Five Blogs – 30 July 2016

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AUTOMATION 11 – API use #3, through the looking glass
Written by: Mike Talks

AUTOMATION 12 – Help! I’m not technical!
Written by: Mike Talks

AUTOMATION 13 – GUI checking 1, exploring with developer tools
Written by: Mike Talks

AUTOMATION 14 – GUI 2, basic page manipulation with TamperMonkey
Written by: Mike Talks

AUTOMATION 15 – GUI 3, introducing Selenium WebDriver
Written by: Mike Talks

Quote of the day:
“If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent.” -Mohamed ElBaradei

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Five Blogs – 29 July 2016

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10 Awful Truths Leaders Need to Know
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

A Quality Conundrum
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

As a software tester, do I need to learn about automation?
Written by: Kim Engel

How to Create an Exponential Mindset
Written by: Mark Bonchek

Ratting out the Loaded Term
Written by: Nathalie Rooseboom de Vries – van Delft

Quote of the day:
“Don’t give people what they want, give them what they need” -Joss Whedon

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Five Blogs – 28 July 2016

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You’re Doing It Wrong: Daily Stand-Ups
Written by: Gil Zilberfeld

Preventing Burnout
Written by: Justin Rohrman

The Questions That Matter
Written by: Tim Hanson

Have A Great Day: 5 Ways To Control Your Emotions
Written by: LaRae Quy

The Value of Core Values
Written by: Steve Keating

Quote of the day:
“We find ourselves in the sacrifices we make” -Cammie McGovern

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Five Blogs – 27 July 2016

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I’m With The Banned
Written by: Laurie Penny

Tester Augmentation, Not Test Automation
Written by: Josh Meier

What Are Test Oracles?
Written by: Kim Engel

Pokémon Go and its impending death
Written by: Rajiv Makhni

Choose Slower Pastimes to Be More Productive
Written by: Francisco Sáez

Quote of the day:
“Just because you don’t understand it doesn’t mean it isn’t so” -Lemony Snicket

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Five Blogs – 26 July 2016

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Ops! I did it again!
Written by: Neill Boyd

Reasons to be cheerful
Written by: Rich Rogers

On Community, Faith and Belonging
Written by: Pete Walen

7 Ways Successful Managers Interrupt
Written by: Dan Rockwell

How to Influence Without Authority
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

Quote of the day:
“I am a part of all that I have met” -Alfred Tennyson

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Five Blogs – 25 July 2016

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Pokemon Go Users: Beware Two Major Security Risks
Written by: Joseph Steinberg

Pokémon Go bugs: Gotta catch ’em all?
Written by: Neil Studd

Making Luck
Written by: Adam Knight

Pokémon Go and the Power of Maps
Written by: Randy Meech

What has the CDT Community ever done for me?
Written by: Duncan Nisbet

Quote of the day:
“The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well” -Alfred Adler

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Five Blogs – 24 July 2016

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How I test my code: motivation and strategy (part 1)
Written by: Robin Andeer

How I test my code: pytest and fixtures (part 2)
Written by: Robin Andeer

How I test my code: coverage and automation (part 3)
Written by: Robin Andeer

A Reference Architecture for the Internet of Things
Written by: Daniel Karzel, Hannelore Marginean and Tuan-Si Tran

A Reference Architecture for the Internet of Things (Part 2)
Written by: Daniel Karzel, Hannelore Marginean and Tuan-Si Tran

Quote of the day:
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” -J.P. Morgan

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Five Blogs – 22 July 2016

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Why ‘Fake It Till you Make It’ Is the Worst Advice, Ever
Written by: Lolly Daskal

How to save yourself when work stinks
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

Developer/Tester Goodwill
Written by: Amanda Shankle-Knowlton

5 Amazing Frequent Flyer Hacks You Should Definitely Be Using
Written by: Chris Guillebeau

5 Tips for Capturing Your Brain’s Best Ideas
Written by: Craig Jarrow

Quote of the day:
“Your head is a living forest full of songbirds” -E.E. Cummings

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Five Blogs – 21 July 2016

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How To Boost Your Ego In Healthy Ways
Written by: Martina McGowan

How Anxiety Affects CEO Decision Making
Written by: Mike Mannor, Adam Wowak, Viva Ona Bartkus and Luis R. Gomez-Mejia

13 FBI Principles of Mental Toughness
Written by: LaRae Quy

Whose fault is it anyway?
Written by: Heather Reid

5 Things to Know About Pokémon Go
Written by: Jim Dougherty

Quote of the day:
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times” -Bruce Lee

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Five Blogs – 20 July 2016

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Pokémon GO goes down: Hackers claim responsibility
Written by: Graham Cluley

Moving onwards, together
Written by: Rosie Sherry

Management People Skills: Procedures Block Listening
Written by: Kate Nasser

Do Testers Need to Code
Written by: Justin Rohrman

8 Experiments in Motivation
Written by: Leo Babauta

Quote of the day:
“But some things are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself” -Jon Krakauer

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