Welcome to the 5th edition of Coding Jag brought to you by TestMu AI!👐
Ever wondered what life would be like without automation? Wait. Let us rephrase that. Ever wondered what life would be like when automation takes over? Now that is something to think about, right?
We have grown so much from the old tune of `Testing is dead!` to a newer one `artificial intelligence will test everything!` This edition talks about the stereotypes that exist around testing as a career and goes on to realize the impact of artificial intelligence in the near future. Will automation replace your testing skills? .
Lina Zubyte's insightful overturn about testing is the crux of this edition. Is testing really just a 'monkey job'? Why do we often come across 'anyone can do testing' tendency? All the answers are right here, time to give it a read!
News
5 min read
swizec.com
You start a new job and it's amazing. Code all day, clear objectives, easy guidelines, ship a bunch of features be a hero. Then something happens and suddenly you get nothing done.
5 min readmedium.com
What does the ever-increasing automation mean to manual software testers? Well, it doesn't have to be that bad! Kevin Dunne shares some really useful tips on how to adapt and mitigate the risk of becoming redundant.
5 min readranorex.com
High-quality projects need to deliberately practice failing tests in order to help ensure that successful tests succeed properly. It may sound controversial or counter-intuitive, but in this article Cameron Laird will show you how this idea embodies basic principles of test-driven development (TDD) in four distinct ways.
Performance
5 min readtestwithnishi.com
The success of your team and the release depends on everyone getting their individual parts done in time. But how do you define being “done”? What indicates a finished task and differentiates it from a half-baked one?
4 min readspecflow.org
So here is my reframed list: things that make your BDD adoption easier, things that you should watch out for if you are currently in this change process.
Automation
9 min readqualitybits.tech
Bits and bytes on the matters of quality in tech by Lina Zubyte. I care about empathetic leadership, inclusion, and high-quality products.
9 min readdev-tester.com
One of the trickiest parts of automating end-to-end tests is how to handle testing data. Here are a few strategies to tackle this issue.
Tools
10 min readtestmu.ai
When it comes to choosing the best CI/CD tools, Circle CI & Travis CI are amongst the top choices. This blog analyzes how similar or different CircleCI and Travis CI are from each other. And you will be able to make an informed decision when it comes to choosing one between the two.
8 min readdzone.com
TestNG is an integral part of automation and this article explains everything there is to know about creating your first TestNG project in Eclipse. A step-by-step guide for running your first Selenium TestNG Script.
Video & Podcast
32 mintestguild.com
Discover how to achieve high-quality test automation that brings value. One key is to understand core programming concepts such as SOLID and the usage of design patterns.