Five Blogs – 10 May 2021

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

Why it’s (still) so difficult for testers to learn test automation
Written by: Bas Dijkstra

What I Learned When I Developed a Web App
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

5 Steps to Measure the Quality of Anything
Written by: Stacey Barr

Making Sure It Works
Written by: James Thomas

Work Entry: Jumping the Queue
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Quote of the day:
“The ones that hurt the most always say the least” -Fannie Flagg

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Five Blogs – 15 March 2021

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

Alternatives to ‘Manual Testing’
Written by: Michael Bolton

The Joy of Testing
Written by: Jeff Nyman

The fallacy of “what gets measured gets managed”
Written by: Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Microservices vs. Serverless
Written by: Eamon Tang

Appium vs Espresso vs XCUI – Understanding how Appium Compares to Espresso & XCUI
Written by: Sai Krishna and Srinivasan Sekar

Quote of the day:
“We don’t just trust people to obey the rules, we also trust that they know when to break them.” -Simon Sinek

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Five Blogs – 11 June 2020

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Blog: Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 10)
Written by: Michael Bolton

Is There Such a Thing As Too Much Testing
Written by: Bas Dijkstra

Software Development Organizations: Preparing for Life After COVID-19 (Part 1)
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Managing to Test
Written by: James Thomas

Testing is FUN if we understand TESTING
Written by: Ajay Balamurugadas

Quote of the day:
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do” -John Wooden

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Five Blogs – 9 April 2020

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How businesses could emerge better after COVID-19, according to B Lab
Written by: Adele Peters

Software Development: Preparing For Life After COVID-19
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Helpful distractions
Written by: Viv Richards

The Tester as Engineer?
Written by: James Thomas

Develop a passion for software testing
Written by: Kevin Tuck

Quote of the day:
“Nothing’s ever as good as you think it’s gonna be” -Michaela Watkins

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Five Blogs – 7 April 2020

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Unlocking the Full Power of Tests
Written by: Matthew Carlson

Three Simple Measures: Meetings
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Encryption and Encoding
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Why We Need Experts
Written by: Greg Satell

The Art of Blooming Late
Written by: Kevin Evers

Quote of the day:
“You know, taking your life back, it can be scary sometimes.” -Sam Catlin

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Five Blogs – 5 February 2020

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There’s No Escaping Test Maintenance
Written by: Amy Reichert

Testing Microservices-Oriented Applications
Written by: Bob Reselman

Feeling Powerless at Work? Five Ideas to Help You Regain Control
Written by: Art Petty

Simple Checklist: Considerations Before Measuring Internal Customer Satisfaction
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Would Heu-risk it? Part 16: The Illusionist
Written by: Lena Wiberg

Quote of the day:
“If you focus on everything, you focus on nothing” -Ben Simo

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Five Blogs – 31 January 2020

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Would Heu-risk it? Part 14: Alethephobia
Written by: Lena Wiberg

Consider Self-Sufficiency Before Measuring Internal Customer Satisfaction
Written by: Thomas Cagley

The most dangerous phrase I’ve heard in my life as an Agile Consultant
Written by: Vasco Duarte

Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever
Written by: Michael McKinney

Solitude
Written by: Lee Hawkins

Quote of the day:
“Doing something doesn’t matter when the something is pointless” -Meghan Rienks

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Five Blogs – 29 January 2020

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Would Heu-risk it? Part 13: The Observer
Written by: Lena Wiberg

What Is Structural Code Coverage?
Written by: Karlo Smid

Three Considerations Before Measuring Internal Customer Satisfaction
Written by: Thomas Cagley

The Importance of Test Data Strategy in Test Automation (Use Case Example)
Written by: Parveen Khan

Capturing the World in Software
Written by: Jessica Joy Kerr

Quote of the day:
“Don’t be scared to walk alone. Don’t be scared to like it.” -John Mayer

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Five Blogs – 27 January 2020

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Why Measure Customer Satisfaction (Formally) In Internal IT Organizations
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Functional UI (Framework-Free at Last)
Written by: Bruno Couriol and Dylan Schiemann

An introduction to REST API testing in Go with Resty
Written by: Bas Dijkstra.

The case against detailed tests cases (part one)
Written by: Paul Seaman

Would Heu-risk it? Part 12: The Twins
Written by: Lena Pejgan Wiberg

Quote of the day:
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.” -Jodi Picoult

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Five Blogs – 26 June 2018

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Agile Metrics: An Interlude
Written by: Thomas Cagley

The Folks That Matter™
Written by: Bob Marshall

Has Continuous Deployment Become a New Worst Practice?
Written by: John Tyson

Why the Automation Boom Could Be Followed by a Bust
Written by: Karen Harris, Austin Kimson and Andrew Schwedel

Ranking the Team…
Written by: Ralph van Roosmalen

Quote of the day:
“Stick with the people who pull the magic out of you and not the madness” -Unknown

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