Is the Action Item](. - [UnknownHostException? CoreDNS fail? A Journey of Troubleshooting a National Platform Incident]( by Kangsheng Wong. Automation - [What does working in a hummus factory teach us about automation?]( - Bug congrats to Dmitrijs Petrovs for earning a [MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation](. - In this feature spotlight, [learn about Parasoft Selenic]( with Renata Santillan, a powerful tool that enhances Selenium testing with AI-powered capabilities. - [What automation analogies can help us?]( - [Optimizing Cypress Test Scripts: Chained Commands vs. Individual Commands]( by Ioan Solderea. API Testing - Previous TestBash contributor, Ivan Karaman asks, [is it possible to test an API without E2E tests?!]( And provides a Node + Express + Supertest example. - [Exploring API Gateway Testing Strategies]( with Naman Garg. Security Testing - [Part 1: Automating Tests for OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities - A QA Engineer's Guide]( by Irfan Mujagic. Performance Testing - [Boost User Engagement by Optimizing Web Performance and Loading Times]( by Pricilla Bilavendran. - [Should performance testing be led by developers or testers?]( asks Richard Hinton. Mobile Testing - Can you help Jason Huggins explore [his idea for testing real devices anywhere in the world using a decentralised network]( Leadership - Another Leeds Testing Atelier talk worth watching! [Do you have a minute? A better approach to feedback culture]( with Clem Pickering. - David Williams is looking for [another term for "sprint"](. Metrics - [The purpose of metrics]( by Lisa Crispin. - This article from 2023 on metrics is worth a read: [Finding Adequate Metrics for Outer, Inner, and Process Quality in Software Development]( by Michael Kutz and Ben Linders. Coding - [Java Code Change Impact Analysis — Introduction to JCCI](. Contract Testing - [What is contract testing?]( with Daniel Knott, featuring a shout-out to previous TestBash contributors, Marie Cruz and Lewis Prescott's, new book. Just for Fun - Every so often [jump on this thread and share an error message]( ⚠️ - Join the fun discussion on the [MoT Slack]( about what could possibly go wrong with a mirror-wrapped Cybertruck. 🙈 - Jim Holmes shares [a handy flowchart about giving feedback](. I hope you have a great week. — Simon Tomes, part of the Community Team at Ministry of Testing --------------------------------------------------------------- [A row of people standing having a discussion at a TestBash software testing conference. There is an MoT monster character holding a video camera.]( Gather with the testing community. [Join an event]( [Slack]( and [The Club](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Events New events are always added, so [keep checking the events page]( for up-to-date info. - [Munich Meetup]( Mon 03 Jun - [Office Hours]( Wed 05 Jun - [Newcastle Meetup]( Wed 05 Jun - [Nottingham Meetup]( Wed 05 Jun - [Test Exchange]( Thu 06 Jun - [Coventry Meetup]( Thu 06 Jun - [This Week in Testing]( Fri 07 Jun - [York Meetup]( Thu 20 Jun - [Episode Four: The Practitioner]( Thu 27 Jun - [Episode Five: The Apprentice]( Thu 18 Jul - [Sheffield Meetup]( Thu 18 Jul - [TestBash Brighton 2024]( Thu 12 Sep - Fri 13 Sep --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗞️ Industry News - [User acceptance testing (UAT): How to navigate the last development hurdle before production]( — Nick Moore - [Developing Disaster Recovery Plans for Regulated Industries]( — Hannah Son - [Alternatives to Session-Based Test Management and how Xray Exploratory App fits]( — Ivan Filippov --------------------------------------------------------------- ✏️ Calls for Contributions "Innovation happens when people come together to share ideas. 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