Five Blogs – 6 February 2023

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

API Evolution Is a Challenge. Could Contract Testing Be the Solution?
Written by: Xiaoye Wang

3 Most Valuable Skills As A Tester That Are Very Useful
Written by: Parveen Khan

10 Important Conversations to Have When Building a High-Performing Team
Written by: Lolly Daskal

A simple model of testing
Written by: Alan Richardson

AI: The Magical Helping Hand in Testing
Written by: Anand Bagmar

Extra:

Working As A Quality Coach? Be More Tummler To Improve The Quality Culture of your team
Written by: Vernon Richards

Quote of the day:
“Changes only happen when we go totally against everything we’re used to doing” -Paulo Coelho

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Five Blogs – 14 February 2022

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The Organisational Psychotherapy Solution for Staff Attrition
Written by: Bob Marshall

3 mindset shifts to succeed with test automation
Written by: Daniel Burns

Done by Friday
Written by: James Thomas

3 Ways Testers Can Model Your Product Or Service That Helps Them Decide What Will Be Tested And What Will Not
Written by: Vernon Richards

Do we really need a test automation engineer
Written by: Bas Dijkstra

Quote of the day:
“Be kind. Not blind.” -Paulo Coelho

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Five Blogs – 16 December 2021

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Log4Shell: The race is on to fix millions of systems and internet-connected devices
Written by: Graham Cluley

Leadership Tip 16: Decide When to Choose Power-With or Power-Over
Written by: Johanna Rothman

Five Tips to Improve as An Automation Engineer
Written by: Enrique De Coss

TBM 50/52: Fragile Models
Written by: John Cutler

Why Do Internet Trolls Act the Way They Do
Written by: Claire Jack Ph.D.

Quote of the day:
“It doesn’t hurt to feel sad from time to time” -Willie Nelson

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Five Blogs – 5 July 2021

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

Avoid Irrelevant Symmetry!
Written by: Bill Wake

Social Programming Approaches
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Conway’s Law for Test Automation?
Written by: Jesper Ottosen

Praise the Messenger
Written by: Elizabeth Zagroba

The Quality Maturity Model
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Quote of the day:
“We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time” -Brené Brown

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Five Blogs – 27 November 2020

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Orchestrating System Test Automation for Visual Thinkers
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Shift-left testing with early Model Based Testing (eMBT)
Written by: Silvio Cacace

Who Are Your Unsung Heroes?
Written by: Johanna Rothman

Who Cares?
Written by: James Thomas

Shift Security Left: Solving the Challenges of DevSecOps
Written by: Raj Subrameyer

Quote of the day:
“It’s always important to have your own mind” -David Beckham

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Five Blogs – 16 November 2020

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Common search engine questions about testing #1: Why is software testing important
Written by: Lee Hawkins

Quality Advocates
Written by: Alister Scott

A Guide to Being in Action
Written by: Leo Babauta

A (Very) Gentle Introduction to Regex
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Exploring Security – Threat Risk Modelling
Written by: Dan Billing

Quote of the day:
“You will put the star in starting over, and over.” -Sarah Kay

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Five Blogs – 12 November 2020

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Fixing a Test Hourglass
Written by: Alan Myrvold

How To Be a Tough Leader Without Being a Jerk
Written by: Scott Cochrane

Are You Aware of the New Leadership Style That is Emerging
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Model-based and sequential testing: a brief comparison
Written by: Sergio Freire

Choosing the Right Testing Metrics
Written by: Federico Toledo

Quote of the day:
“Knowing is better than wondering. Waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beats the hell out of never trying.” -Meredith Grey

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Five Blogs – 12 October 2020

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Model-based testing (MBT): quick overview
Written by: Sergio Freire

Lesson 10 – Keep learning, go beyond testing
Written by: Maaike Brinkhof

Parallelizing test automation? Read this first.
Written by: Paul Grizzaffi

Dealing With Change
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Chartering and more: What happens before user stories?
Written by: Bill Wake

Quote of the day:
“You’re afraid of making mistakes. Don’t be.” -Ray Bradbury

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Five Blogs – 6 October 2020

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Improving Cybersecurity With Adversarial Thinking
Written by: Smokescreen Team

How To Develop The 3 Essential Qualities In Kind Leadership
Written by: Scott Cochrane

A Working Model for Thinking about Product Strategy Development
Written by: Simon Knight

How to Build Trust In A Room When You Need It Most
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Exploratory testing
Written by: Silvia Ochoa Fernandez

Quote of the day:
“Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.” -Bob Dylan

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Five Blogs – 25 August 2020

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Strategy In A Post-Digital World
Written by: Greg Satell

Agile Teams In A Waterfall Environment: Reactions
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Finding Success Within Imposed Working Models
Written by: Peter G. Walen

5 Things You Can Do to Be a Better Boss
Written by: Wally Bock

5 Steps to Developing More Discipline
Written by: Michael Hyatt

Quote of the day:
“We are the masters of our own fates―we decide how we go forward.” -Sarah J. Maas

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