Reading Recommendations # 21

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The 21th issue of my software testing reading recommendations contains 8 blog posts and one podcast. There are posts dealing with the topics on how to test for security in the field of Internet of Things, how GroupOn automates app performance with testdroid. Another post is showing the cafe service menu from Stephen Janaway, which I highly recommend to read. There is a nice post about the topic “Please, stop telling testers how to test”. Neil Studd wrote a great article about 9-to-5 software testers. Other posts are dealing with testing the Internet of Things, how to ask good questions as software tester and how often do you really fix a “failing” automated check. And last but not least there is another Testing in the Pub episode dealing with the topic “At Let’s Test 2015”, you should listen to it!

Enjoy reading the posts.

Testing for Security With the Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) places a lot of pressure on security testers to ensure that applications on these appliances are protected from threats.

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Reading Recommendations # 20

Reading Recommendations - Adventures in QA

The 20th issue of my software testing reading recommendations contains 9 blog posts. There are posts dealing with the following topics, how a nasty bug iOS message bug can crash the whole phone by just receiving a message, there is the announcement post for the Google Test Automation Conference 2015 in Cambridge (greater Boston), a post about the real world, a very interesting post about where software testers should go for vacation and why eBay rejects ISO 29119. Furthermore, there is a post from Markus Gaertner why you should attend CAST 2015, how to think like a tester. There is a post about the topic test all or test small and how Atlassian moved from Quality Assurance to Quality Assistance.

Enjoy reading the posts.

iOS bug causes Messages to crash, iPhone to reboot when a certain text is received | 9to5Mac

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Reading Recommendations # 19

Reading Recommendations - Adventures in QA

The 19th issue of my software testing reading recommendations contains 9 blog posts and one video. There are posts dealing with the topics if agile teams don’t need testers, what a grandma can teach you about programming and automation, a very interesting post from Neil Studd about testing for dark patterns. There is another post about the evolution of the error, a post about mistakes. Another post is describing a leader’s framework for decision making, Mark Miller is writing about great leadear’s serve. A very interesting article from Maaret Pyhäjärvi about on how wait times improved her testing. The last article is from John Stevenson about technical vs. non-technical testers.

Enjoy reading the posts.

Reading Recommendations Daniel KnottAgile teams don’t need testers – They need Quality Coach | Scandinavian Coder

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Reading Recommendations # 18

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The 18th issue of my software testing reading recommendations contains 7 blog posts. There are posts dealing with the following topics. A post about Kolb’s testing cycle, how to improve your test language for automation, 5 qualities to avoid, a tester’s life from Lisa Crispin, a pair testing article from Katrina Clokie, how to provide a native experience with web technologies and a post from Jurgen Appelo about Backlogs are not waste.

I highly recommend to read the article from Chris about “Improving Your Test Language – Automation“, this is a really good one.

Enjoy reading the posts.

Reading Recommendations Daniel KnottKolb’s Testing Cycle

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Reading Recommendations # 17

Reading Recommendations - Adventures in QA

The 17th issue of my software testing reading recommendations contains 9 blog posts and one video interview with the winning team of Software Testing World Cup 2014 from Brazil. This time the posts I recommend are dealing with the following topics. How blogging can make you more productive, a nice story about little tim and the messy house, testing where is the excitement or testing is a skill greater than just software testing. Furthermore, there is one post dealing with leadership advices, how to test your API with Cucumber or why software testers wear many hats.

Enjoy reading the posts.

10 Ways Blogging Has Made Me More Productive | Time Management Ninja

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