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In our previous edition, we saw how API test automation is changing the Testing game. It sure deserves a part 2 (missed&nbsp;<a href="https://testsigma.com/newsletter/editions/edition-25/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">part 1&nbsp;</a>?) and here we are!



Okay, before we dive in, did you hear?!



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Selenium 4 is here, you guys! 🥳



Available for Java, .Net, Python, Ruby, and Javascript. You should check it out on&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/tag/selenium-4.0.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Github</a>!



Now, let’s dive into the REST of the API testing resources this edition!



<div id="toc_container" class="no_bullets">Table Of Contents<ul class="toc_list"><li><a href="#In_action">1 In action!</a></li><li><a href="#Handy_list">2 Handy list</a></li><li><a href="#GrapghQL_vs_REST">3 GrapghQL vs REST</a><ul><li><a href="#Ensure_your_APIs_are_in_good_health_with_Testsigma">3.1 Ensure your APIs are in good health with Testsigma</a></li></ul></li></ul></div>
<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">In action!</h4>



<a href="https://apievangelist.com/2021/10/08/starting-simple-in-the-overhwelming-world-of-api-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Starting Simple In The Overwhelming World Of API Governance</a> Some rules and guardrails relating to API standards that you must be aware of. Here’s a blueprint for getting started.



<a href="https://dev.to/liyasthomas/i-created-postwoman-an-online-open-source-api-request-builder-41md" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">I Created Hoppscotch 👽 &#8211; Open Source API Development Ecosystem</a> Read the full story behind the inception of Hoppscotch (previously, Postwoman) by Liyas Thomas.



<a href="https://rapidapi.com/blog/insomnia-vs-postman-vs-paw/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Insomnia vs. Postman vs. Paw</a> Take a look at three API clients : Insomnia, Paw, Postman. How do they compare?



<a href="https://dev.to/automationbro/writing-your-first-api-test-using-javascript-15l2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Writing Your First API Test Using JavaScript</a> Write API tests using JavaScript &#8211; a 11 part series to help you get started.



<a href="https://blog.carlosjasso.dev/curl-api-testing-made-really-simple" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">curl &#8211; API Testing Made Really Simple</a> Carlos Jasso gives an overview of curl, a tool which can make API testing easy.



<a href="https://ludovicianul.github.io/2020/09/09/cats/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Write Self-Healing Functional API Tests With No Coding Effort</a> If you wish to automate API test cases, but you find it difficult to use tools with coding, here’s something you can look into &#8211; CATs.



<a href="https://www.ontestautomation.com/writing-tests-for-restful-apis-in-python-using-requests-part-1-basic-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Writing Tests For RESTful APIs In Python Using Requests</a> Bas Dijkstra explains how we can write tests for RESTful APIs using the Python requests library and the pytest unit testing framework.



<a href="https://devqa.io/cucumber-layer-rest-assured-api-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How to Add Cucumber Layer on Top of REST-assured API Tests</a> A step-by-step guide on how to add a cucumber layer on top of REST-assured API tests making it more readable for non-technical people.



<a href="https://bashiul.hashnode.dev/api-automation-with-groovy-and-spock" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">API Automation With Groovy And Spock</a> Explains how you can automate REST API using Spock framework of Groovy.



<a href="https://www.mariedrake.com/post/api-testing-using-jest-and-supertest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">API Testing Using Jest And SuperTest</a> Marie Drake shows how you can integrate SuperTest with Jest to test your APIs.



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<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">Handy list</h4>



<a href="https://dev.to/asaianudeep/api-testing-tools-in-javascript-22d8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">API Testing Tools In JavaScript</a> A list of popular tools available in JavaScript for API testing.



<a href="https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/11-top-open-source-api-testing-tools-what-your-team-needs-know" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">11 Top Open-Source API Testing Tools : What Your Team Needs To Know</a> How do you find the right open-source API testing tool for your needs? Here are top 11 API testing tool recommendations from Joe Colantonio to help you choose one that best fits your needs.



<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">GrapghQL vs REST</h4>



<a href="https://netflixtechblog.com/beyond-rest-1b76f7c20ef6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beyond REST</a> Netflix engineering’s blog details how they embraced GraphQL microservices for rapid application development and their key learnings in the process.



<a href="https://blog.dream11engineering.com/lessons-learned-from-running-graphql-at-scale-2ad60b3cefeb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lessons Learned From Running GraphQL At Scale</a> Challenges and learnings of Dream11 while scaling GraphQL for millions of users.



<a href="https://apihandyman.io/and-graphql-for-all-a-few-things-to-think-about-before-blindly-dumping-rest-for-graphql/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Few Things To Think About Before Blindly Dumping REST For GraphQL</a> REST or GraphQL. Which one is the best API style? How would you answer?.



<a href="https://copyconstruct.medium.com/testing-microservices-the-sane-way-9bb31d158c16" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Testing Microservices, The Sane Way</a> An insightful article on microservices testing by Cindy Sridharan.



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Before you go..



We are having a panel disussion on&nbsp;<a href="https://testsigma.com/webinars/do-stable-automated-tests-ensure-quality?utm_source=nl&amp;utm_medium=api-testing-part-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Does the stability of automated tests equate to better quality?</a>&nbsp;and we are very EXCITED about it! Why?



Join us on the&nbsp;27th&nbsp;of&nbsp;October&nbsp;alongside four QA experts :&nbsp;Lisette Zounon, Bas Dijkstra, Brijesh Deb&nbsp;and&nbsp;Srinivas Kantipudi.



Make sure you register and drop in any surrounding questions you have.



Wishing you a happy REST of the week! 🙌



Until next, see ya!



With 💚, Team Testsigma

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An effective test automation strategy calls for automating tests at 3 different layers : Unit (most), Service (more), and UI (less).



Mike Cohn underlines that the second layer &#8211; service/API layer is an important testing activity that we should focus on, too. Check out&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/the-forgotten-layer-of-the-test-automation-pyramid" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Forgotten Layer Of The Test Automation Pyramid.</a>



Now, it’s time to delve into the topic of the day!



API is the abbreviation for Application Programming Interface, it is like an intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. For example, Uber is able to communicate with Google Maps via the API provided by Google Maps.



The APIs can be used in multiple formats &#8211; including to achieve better functionality, performance, stability, or/and to validate some functions.



Usually, applications communicate through formats like XML or JSON to access APIs.



<div id="toc_container" class="no_bullets">Table Of Contents<ul class="toc_list"><li><a href="#More_about_APIs">1 More about APIs</a></li><li><a href="#Important_resources_for_testers">2 Important resources for testers</a></li></ul></div>
<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">More about APIs</h4>



<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-an-api-in-english-please-b880a3214a82/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What Is An API? In English, Please</a> How do you explain API in plain English? Check out!



<a href="https://www.postman.com/what-is-an-api/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Intro To APIs : What Is An API?</a> New to APIs and API testing? Here’s a go-to resource!



<a href="https://testinggarage.blogspot.com/2020/09/which-is-more-important-api-testing-or-ui-testing-with-differences.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Is API Testing Important Than UI Testing?</a> Ravisuriya addresses that and more questions which one may come across.



