Five Blogs – 4 May 2023

The (best) five blogs we can read today. Check them out.

Fakes vs (Stubs & Mocks) in Software Integration Testing
Written by: Zhimin Zhan

Stop chasing after the latest tools
Written by: Bas Dijkstra

5 API security best practices you must implement
Written by: Will Au

When and How to Ask for Help
Written by: Steve Keating

My five favorite testing questions
Written by: Joep Schuurkes

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Here’s One Thing All Great Leaders Must Make Time For
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.” -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Five Blogs – 28 April 2023

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Testers should adopt the pirate mindset
Written by: Bart Vanherck

The Difference Between Managing and Leading
Written by: Steve Keating

How I run exercises in my courses
Written by: Bas Dijkstra

We Need To Stop Fooling Ourselves And Get Our Facts Straight
Written by: Greg Satell

Why duplication is more acceptable in tests
Written by: Jason Swett

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How to Lead Effectively Across Different Generations
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems.” -Daniel Webster

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Five Blogs – 27 April 2023

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Test Automation Rivers And Other Appreciable Differences
Written by: Paul Grizzaffi

Successful People Skills: How to Deal With People You Don’t Like
Written by: Kate Nasser

7 Simple But Important Habits All Great Leaders Master
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Leadership Tip 21: How to Know if People Are Working Hard
Written by: Johanna Rothman

User Story Template: What It Is and Why It Works So Well
Written by: Mike Cohn

Quote of the day:
“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.” -Steve Prefontaine

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Five Blogs – 26 April 2023

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How Leaders Let Emotions Get The Best Of Them And 4 Ways To Avoid
Written by: Elizabeth Freedman

What is a DNS Attack?
Written by: Cyber Writes

Motivating for Success
Written by: Steve Keating

Become a QA Superstar: 5 Habits That Will Take Your Skills to the Next Level
Written by: Elvira Riianova

Automated test data management smells and anti-patterns
Written by: John Gluck

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Suffering from Leadership Collaboration Overload: How to Fix it
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic.” -Charles Eames

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Five Blogs – 25 April 2023

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First-Ever Ransomware Found to be Attacking macOS
Written by: Balaji N

Explore in 3X
Written by: James Thomas

Welcome To The Test Automation Illusion
Written by: Paul Grizzaffi

How Investing in Your Top Leaders: Keeps Your Best Employees Around
Written by: Lolly Daskal

OG Testers Mental Tricks: Heuristics, Biases and Autosuggestion
Written by: Vincent Ferreira

Quote of the day:
“Our minds are much more powerful when discovering than when memorising” -John Holt

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Five Blogs – 21 April 2023

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Creating Explanations: The Ethos of Testing
Written by: Jeff Nyman

Paving the Way
Written by: James Thomas

To Be a Great Leader, You Have to Learn How to Collaborate Well
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Slow Down! You’re Running Automation Way Too Fast
Written by: Paul Grizzaffi

We Expect Humans To Be Accountable. We Should Expect No Less Of AI
Written by: Greg Satell

Quote of the day:
“It’s never too late to be wise. Find someone who makes your feel like you’re coming home.” -Yrsa Daley-Ward

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Five Blogs – 18 April 2023

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The Story of Us
Written by: Alan Page

US defense tech veterans call for a separate Cyber Force
Written by: Jeff Burt

How to Deal With Testing When It’s Pushed to Later
Written by: Dennis Martinez

Continuous testing in the age of digital transformation: Trends and challenges
Written by: Ilam Padmanabhan

When you should not automate your tests
Written by: Oscar Cepeda

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5 Authentic Ways to Gain Your Employees’ Respect
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“You don’t make art out of good intentions” -Gustave Flaubert

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Five Blogs – 7 April 2023

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How to Design an Automated Test Case?
Written by: Gil Zilberfeld

Why I Don’t Emphasize Sprint Goals
Written by: Mike Cohn

4 simple rules for team design
Written by: Jason Yip

How Empathy Can Be Your Secret Weapon
Written by: Greg Satell

How to Measure All Your Work in Progress to Make Better Decisions
Written by: Johanna Rothman

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How The Best Leaders Move Forward After A Bad Hiring Mistake
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“Things you did. Things you never did. Things you dreamed. After a long time they run together.” -Richard Ford

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Five Blogs – 6 April 2023

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What Is Stress Testing: A Complete Guide
Written by: Joy Anderson

6 Common Leadership Mistakes That Hold Back Employee Growth
Written by: Lolly Daskal

The Economics, Value and Service of Testing
Written by: Jeff Nyman

Some perspective on testing ‘trends’
Written by: Bas Dijkstra

Quality is not optional
Written by: Pablo Vittori

Quote of the day:
“We create as a means to become complete, yet creativity is infinite.” -Noah A. Nemley

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Five Blogs – 5 April 2023

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Logical Fallacies for Testers IV: The Straw Man Fallacy
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Test Isolation as a Best Practice
Written by: David Ingraham

User Stories: How to Create Story Maps
Written by: Mike Cohn

To Build The Technology Of Tomorrow We Need To Create The Ecosystems Today
Written by: Greg Satell

How to Stop Being Afraid of Bugs and Start Loving Them
Written by: Stanislav Ivanov

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How to Best Work With A Leader Who Is Totally Disorganized
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.” -Yasmin Mogahed

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