Welcome to the 205th edition of Coding Jag brought to you by TestMu AI!👐
Are you missing out on the key principles that could transform your testing game? Quality testing today becomes essential for flawless app performance and exceptional user experiences. It’s not just about technical expertise; the best testers stand out with their curiosity, sharp analytical skills, and effective communication.
In this week’s Coding Jag, we uncover the 'Five I's' of outstanding testing—Imagine, Investigate, Inform, Illuminate, & Improve. Discover how these guiding principles can elevate your testing approach and set you apart in your role. Don’t miss out on these insights that could redefine your success!
News
5 min read
qase.io
Jenna Charlton shares how rediscovering the joy of crafting enhances creativity and problem-solving skills in testing. She emphasizes the importance of play for personal and professional growth, encouraging testers to embrace playful learning to boost their critical thinking and innovation.
5 min readchuniversiteit.nl
Chun Fei Lung discusses the key challenges of end-to-end testing, including asynchronicity, flakiness, and brittleness, and offers practical strategies to address them. The article emphasizes the importance of aligning testing practices with software design best practices for more reliable and efficient test automation.
5 min readcassandrahl.com
Cassandra H. Leung explores the five key traits—Imagine, Investigate, Inform, Illuminate, and Improve—that define great testers. She emphasizes how these qualities, rather than specific tools or technologies, truly elevate a tester's effectiveness and value in a team.
5 min readlyonqualityassurance.com
Cotopaxi Lyon emphasizes the critical importance of integrating quality throughout the software development lifecycle. He highlights the far-reaching consequences of deprioritizing quality, from technical debt and employee burnout to severe impacts on end-users, advocating for a collaborative approach to building a culture of quality across organizations.
5 min readeverydayunittesting.com
Gil Zilberfeld explores the issue of fragile tests that undermine trust and cause debugging headaches. He argues that fragile tests often point to underlying issues in the code itself rather than the tests, emphasizing the need for robust code and collaborative test planning to improve stability and reliability in software testing.
Performance
4 min readtestableapple.com
Alexey Alter-Pesotskiy shares advanced methods for running iOS performance tests on CI, highlighting limitations of XCTest and offering a workaround using Firebase TestLab and custom baselines. He provides a practical guide for setting up performance tests, handling metrics, and integrating with CI tools to ensure reliable results.
4 min readmedium.com
Darmawan Hadiprasetyo's blog delves into mastering load testing with JMeter and the jp@gc Throughput Shaping Timer. He explains how to use this plugin to control test throughput precisely, setting up realistic load scenarios, and analyzing results with various JMeter listeners. The guide includes practical steps for configuring tests and interpreting performance metrics.
Automation
7 min readtestmu.ai
Faisal Khatri's dives into how to use ExpectedConditions in Selenium to improve test reliability by waiting for specific conditions before interacting with WebElements. He covers various types of ExpectedConditions, commonly used methods, and how to create custom conditions to enhance test automation.
9 min readblog.stackademic.com
In his blog, Rajat Sharma explored the transformative impact of AI on customer experience management. He highlighted how AI-driven tools enhance personalization and efficiency, leading to improved customer satisfaction and retention.
9 min readglebbahmutov.com
Dr. Gleb Bahmutov reveals a lesser-known Cypress feature: the alias.all syntax. This allows you to retrieve all intercepted network calls at once, offering greater flexibility in testing. He demonstrates how to use this approach to verify multiple network requests efficiently and make precise assertions.
9 min readpradappandiyan.medium.com
Pradap Pandiyan’s blog walks through configuring Selenium with Ruby and running it on GitHub Actions. He covers setting up Ruby, ChromeDriver, and the Selenium gem, and details how to create and execute a test script that generates an HTML report. Additionally, he provides a step-by-step guide for creating a GitHub Actions workflow to automate test execution and report generation.
Tools
8 min readtestmu.ai
Piyusha’s blog highlights the top 20 UAT testing tools for 2024, essential for validating application functionality, usability, and performance in real-world scenarios. It discusses the importance of choosing the right tool to streamline the UAT process, integrate with existing workflows, and ensure data protection compliance.
8 min readmedium.com
Kshitij Sharma offers valuable insights on creating accessible websites, emphasizing key testing methods and tools. His blog further covers the essentials of practices for web accessibility, including using alt text, enabling keyboard navigation, and ensuring color contrast. The post also reviews popular accessibility tools like WAVE, Axe, and Lighthouse, and discusses compliance with legal standards and continuous improvement.
Video & Podcast
25 minyoutube.com
In his latest YouTube video, Daniel Knott discusses remote salaries in software testing, covering what software testers can earn in full-time roles. He explains how to secure high-paying jobs and how factors like the company and industry influence salaries. Additionally, Daniel shares real salary ranges for different job levels and provides resources for exploring current market salaries.
29 min readyoutube.com
In the latest XP series webinar, Yogendra Porwal, Test Automation Lead, Binmile and Kavya Nair, discuss the significance of data quality testing and its influence on data-driven decision-making. Yogendra emphasizes the limitations of traditional data quality methods and the challenges posed by the growing volume of data. The session also explores the potential of AI/ML in enhancing data quality testing, including practical applications, challenges, and future prospects.
Events
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