 💡&nbsp;<a class="title_purple" href="https://benjamin-libor.medium.com/a-curated-collection-of-over-150-apis-to-build-great-products-fdcfa0f361bc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A curated collection of over 150 APIs to build great products</a>



<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">Important resources for testers</h4>






<a href="https://youintechnology.com/10-crucial-facts-about-api/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10 Crucial Facts About APIs Every QA Software Tester Should Know</a> Here are the 10 things you must know when doing API testing.







<a href="https://dev-tester.com/what-to-consider-when-testing-an-api/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What To Consider When Testing An API</a> Here are a few tips to help get the most out of testing your API.







<a href="https://mrslavchev.com/2018/08/06/hindsight-lessons-about-api-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hindsight Lessons About API Testing</a> Mr.Slavchev shares the lessons about API testing he wished he knew before starting API testing.







💡&nbsp;<a href="https://devqa.io/http-status-codes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here’s a full list of HTTP status codes (the first thing we check on the response from an API call)</a>











<a href="https://medium.com/api-world/which-api-data-format-is-the-best-json-vs-xml-aaf9b1f94155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Which API Data Format Is The Best? JSON Vs. XML</a> For APIs, the most widely used and well-known data formats are JSON and XML. The burning question is which is better?







<a href="https://blog.dreamfactory.com/how-do-you-test-a-soap-and-rest-service/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Do You Test A SOAP And REST Service?</a> SOAP vs REST explained.







<a href="https://blog.testproject.io/2021/07/28/rest-api-automation-from-scratch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">REST API Automation From Scratch</a> Here’s an article on how to perform REST API automation by using Rest Assured.




💡&nbsp;<a href="https://offbeattesting.com/2020/04/21/testing-third-party-apis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Testing Third Party APIs</a>






Experts like Bas Dijkstra&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ontestautomation.com/best-practice-use-ui-driven-automated-testing-only-when-necessary/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">recommend</a>&nbsp;that we use UI-driven automated testing only when you really need to. And, we agree! What do you think?







(BTW, we have planned an amazing discussion with a panel of experts including Bas,&nbsp;<a href="https://testsigma.com/webinars/do-stable-automated-tests-ensure-quality?utm_source=nl&amp;utm_medium=api-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Do Stable Tests Ensure Quality?&#8221;</a>&nbsp;coming up, and we wish you can make it!)







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We will be back with part 2 of this newsletter edition, next week! Expect actionable resources as we go hunt them down for you!







Until next, see ya!







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Visual Testing&nbsp;refers to testing the visual aspects of an application.



Visual bugs can be an unpleasant experience to users even though your app is functionally stable. So, it is important to ensure they do not slip through.



Would functional testing not suffice, you ask?



While it’s possible to test for visual elements using traditional functional tests, oftentimes, they are difficult to maintain considering it involves more locators and test code. Almost like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut! 🥜



Now that we have some context, here are some helpful recommendations.



<div id="toc_container" class="no_bullets">Table Of Contents<ul class="toc_list"><li><a href="#Intro">1 Intro!</a></li><li><a href="#nbspYour_7-item_list_for_responsive_design">2 💡&nbsp;Your 7-item list for responsive design</a></li><li><a href="#Good_practices">3 Good practices</a></li><li><a href="#nbspSome_software_UI_bugs">4 💡&nbsp;Some software UI bugs</a></li><li><a href="#Tools">5 Tools</a></li><li><a href="#Automation">6 Automation</a></li><li><a href="#Experiences">7 Experiences</a><ul><li><a href="#So_are_you_planning_to_include_visual_testing_in_your_QE_pipeline_Or_already_have_one_We8217d_love_to_know">7.1 So, are you planning to include visual testing in your QE pipeline? Or already have one? We&#8217;d love to know!</a></li></ul></li></ul></div>
<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">Intro!</h4>



<a href="https://dzone.com/articles/what-is-visual-testing-a-definitive-answer-and-app" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What Is Visual Testing? A Definitive Answer [And Approach]</a> How do you define Visual Testing? Here&#8217;s a look at the benefits that adopting visual testing can have on Dev and QA teams.‰



<a href="https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/how-remove-blind-spots-visual-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Remove Blind Spots With Visual Testing</a> Angie Jones discusses visual testing and addresses misconceptions surrounding it.



<a href="http://www.kevinlamping.com/hands-on-visual-regression-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hands-On Visual Regression Testing</a> A great resource to understand visual testing and pros and cons of some visual testing tools like Wraith, Phantom CSS and some more.



<h4 class="title_purple">💡&nbsp;<a href="https://www.webfx.com/blog/web-design/responsive-design-checklist/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Your 7-item list for responsive design</a></h4>



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Why you shouldn&#8217;t skip visual testing! 😆



<h4 class="!text-amber-300">Good practices</h4>



<a href="https://www.mariedrake.com/post/what-to-consider-when-doing-visual-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What To Consider When Doing Visual Testing</a> Marie Drake shares some useful tips to implement visual testing on various projects.



[Video]&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/zCln-Cj_qyg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spot The Difference: Automating Visual Regression Testing</a> A talk by Viv Richards where he discusses common pitfalls, and shares tips to overcome them based on the experience of creating a custom visual test framework.



<a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/things-to-consider-when-running-visual-tests-in-ci-cd-pipelines-getting-started-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Things To Consider When Running Visual Tests In CI/CD Pipelines</a> Jessica Deen discusses best practices and tips to handle visual testing in CI/CD.



<h4 class="title-purple">💡&nbsp;<a class="title-purple" href="https://applitools.medium.com/what-types-of-software-ui-bugs-are-we-seeing-in-2019-here-are-13-examples-30cfeeb4f6d1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Some software UI bugs</a></h4>



<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">Tools</h4>

<a href="https://www.netguru.com/blog/visual-testing-mobile-tools" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Visual Testing For Mobile Applications</a> If you are looking to get started, here’s a quick reference of frameworks that help you visually test mobile apps.


<a href="https://testguild.com/visual-validation-tools/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Top 21 FREE Visual Validation Tools For Testers</a> Are there any open-source visual validation tools options? Joe Colantonio shares a list of 21 free tools you can use for your visual validation testing efforts.


<a href="https://www.screenster.io/image-comparison-tool/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Image And Screenshot Comparison Tools For UI Testing</a> Popular tools and platforms for QAs to compare screenshots when testing web UIs.


<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">Automation</h4>


<a href="https://trailheadtechnology.com/how-to-automate-visual-testing-using-java-selenium-webdriver-and-ashot/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Automate Visual Testing Using Java, Selenium WebDriver And aShot</a> How to work with the combo and some tool suggestions if you are a beginner to visual testing.


<a href="https://medium.com/@palacin38/pixel-perfect-ui-how-to-automatize-automation-testing-on-android-9c16a4d9b28b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pixel Perfect UI: How To Automatize Automation Testing On Android</a> With Snapshot Testing.


<a href="https://www.chromatic.com/blog/visual-testing-the-pragmatic-way-to-test-uis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Visual Testing — The Pragmatic Way To Test UIs</a> “Once you’ve seen the benefits of working at the component-level and visually testing, it won’t be long until you’ll start convincing your team to join in” &#8211; Tom Coleman. Covers how component explorers allow us to test user interfaces effectively.


