CODING JAG - Issue 149

Welcome to the 149th edition of Coding Jag brought to you by TestMu AI!👐

In the fast-paced world of software development, one role stands as a crucial pillar of quality assurance - that of the tester. Often covered in mysteries and misconceptions, the complexities of a tester's job are unparalleled. From meticulously scrutinizing code to ensuring seamless user experiences, they play an indispensable part in the software development lifecycle.

However, interestingly, the question of 'What do testers do?' has no one-size-fits-all answer. Everyone seems to have their own definition, shaped by experiences, industry, and evolving technologies.

In this issue of Coding Jag, we'll be answering this fundamental question that often sparks curiosity and more.

News

What is Smoke Testing: A Complete Guide

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Get started with this comprehensive guide on Smoke Testing to enhance your understanding and implementation of this essential quality assurance practice.

Testing Strategies for Self-Learning Systems

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Dive into the understanding of self-learning systems. Explore how to tackle the complexities of quality assurance in AI-driven technologies, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Appium 2 Migration Guide: Migrating From Appium 1.x To Appium 2.x

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Discover the comprehensive migration guide for one of the most popular open-source libraries, Appium 2! Learn how to smoothly transition and optimize your mobile app testing using Appium, ensuring seamless automation.

How I Got Hired Contributing to open source projects

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Embark on a compelling personal narrative of securing a job through open-source contributions. Uncover the valuable importance of positioning your skills for successful employment in the tech industry.

Is Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) right for API testing?

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Discover the merits of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) for API testing as Peter Thomas shares the potential benefits to determine if BDD is the right approach to enhance your API testing endeavors.

Performance

Load Testing with Postman and Grafana K6

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Here's a guide to load testing with Postman and Grafana-K6 to effectively conduct load tests and leverage powerful tools for optimizing the performance and scalability.

How I tripled load in Production for testing purposes at Amazon

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Read about effectively tripling load in production for testing purposes at Amazon. Discover the strategies and techniques employed to conduct thorough load testing while maintaining the integrity of the production environment.

Automation

I Did It! UI Automator Viewer Running On A Current Java Version

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Join Paul Grizzaffi to learn how to make the UI Automator Viewer tool compatible with the latest Java versions by modifying its manifest file, ensuring better support and efficiency in software development.

I hate the phrase 'Test Automation Framework'

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Dive in as John Gluck shares his perspective on the phrase 'Test Automation Framework.' Look into the concept of test automation to challenge conventional notions in the software testing community.

Handling Multiple Login States Between Different Tests in Playwright

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Discover effective strategies for handling multiple login states between different tests in Playwright and ensure seamless authentication workflows for comprehensive end-to-end testing.

AI Testing – Generating and Transforming, Part 3

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With the rise of AI testing and its applications in test generation and transformation, explore the latest advancements and techniques in leveraging AI to enhance your testing processes.

Tools

Bulma CSS Framework: Getting Started Guide

8 min readChrome-Extensiontestmu.ai

Discover the power and versatility of the Bulma CSS framework for your web design potential. With Bulma's responsive and customizable components, learn how to revolutionize your frontend development projects.

Video & Podcast

Video: Playwright Java Tutorial 🎭 | How To Debug Using Playwright Inspector | Part X

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Watch this Part 10 of our Playwright Java tutorial series to discover a comprehensive overview of debugging and the essential techniques for locating elements using Playwright Inspector.

Podcast: What do testers do?

29 min readChrome-Extensiontestingpeers.com

Tune into this week's episode of the TestingPeers, as the peers are joined by guests to discuss their definitions of 'what do testers do?'.

Events

Event: Testμ Conference 2023- Join 10k+ testers/developers at TestMu

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Join the largest online testing conference, TestMuConf 2023 - Network with 10,000+ testers and developers. Attend 35+ insightful sessions by QA leaders from Google, Meta, AWS, Microsoft, and Github, Grafana, Accenture, Wipro, Provar, Katalon, SenseIT, testRigor, SugarCRM, and more! Register for free now.