<a href="https://medium.com/@sergiu.tudos/visual-testing-a-step-beyond-selenium-dd4e7c1643e3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Visual Testing &#8211; A Step Beyond Selenium</a> Do you feel like after automating all possible flows in the app you still have to verify it manually again and again? Here’s an alternative approach shared by Sergiu Tudos.


<a href="https://betterprogramming.pub/visual-testing-toolbox-f742d35d62bd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">My Visual Testing Toolbox</a> Martin Schneider integrates OpenCV, Galen and Tesseract with Selenium.


<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">Experiences</h4>


<a href="https://medium.com/canva/why-we-left-manual-ui-testing-behind-3475f3c1f3e5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why We Left Manual UI Testing Behind</a> How Canva uses visual regression testing to instill confidence in every product update.


<a href="https://medium.com/@nickdunn/how-we-do-visual-regression-testing-af63fa8b8eb1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How We Do Visual Regression Testing</a> Here&#8217;s how the team at Friday performs visual regression testing.


<a href="https://www.webomates.com/blog/software-testing/visual-testing-why-it-is-essential-for-modern-websites-and-mobile-applications/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Visual Testing- Its Importance For Modern Websites &amp; Mobile Apps</a> How Webomates perform visual testing using Galen.


<a href="https://medium.com/@runtastic/screenshot-testing-for-android-to-discover-ui-regressions-91d501242279" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Screenshot Testing For Android To Discover UI Regressions</a> At adidas Runtastic, Android engineers share a lot of UI components across their apps. Here’s a blog on how they test UI components against visual regressions using screenshot testing.


<a href="https://ashfurrow.com/blog/snapshot-testing-on-ios/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Snapshot Testing On iOS</a> Is snapshot testing worth it? Well, let’s back up and get more context.


<h5 class="wp-block-heading">So, are you planning to include visual testing in your QE pipeline? Or already have one? We&#8217;d love to know!</h5>


In our newsletter, we try to cover a new and different theme around testing every time. Thus, we aim to keep it valuable, different and interesting each time you receive it. So, before you go, don&#8217;t forget to hit&nbsp;<a href="https://testsigma.com/newsletter/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=visual_testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">subscribe!</a>


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Unit tests,&nbsp;sometimes referred to as&nbsp;<a href="http://anarchycreek.com/2009/05/20/theyre-called-microtests/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">micro tests,</a>&nbsp;are used to verify if each of the smaller pieces/units(in most cases, functions) of a software works as expected to give us the confidence that the whole software works too.



Basically, you write code to check if the code you wrote earlier works fine! 🤪



There are mixed responses to whether or&nbsp;<a href="https://rbcs-us.com/documents/Why-Most-Unit-Testing-is-Waste.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">not</a>&nbsp;unit testing is an ideal approach. But, one thing is clear. You must be aware of unit testing and its scope in testing.



There are mixed responses to whether or not unit testing is an ideal approach. But, one thing is clear. You must be aware of unit testing and its scope in testing.



So, let’s dive in!



<div id="toc_container" class="no_bullets">Table Of Contents<ul class="toc_list"><li><a href="#What_how_its_scope">1 What, how, it’s scope..</a></li><li><a href="#Is_QA_needed_after_all">2 Is QA needed after all?</a></li><li><a href="#nbspAbhijeet_Vaikar_8211_Unit_Testing_from_a_tester8217s_perspective">3 💡&nbsp;Abhijeet Vaikar &#8211; Unit Testing from a tester&#8217;s perspective</a></li><li><a href="#More_for_testers">4 More for testers..</a></li><li><a href="#Coverage_quality">5 Coverage &amp; quality</a></li><li><a href="#Experiences">6 Experiences</a></li><li><a href="#nbspAre_really_great_programmers_known_to_use_unit_testing">7 💡&nbsp;Are really great programmers known to use unit testing?</a></li><li><a href="#Automation">8 Automation</a></li></ul></div>
<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">What, how, it’s scope..</h4>



<a href="https://stackify.com/unit-testing-basics-best-practices/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">You Still Don’t Know How To Do Unit Testing(And Your Secret Is Safe With Me)</a> Erik Dietrich on what unit testing is, what it isn’t, a dead simple unit test and some best practises.



<a href="https://www.testrail.com/blog/unit-testing-tdd-bdd/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Your Guide To Different Unit Testing Techniques : Unit Testing, TDD, BDD</a> What is it with all the “DD” &#8211; ending acronyms? Have you ever wondered about the differences between unit testing and TDD? Or TDD and Test-First?



<a href="https://www.leadingagile.com/2018/11/test-scope-whats-the-scope-of-a-unit-test/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What&#8217;s The Scope Of A Unit Test?</a> The scope of a unit test should be the smallest unit that still adds value. But, that may vary depending on the programming language you&#8217;re using.



💡&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/i-pity-the-fool-who-doesnt-write-unit-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Jeff Atwood puts it &#8211; I Pity The Fool Who Doesn&#8217;t Write Unit Tests</a>



<h4 class="title-yellow">Is QA needed after all?</h4>



<a href="https://dzone.com/articles/why-do-you-need-to-unit-test-if-you-have-a-qa-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Do You Need to Unit Test If You Have A QA Team?</a> How’s a QA team related to the unit testing process?



<a href="https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/qa-necessary-or-should-developers-do-their-own-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Is QA Necessary, Or Should Developers Do Their Own Testing?</a> The current trend among software development teams is to move away from QA-based testing in favor of developer-based testing. Which way should your team go?



<a href="https://www.offerzen.com/blog/a-testers-guide-to-unit-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Tester&#8217;s Guide To Unit Testing</a> It is important to test as close to the code as possible by playing in the unit test space, because this is where the majority of testing efforts need to be focused!



<a href="https://www.stickyminds.com/article/tester-driven-unit-testing-taking-active-role" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tester-Driven Unit Testing : Taking An Active Role</a> “Becoming involved in unit and integration testing gives testers a great incentive to further enhance their development skills.” &#8211; Anastasios Daskalopoulos.



<h4 class="title-purple">💡&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/cdiywa3wFlc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Abhijeet Vaikar &#8211; Unit Testing from a tester&#8217;s perspective</a></h4>



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<h4 class="!italic mt-40 title_yellow !text-amber-300">More for testers..</h4>



<a href="https://www.automatetheplanet.com/unit-testing-guidelines/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Unit Testing Guidelines What To Test And What Not</a> Find guidelines regarding unit testing &#8211; what to be unit tested or not, to what extent and so on.



<a href="https://www.oracle.com/corporate/features/mutation-testing.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mutation Testing : Automate The Search For Imperfect Tests</a> Henry Cole shares how you can locate incorrect and incomplete unit tests with pitest.



<a href="https://www.bluefruit.co.uk/quality/unit-testing-and-development-build-tests-before-you-code/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Unit Testing And Development : Build Tests Before You Code</a> “Taking a unit testing first approach means that you start with a strong foundation on which to build and a means to validate it.” An experience shared by Bluefruit Software.



💡&nbsp;<a href="https://www.softwaretester.blog/a-card-trick-about-unit-tests" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A card trick about unit tests</a>



Misconceptions



<a href="https://xebia.com/blog/tdd-not-unit-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TDD Is Not About Unit Tests</a> Explains why writing unit tests doesn&#8217;t mean that you are really doing TDD.



<a href="https://dzone.com/articles/unit-tests-dont-find-bugs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Unit Tests Don&#8217;t Find Bugs : The Death Of QA</a> Shannon Behrens shares his lesson he learnt painfully when working with unit tests.



<a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1148986961207730176" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why unit testing isn’t enough! 😂</a>



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<h4 class="!italic !text-amber-300">Coverage &amp; quality</h4>



<a href="https://medium.com/@borzifrancesco/why-i-set-my-unit-test-coverage-threshold-to-100-4c7138276053" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why I Set My Unit Test Coverage Threshold To 100%</a> Francesco Borzì on how he uses code coverage as a tool, not as a goal.



<a href="https://www.stickyminds.com/article/100-percent-unit-test-coverage-not-enough" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">100 Percent Unit Test Coverage Is Not Enough</a> Why do we need testers when our code is 100 percent covered by unit tests run by developers?



<h4 class="!italic !text-amber-300">Experiences</h4>



<a href="https://collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu/laurie/Papers/Unit_testing_cameraReady.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">On The Effectiveness Of Unit Test Automation At Microsoft</a> Effectiveness of unit testing &#8211; a case study proof from Microsoft.



<a href="https://martinfowler.com/articles/testing-culture.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Goto Fail, Heartbleed, And Unit Testing Culture</a> Unit testing wasn&#8217;t a widespread practice at Google in its early years. Here’s how a group of volunteers(Testing Grouplet) helped drive the adoption of unit testing, persuading developers of the value of unit testing.



<h4 class="!text-purple-950">💡&nbsp;<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1266955/are-really-great-programmers-known-to-use-unit-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Are really great programmers known to use unit testing?</a></h4>



<h4 class="!italic !text-amber-300">Automation</h4>



<a href="https://www.eviltester.com/2016/08/is-junit-only-for-unit-testing-what.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Is JUnit Only For Unit Testing?</a> “Would you recommend learning &#8216;Java for Testers&#8217; to software testers who would rather not be involved in “unit testing” but rather involved in system and UAT?&#8221; &#8211; Alan Richardson answers.



<a href="https://thinkingtester.com/ui-unit-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UI Unit Testing</a> “There’s such a thing as UI unit testing, and I’m really excited about it!” &#8211; Kristin Jackovany



<a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/nunit-vs-xunit-vs-mstest/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NUnit vs. XUnit vs. MSTest</a> Comparing the three major C# Unit testing frameworks &amp; a demonstration using remote Selenium Grid.



<a href="https://blogs.halodoc.io/angular-unit-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Unit Testing Angular Apps</a> A step by step guide for writing simple unit tests in Angular.



<a href="https://medium.com/geekculture/a-beginners-guide-to-unit-testing-with-jest-549a47edd3ea" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Beginner’s Guide To Unit Testing With Jest</a> For Javascript, Jest is one of the most widely used testing frameworks. Here’s a guide if you are looking to get started in writing Jest tests.



<a href="https://developer.okta.com/blog/2019/03/28/test-java-spring-boot-junit5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Test Your Spring Boot Applications With JUnit 5</a> Learn how to use JUnit 5 to write Java-based unit and integration tests for your Spring Boot apps.



<a href="https://www.testrail.com/blog/unit-test-database/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Unit Test Your Database</a> Why unit test your database, how and some tools to check.



<a href="https://proandroiddev.com/understanding-unit-tests-for-android-in-2021-71984f370240" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Understanding Unit Tests For Android In 2021</a> Understanding and making unit &amp; instrumented tests.



Is your QA team involved in unit testing❓



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On the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Programmer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">256th day&nbsp;</a>of the year, we celebrate programmers day. Kudos to our programmers, for every byt(e) of their help!



Let’s dive into today’s topic of discussion,&nbsp;‘Two Factor Authentication (2FA)’. With this method, signing in to your account will be a little different. 2FA adds an extra layer of security to your application, generally, via a unique One Time Password (OTP) sent by SMS or email.



Testing this seamlessly and consistently is a big challenge. It is commonly recommended to avoid automating 2FA and often teams disable 2FA in their testing environments for ease.



But, should you? Let’s dive into some authentic reads!



Before we proceed, let’s check if your account has been compromised! 🥴



<a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Have I Been Pwned?</a> [Don’t panic, you can fix this!]



A little about 2FA/TFA



<a href="https://www.troyhunt.com/beyond-passwords-2fa-u2f-and-google-advanced-protection/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F And Google Advanced Protection</a> Go beyond the password and protect yourself from hackers and account takeovers, with added tips to stay safe.



<a href="https://2fa.directory/in/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2FA Directory</a> List of websites and whether or not they support 2FA.



💡&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/z_HmDP3lKMI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A funny take on passwords by Michael McIntyre</a>



SSO &amp; 2FA



<a href="https://blog.hidglobal.com/2019/06/multi-factor-authentication-and-single-sign-explained" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Multi-Factor Authentication And Single Sign-On Explained</a> The two are not mutually exclusive. Here’s a read to help you decide how to allocate time and budget to one aspect over another.



<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-time-based-one-time-passwords-work-and-why-you-should-use-them-in-your-app-fdd2b9ed43c3/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Time-Based One-Time Passwords Work And Why You Should Use Them In Your App</a> What is 2FA, the different methods and why should you implement it?



How to test it..



<a href="https://testsigma.com/blog/2-factor-authentication-the-testers-edition/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=2fa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2 Factor Authentication : The Tester’s Edition</a> For better safety and security, many applications now use 2 factor authentication. Here is an article on how to test it as well as automate it.



<a href="https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/06/10/testing-two-factor-authentication/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Testing Two-Factor Authentication</a> 2FA methods and how to test each one of them.



<a href="https://www.in2it.be/2017/08/testing-two-factor-authentication/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Testing Two-Factor Authentication &#8211; in2it</a> For security reasons two-factor authentication (2FA) is added to a login process, but how can you test this properly when random code is being generated?



<a href="https://community.sinch.com/t5/Authentication-365/What-are-typical-use-cases-for-2FA/td-p/2553" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What Are Typical Use-Cases For 2FA?</a> Some practical use cases to consider when testing 2FA.



<a href="http://www.testingjournals.com/otp-test-scenarios/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Complete List Of Scenarios To Test OTP Feature</a> One of the most secure authentication these days is through sending OTP to end users. This article cover scenarios to test the OTP feature.



Automation &amp; Tools



<a href="https://dev.to/j_sakamoto/selenium-testing---how-to-sign-in-to-two-factor-authentication-2joi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Selenium Testing &#8211; How To Sign In To Two-Factor Authentication?</a> How to sign in to a website that is protected with 2FA end to end in Selenium by generating the OTP from code with OTP.Net



<a href="https://medium.com/noobqa/appium-fetching-otp-from-the-notification-panel-d98e2d66582a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Appium: Fetching OTP From The Notification Panel | With Working Code</a> Step by step code to get OTP from notification panel in Android using Appium.



<a href="https://pyauth.github.io/pyotp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PyOTP &#8211; The Python One-Time Password Library</a> Test Two Factor Authentication (2FA) in Python.



<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/test-automation-approach-two-factor-authentication-cerosh-jacob/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Test Automation Approach For Two-Factor Authentication</a> Reading the OTP from SMS using Twilio.



<a href="https://github.com/jazzband/django-two-factor-auth" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Django Two-Factor Authentication</a> Two factor authentication with Django.



<a href="https://medium.com/@nomanibrahim7/how-did-i-automate-2fa-two-factor-authentication-using-protractor-81a2daadf55d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Did I Automate 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) Using Protractor?!</a> Nomanibrahim divides the procedure in 3 parts and proceeds to explain how he automated 2FA.



<a href="https://testsigma.com/blog/test-automation-for-2fa-enabled-authentication-with-testsigma/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=2fa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Test Automation For 2FA-Enabled Authentication With Testsigma</a> How 2FA-enabled applications can be tested with Testsigma.



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The Best of Both Worlds— easily automate SSO as well as 2FA



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Welcome to edition #21. Let’s scrum it!



Much like a Rugby team from where it gets its name, Scrum emphasizes the importance of intense teamwork. Scrum is a strategy being widely integrated into most of the world’s top technology companies.



When following scrum methodology &#8211; a product is built in a series of iterations where a complex problem is broken down into short sprints. And at the end of every sprint you must produce a product increment which is thoroughly tested and meets the team’s definition of “Done”. The&nbsp;<a href="https://scrumguides.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scrum Guide&nbsp;</a>explains Scrum more in detail.



What’s scrum, you ask?



<a href="https://amazing-outcomes.de/en/blog/a-short-story-about-a-scrum-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Short Story About A Scrum Team</a> A fictional story that aims to help achieve a better understanding of Scrum, especially for readers who have not yet experienced Scrum for themselves.



<a href="https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-explain-agile-and-scrum-to-your-grandpa-in-5-mins-and-to-better-understand-both-yourself-3792748fa085" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Explain Agile And Scrum To Your Grandpa In 5 mins</a> “When you can’t explain something in simple terms, you begin suspecting that something might be off.” Natalia Babaeva breaks down Scrum with the help of a simple analogy.



<a href="https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/new-new-product-development-game-using-scrum" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The New New Product Development Game using Scrum</a> Scrum is inspired by a Jan 1986 issue of HBR by Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Nonaka, Ikujiro. Here’s an attempt to provide a refresher to people who are still struggling with understanding the Scrum framework foundation blocks.



💡&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/serious-scrum/a-list-of-scrum-articles-guides-and-books-that-have-defined-scrum-6651f0002c1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A list of Scrum articles, guides and books that have defined Scrum</a>



Is there room for testers in Scrum?



<a href="https://medium.com/serious-scrum/the-new-scrum-guide-are-testers-no-longer-needed-db0113fc2270" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The New Scrum Guide: Are Testers No Longer Needed?</a> Cor van der Velde attempts to clarify some misconceptions surrounding the 2020 Scrum Guide.



<a href="https://smartbear.com/blog/webinar-qa-with-jeff-sutherland-secrets-of-high-qu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Secrets Of High Quality Software Development</a> Webinar Q&amp;A with Jeff Sutherland on Quality, Scrum.



Roles



<a href="https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/qa-role-in-scrum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Is There Any Start And Stop Boundary To The QA’s Role In Scrum?</a> What is a QA&#8217;s Role in Scrum?



<a href="http://testingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2018/03/why-do-testers-become-scrum-masters.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Do Testers Become Scrum Masters?</a> Ash Winter attempts to identify why Testers often become Scrum Masters.



<a href="https://medium.com/the-liberators/experiments-practices-and-strategies-for-being-a-remote-scrum-master-2d45ccedec" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Experiments, Practices, And Strategies For Being A Remote Scrum Master</a> When working remotely, what experiments, practices, and strategies can you use to become an effective and successful Scrum Master?



Tips



<a href="https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/7-ways-doing-scrum-wrong-hurts-software-quality/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">7 Ways Doing Scrum Wrong Hurts Software Quality</a> How doing Scrum wrong can really hurt the quality of the software you are testing. This post explores how to avoid those wrongs.



<a href="https://medium.com/sevensenders-techblog/how-to-run-qa-sprints-alongside-product-sprints-in-the-scrum-810f65e47d02" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Run QA Sprints Alongside Product Sprints In The Scrum</a> Rajnavakoti on QA concerns in the scrum and his experience and advises others on how we can solve them.



<a href="http://www.testknight.de/communication-in-software-testing-scrum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Communication In Software Testing: Scrum</a> &#8220;The product owner really needs to be aware of him being the gatekeeper of all communication between the customer and the team.” &#8211; A read by Christian Kram.&#8221; on communication and natural language in the context of software testing and development.



Practice &amp; Experience



<a href="http://thatsabug.com//blog/scrum-testing-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Testing Planning Ceremony For Scrum Teams</a> João Farias describes a simple planning ceremony to better integrate team members in testing activities.



<a href="https://www.infoq.com/articles/experience-qa-scrum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">My Experience As A QA In Scrum</a> In this article, Priyanka Hasija shares her experiences and the valuable lessons learned over the past 2 years while serving as a QA analyst on a Scrum team.



<a href="https://medium.com/serious-scrum/how-does-qa-fit-with-scrum-4a92f86bec5b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Does QA Fit with Scrum?</a> David Pereira shares the typical misunderstandings of QA with Scrum and some alternatives to build a healthier relationship between Product Owners and QA.



<a href="https://www.threefivetwo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What Does QA Do On The First Day Of A Sprint?</a> How can you have a full-time QA person as part of your scrum team? What do they do in the first part of the sprint?



Bugs



<a href="https://medium.com/agilelab/strategies-for-handling-unplanned-work-during-sprint-2f89697509ff" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Strategies For Handling Unplanned Work During Sprint</a> Kiryl Baranoshnik examines different strategies a team can employ to handle unplanned work.



<a href="https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/scrum-production-support.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scrum by Example – How to Handle Production Support Issues in Scrum</a> Whenever you&#8217;re deploying a complex system, there are always going to be bugs, defects, usability problems. This article by Mark Levison is an example of how Scrum teams can manage them.



<a href="https://www.nagarro.com/en/blog/bug-fixing-scrum-team-velocity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Should Bug Fixing Be A Part Of Scrum Team Velocity?</a> Should we account for defects as part of velocity or not? In this blog, Meetu Gujral summarizes the different perspectives and suggests an approach that works for me.



<a href="https://scrumcrazy.wordpress.com/2018/09/22/one-way-to-handle-production-support-and-bugs-in-scrum-bradley-bug-chart/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">One Way To Handle Production Support And Bugs In Scrum – Bradley Bug Chart</a> The Scrum Guide doesn’t directly address how to incorporate production support and bugs into your Scrum implementation. Here&#8217;s a strategy(chart) developed by Charles Bradley.



Let’s debate!



<a href="https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/scrum-vs-kanban-which-one-takes-care-of-your-well-being/45991/7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">💡 Scrum Vs Kanban &#8211; Which One Takes Care Of Your Well-Being?</a> Do you feel the modern practices create burnout in your opinion?



<a href="https://mdalmijn.com/p/why-scrum-doesnt-kill-your-product-you-do" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Scrum Doesn’t Kill Your Product — You Do</a> Maarten Dalmijn sheds light on how Scrum is supposed to work.



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Master



<a href="https://medium.com/the-value-maximizers/scrum-master-vs-project-manager-an-overview-of-the-differences-73104d0264ab" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scrum Master Vs Project Manager — An Overview Of The Differences.</a> Isn’t a Scrum Master some kind of an Agile Project Manager?



A Modern Tester With Scrum Master Hat In this talk, Ana Maria talks about the 7 modern testing principles and compares the activities of a modern tester and a scrum master, demonstrating how they might align.



💡&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/9okokfMVvZc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hey, Scrum Master&nbsp;</a>&#8211; a parody song dedicated to the scrum master



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User stories



<a href="https://www.benday.com/2014/07/24/really-bad-idea-change-sprint-length/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Is It Really Such A Bad Idea To Change Your Sprint Length?</a> Are you flexible with your sprint lengths? Is that a bad idea? Benjamin Day explains. (Hint: yes, it is!)



<a href="https://medium.com/slalom-build/the-sprint-has-started-and-i-have-a-set-of-user-stories-to-test-now-what-cc3fd48569b1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Sprint Has Started And I Have A Set Of User Stories To Test. Now What?</a> Approaches that can be used in creating and organizing tasks for manual and automated testing so that testing can start work from the start.



<a href="https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/how-programmers-and-testers-and-others-should-collaborate-on-user-stories" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Programmers And Testers (And Others) Should Collaborate On User Stories</a> Have the testers on your team ever struggled with what they should do early in a sprint? And have the programmers ever wondered what they should do near the end of the sprint while the testers are verifying the implemented code?



💡 What do you think?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.scrum.org/forum/scrum-forum/41049/do-we-need-keep-user-stories-undone-until-qa-certifies-working-correctly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Should you keep user stories as undone until QA certifies as working?</a>



Testers, Scrum and its masters!



<a href="https://jmengerink.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/transitioning-to-agilescrum-the-impact-on-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Transitioning To Agile/SCRUM: The Impact On Testing</a> Jeroen Mengerink describes the impact of transitioning from traditional/waterfall development to the more flexible, less documented Agile/SCRUM approach. The transition often proves to be a challenge at some point.



<a href="https://www.techwell.com/techwell-insights/2018/01/how-testers-can-collaborate-scrummaster" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Testers Can Collaborate With The Scrum Master</a> Scrum masters serve the team by providing facilitation and coaching, but they also have many challenges. Here are some ways testers can partner with, support, and assist the scrum master and the rest of the team.



<a href="https://testerstories.com/2018/12/the-intersection-of-scrum-masters-and-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Intersection Of Scrum Masters And Testing</a> Jeff Nyman shares some questions that he thinks would be asked in an interview in relation to testing and quality but in a scrum master context.



What challenges does your QA team face with scrum, or do they?



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When pants are optional and hair undone, hope the remote working days are going just fine for you!



Welcome to this week’s edition where we talk about the remote working situation and how testers are coping with it!



“There’s no putting the genie back in the bottle” states GitLab’s&nbsp;<a href="https://lp.buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Remote Work Report 2021.</a>



Coping with the new norm..



<a href="https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/remote-testing-teams-how-overcome-key-challenges" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Remote Testing Teams: How To Overcome Key Challenges</a> Meaghan Lewis shares her experience of working with co-located teams at Github. What she learnt and how she changed the way of working.



<a href="https://intersog.com/blog/teams/my-recipe-for-successful-offshore-agile-team-management/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">My Recipe For Successful Offshore Agile Team Management</a> How do you foster trust in dispersed teams? Read how an experienced software development leader has built trust within his remote team and benefited from it.



<a href="https://www.upwork.com/resources/how-to-build-remote-test-automation-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Build A Remote Test Automation Team</a> Some important questions that should be answered before you start building a test automation team and then how to tie it all up together.



<a href="https://www.applause.com/blog/3-tips-to-manage-a-remote-qa-team" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">3 Tips To Manage A Remote QA Team</a> How do you ensure your testing team doesn&#8217;t miss a beat when everyone works from home? Here are three best practices for you to manage remote QA teams.



💡&nbsp;<a href="https://emnaayadi.com/2020/07/09/remote-mode/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Joy Of Remote Mode&nbsp;</a>&#8211; Emna Ayadi’s remote working experience



Partners in crime



<a href="https://familonitomi.com/2021/03/how-to-make-remote-pair-testing-work" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Make Remote Pair Testing Work</a> How to make the most out of pair testing when working remotely? Find out.



<a href="https://medium.com/5-things-a-project-manager-can-do-to-improve/how-a-tester-can-make-a-developers-life-easier-3d4334acdc95" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How A Tester Can Make A Developer’s Life Easier</a> Damian Modernell shares some tips so that developers can spend more time solving bugs, and testers can spend less time explaining.



Stand-ups/morning roll-call/daily huddle



<a href="https://www.pivotaltracker.com/blog/daily-standup-is-planning-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Daily Standup Is A Planning Meeting &#8211; Not A Status Update</a> The shift from treating the Daily Standup as a status meeting to treating it as a planning meeting is a powerful but subtle one, so it’s not always obvious how a team can do so. But here are a few tips that can help.



<a href="http://katrinatester.blogspot.com/2016/03/use-your-stand-up-to-make-testing.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Use Your Stand Up To Make Testing Visible</a> “We can make our testing more visible by being transparent in our stand ups”, says Katrina Clokie.



<a href="http://www.testthisblog.com/2014/10/things-tester-should-say-at-daily.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Things A Tester Should Say At A Daily Standup</a> Hey testers, don’t say, “Yesterday I tested a story. Today I’m going to test another story. No impediments.” a read by Eric Jacobson.



Here’s a funny take on stand ups, which one are you? 😆



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💡 This&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984521402" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">book&nbsp;</a>has an example where a 50-person Kanban team does daily standups in 10 minutes



Productivity hacks &amp; tools



<a href="https://www.range.co/blog/software-for-distributed-engineering-teams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tools For Remote Engineering Teams</a> What to consider when adopting software for a distributed team.



<a href="https://testsigma.com/blog/how-to-make-automation-work-with-device-providers-on-cloud/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=remote_test" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Make Automation Work With Device Providers On Cloud</a> Should you go for automation with device providers on cloud when you can build up an in-house device lab?



<a href="https://www.lambdatest.com/blog/16-best-practices-of-ci-cd-pipeline-to-speed-test-automation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">16 Best Practices Of CI/CD Pipeline To Speed Test Automation</a> Your remote testing team will be able to deliver test cycles on time.



<a href="https://zapier.com/blog/productivity-apps-remote-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Remote Workers’ Toolkit : 15 Tools You Need To Work Remotely</a> The types of remote work tools you&#8217;ll need and give you our picks for the best in every category.



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Some remedies



<a href="https://risepeople.com/blog/how-to-unplug-from-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Unplug From Work When Work Is Where You Unplug</a> Strategies to help remote employees unplug from work and maintain work-life balance.



<a href="https://www.hotjar.com/blog/remote-work-tips-productivity-and-focus/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">19 Ways Hotjar&#8217;s Remote Team Stays Focused And Productive</a> Techniques and tips that help the Hotjar team stay focused and productive while working remotely.



<a href="https://www.allianzcare.com/en/about-us/blog/2021/03/zoom-fatigue.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zoom Fatigue – Why Video Calls Are So Exhausting</a> While virtual video meetings are keeping us all connected, they are also taking a toll. How do we combat Zoom fatigue?



💡&nbsp;<a href="https://www.plumhq.com/blog/slack-apps-for-employee-engagement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">6 Slack Apps For Employee Engagement You Didn&#8217;t Know About</a>



Do you wish to get back to work? Well, not many! Here&#8217;s why🤭



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What major challenges did you face while working remotely as a tester? Let us know &amp; get featured!



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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! A few think QA is monotonous while to some it is the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.careerbliss.com/blog/the-careerbliss-happiest-and-unhappiest-jobs-of-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">best job&nbsp;</a>ever!



This edition, we share some tips, reads for QA engineers in the testing world!



Breaking into testing



<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/how-to-break-into-software-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Break Into Software Testing</a> Mark Winteringham shares some realistic approaches you can adopt to increase your chances of getting into software testing.



<a href="https://github.com/upgundecha/awesome-testing-courses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Awesome Testing Courses &amp; Tutorials</a> Unmesh Gundecha’s curated list of online courses &amp; tutorials on software testing, test automation and more.



<a href="https://info.nebb.com/blog/2021/03/19/day-life-qa-engineer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Day In The Life Of A QA Engineer</a> Each day in the life of a QA engineer is different and being in QA means you never stop learning! Here’s what a QA working day at Nebb looks like.



Bonus💡 A&nbsp;<a href="https://mcusercontent.com/7b04161b831eafb922e1c9220/files/2e061d98-26f6-2046-809a-874e7f8bf183/Test_Engineering_Skills.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF&nbsp;</a>from Redgate on QA Engineer skills.



For newbie testers



<a href="https://www.developsense.com/blog/2021/04/suggestions-for-the-new-testers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Suggestions For The (New) Testers</a> “Study the product, without focusing too much on test design and test techniques, at first.” advice Michael Bolton.



<a href="https://scrolltest.com/2021/04/02/9-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-started-as-qa-engineer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">9 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started As QA Engineer</a> Pramod Dutta, a QA Lead at Browserstack shares 9 points you should be paying attention to.



<a href="https://www.stickyminds.com/article/java-qa-automation-engineers-how-learn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Java For QA Automation Engineers: How To Learn?</a> If you are a manual tester and want to be a QA automation engineer, learn Java and programming via 10 steps shared by John Selawsky.



Bonus💡&nbsp;<a href="https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-3-testing-books-would-you-recommend-to-a-tester/25040" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Testing Book Recommendations</a>



Roles



<a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/engineering/qa-engineering-roles-skills-tools-and-responsibilities-within-a-testing-team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">QA Engineering Roles: Skills, Tools, and Responsibilities in a Testing Team</a> Depending on team size, structure, and organization’s specific needs, the role of a software tester is viewed and utilized differently.



<a href="https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/are-developers-more-important-qa-testers-probably" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Are Developers More Important Than QA Testers? Probably.</a> Amy Reichert explains how you can be a unique, powerful QA so you won&#8217;t be ignored.



<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/full-stack-tester-new-breed-software-quality-experts-omkar-pendse/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Full-Stack Tester: A New Breed Of Software Quality Experts</a> A full-stack tester should have the capabilities to demonstrate &#8216;The Big Five&#8217;.



Changing roles



<a href="https://callumakehurstryansblog-wordpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/callumakehurstryansblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/do-we-all-need-to-become-sdits/amp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Do We All Need To Become SDITs?</a> &#8220;We’ve seen a shift towards companies asking for SDIT / SDETs in their teams instead of traditional testers. Do we all need to become SDITs?&#8221; Callum Akehurst-Ryan delves deep into the topic.



<a href="https://www.stickyminds.com/interview/how-manual-testers-are-evolving-automation-engineers-interview-jennifer-scandariato" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Manual Testers Are Evolving Into Automation Engineers</a> Jennifer Scandariato explains the changing role of the manual tester, how they can adapt to a much faster environment, and why security is more important than ever before.



<a href="https://jgonpires.medium.com/from-dev-to-quality-assurance-insights-for-all-engineers-b1e1c4c5b4e7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">From Dev to Quality Assurance: Insights For All Engineers</a> Whether you are a developer or a QA, there are lessons from both sides to be learned from reading this article.



Improving skills



<a href="https://shrinik.blogspot.com/2021/05/how-to-improve-questioning-skills.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Improve Questioning Skills</a> Asking good questions is one of the best skills a tester can have. OK, but how do you learn that? Shrinivas Kulkarni has some great insights.



<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/the-testers-and-coding-debate-can-we-move-on-now" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Should Testers Learn How To Write Code?</a> The Testers And Coding Debate: Is it time to move on? By Paul Gerrard.



<a href="https://www.atlassian.com/inside-atlassian/software-QA-skills" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Developing Quality Assistance Skills</a> The top quality assistance skills and how to develop them &#8211; a read from Atlassian.



<a href="https://www.practitest.com/resource-center/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Where Should You Invest Your Limited Testing Efforts?</a> As a tester, it’s time to become a “Broken Comb”.



Some tips



<a href="https://visible-quality.blogspot.com/2021/05/testers-need-to-read-code.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Testers Need To Read Code</a> Maaret Pyhäjärvi says that testers should be able to read developer&#8217;s code. Why? Simply to improve your testing capabilities and increase cooperation with the development team.



<a href="https://samanthaconnelly.com/becoming-more-technical/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">So You Want To Become More Technical?</a> If you are a software tester looking to get more technical DO NOT start with automation. Check out Samantha Connelly’s 5 steps to becoming more technical.



<a href="https://www.eviltester.com/blog/eviltester/2021/07/do-we-need-to-test-at-all/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What Is The Right Question To Ask?</a> Asking questions like &#8220;Do we need testing?&#8221; are important. But there are other questions we should probably ask first.



<a href="https://blog.testproject.io/2020/11/17/actionable-tips-to-excel-as-a-test-automation-engineer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10 Actionable Tips To Excel As A Test Automation Engineer</a> Sumon Dey shares 10 actionable tips to help you excel in your career as a test automation engineer.



Bonus💡&nbsp;<a href="https://kingatest.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/testing-essentials-what-to-test-when-you-run-out-of-time/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Testing Essentials: What To Test When You Run Out Of Time?</a>



Testing under time pressure is tough. Check out 8 tips from Kinga Witko on how to decide what to test when short on time.



Lessons from experts



<a href="https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/tag/10-years-in-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10 Years In Testing, 10 Lessons</a> Lessons learnt in testing for 10 years by Maaike Brinkhof.



<a href="https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/487354" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">34 Years In Testing</a> In case you missed it, check out James Bach’s retrospection of his journey over the years.



<a href="https://theqalead.com/topics/advice-test-automation-developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Testing Skills Made Me A Better Automation Developer</a> Anecdotal evidence that learning testing skills can help you to become a better developer and why some developers might overlook the testing skill set.



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As your test suites grow larger, chances are you’ll run into a common problem &#8211; your automation tests take hours to finish! 😨 What’s the solution?



Parallel Testing&nbsp;to the rescue! It enables you to run thousands of test cases in one go! With parallel testing, you can automate more tests in less time to catch bugs early.



This edition will help you learn some good practices and steps you need to take before you start executing parallel tests.



Before we get into the details, what exactly is parallel testing?



<a href="https://automationpanda.com/2018/01/21/to-infinity-and-beyond-a-guide-to-parallel-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">To Infinity And Beyond: A Guide To Parallel Testing</a> Why go parallel? What’s the biggest danger of parallel testing? Here’s an article that discusses some good parallel testing practices.



<a href="https://testguild.com/parallel-execution/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How to Run Your Automated Tests Concurrently (Parallel Execution Tips)</a> Suggestions from experts to design automated tests to run in parallel execution along with some actionable tips for testers. Great resource from Joe Colantonio.



<a href="https://learn-automation.com/parallel-execution-in-selenium/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How to Perform Parallel Execution in Selenium Webdriver Using TestNG</a> Mukesh Otwani explains how with the help of TestNG you can perform parallel test execution in Selenium.



<a href="https://appiumpro.com/editions/28-running-multiple-appium-tests-in-parallel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Running Multiple Appium Tests In Parallel</a> How to set up parallel testing locally, utilizing either multiple Appium servers or just a single server hosting multiple sessions.



<a href="https://betterprogramming.pub/6-ways-to-do-automated-ui-testing-in-parallel-with-selenium-132e47403c4f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">6 Ways To Do Automated UI Testing In Parallel With Selenium</a> Selenium protocol implementations applied to VMs, Docker, Kubernetes, and the cloud



Now that we know what it is about, let’s check out some resources to make it effective!



<a href="https://responsibleautomation.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/parallelizing-test-automation-read-this-first/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Parallelizing Test Automation? Read This First.</a> Parallelization is a lot of work, but if you approach it responsibly, the work is worth the gain in throughput. Here&#8217;s what to know before you begin.



<a href="https://saucelabs.com/resources/blog/overcoming-challenges-when-moving-toward-parallel-testing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Overcoming Challenges When Moving Toward Parallel Testing</a> Discuss common parallel testing pain points, and ways in which these pain points can be overcome to increase the adoption of parallelization in an organization’s testing model.



<a href="https://saucelabs.com/resources/blog/speeding-up-your-tests-short-tests-in-parallel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Speeding Up Your Tests: Short Tests In Parallel</a> Titus Fortner walks us through the power of parallelization in testing, and some ways to speed up tests.



Automation in action &amp; some tools



<a href="https://medium.com/fiverr-engineering/running-parallel-functional-tests-2f6609bfbf4e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Running Parallel Functional Tests</a> Amit Michaely explains how you can run stateful test flows simultaneously, effectively, based on examples in Go that query MongoDB and Redis.



<a href="https://medium.com/asos-techblog/parallel-execution-using-specflow-nunit-and-selenium-e1fad006d0c4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Parallel Execution Using Specflow, NUnit And Selenium</a> Implementing parallelism using Specflow, NUnit and Selenium.



<a href="https://medium.com/azimolabs/parallel-testing-get-feedback-earlier-release-faster-b66d4dd08930" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Parallel Testing: Get Feedback Earlier, Release Faster</a> How to test your iOS apps with Xcode 10(by Apple) effectively. Covers how machines are configured, problems that are encountered, tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of parallel testing.



<a href="https://blog.mollie.com/how-to-run-over-30k-tests-in-under-5-minutes-b43907e88d51" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How To Run Over 30k Tests In Under 5 Minutes</a> Beyond the specific strategies listed here, this article is a reminder that we need to optimize bottlenecks so tests run fast, for a better feedback loop.



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Now, imagine parallel tests setup on multiple browsers! Bigger tests and on multiple environments!



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Is your testing out of tune?



What’s the next step to amp up your automation!?&nbsp;Test Orchestration.



Is that another jargon? A new game changing strategy? Surely is something you should be aware of.



Let’s start by defining the basics:



<a href="https://www.qmetry.com/blog/what-is-test-orchestration-all-you-wanted-to-know/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What Is Test Orchestration? All You Wanted To Know</a> Is Test Orchestration the same as Test Automation? Find out how you can optimize test cycles by implementing test orchestration.



And then here we answer the Whys:



<a href="https://www.benlinders.com/2020/its-time-to-start-orchestrating-our-testing-efforts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">It’s Time To Start Orchestrating Our Testing Efforts</a> Chances are you are spending a great deal of time and effort in your manual and automated testing, but not getting the value you seek. A read on why you should orchestrate testing.



From Testing we move to Test Automation:



<a href="https://pcloudy.medium.com/test-orchestration-and-its-need-for-successful-automation-3f48762eb0f5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Test Orchestration And Its Need for Successful Automation</a> Why is test orchestration something we need to think about?



<a href="https://www.kualitatem.com/blog/fine-tuning-automated-testing-with-test-orchestration/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fine Tuning Automated Testing With Test Orchestration</a> A powerful strategy for holistic and continuous automated testing software QA. But with such a strong version of automation power, comes greater orchestration responsibilities.



Let’s see what experts have to say about Test Orchestration and things surrounding it:



Continuous Testing Report 2020 Take a look at the reference of Test Orchestration and its importance in the Continuous Testing 2020 Report by Capgemini.



<a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8590169" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Proposal To Orchestrate Test Cases</a> Project ElasTest, an open-source platform aimed to simplify the end-to-end test process of large software systems.



CI/CD is a major part of test automation orchestration, here is everything you need know:



<a href="https://www.harness.io/blog/ci-cd-pipeline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CI/CD Pipeline: Everything You Need To Know</a> Test automation and orchestration are popular uses of CI/CD pipelines. While chaining together several different development &amp; testing methodologies, an effective approach is needed to streamline your testing efforts.



Here, are articles that will guide you on how to do test automation orchestration using different tools:



<a href="https://engineering.linkedin.com/blog/2020/mobile-test-orchestrator" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Faster Testing On Android With Mobile Test Orchestrator</a> LinkedIn created the Mobile Test Orchestrator (MTO), a framework that orchestrates Android tests to run across multiple emulators and servers. MTO claims to keep test run times to a reasonable limit and scale testing capacity as needed. Here’s an overview of MTO.



<a href="https://www.functionize.com/blog/test-orchestration-keeping-automated-testing-in-tune" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Test Orchestration: Keeping Your Automated Testing In Tune</a> Here&#8217;s how Functionize Architect helps create &amp; orchestrate tests.



<a href="https://katalon.com/resources-center/blog/test-orchestration-quality-analytics" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Katalon TestOps — Test Orchestration And Quality Analytics Platform</a> Discover how Katalon TestOps accelerates your orchestration and project quality analytics.



<a href="https://www.sogeti.com/explore/blog/conducting-your-sap-test-automation-orchestra/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=testing_none_image_blog_none&amp;utm_campaign=corporate" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Conducting Your SAP Test Automation Orchestra</a> We regularly see organizations struggling with test automation across end-to-end (E2E) testing in their SAP landscapes. Look at the challenges of E2E test automation and how Sogeti clients addressed it via a test orchestration strategy.



<a href="https://dev.to/azure/build-azure-function-apps-with-bazel-1-0-mci?WT.mc_id=link-twitter-jeliknes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Build Your Serverless Azure Function Apps With Bazel 1.0</a> Use Bazel to build an Azure Function application, written in TypeScript. It is time to start investing in this distributed build and test orchestration tool.



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Quality Orchestration: QA In The Digital Era A related case study you might like to go through.



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