Welcome to the 56th edition of Coding Jag brought to you by TestMu AI!š
Test automation has evolved from a niche practice to a powerful tool for delivering small, incremental chunks of value at speed. Although there is a widely shared belief that test automation is a good idea, reluctance to commit appropriate resources can get in the way of true test automation adoption.
This edition of the Coding Jag demonstrates how to use storytelling techniques to communicate the value and ROI of test automation to fiscally-minded decision-makers and much more.
News
5 min read
medium.com
This article explains how to Design Microservices Architecture using Design Patterns, Principles, and Best Practices where you learn how to handle millions of requests with designing systems.
5 min readqatechtalks.medium.com
Testing is the process of identifying defects to improve the product's quality. All the issues look similar in manner, but there is a vast difference among them. This blog looks at what defines an error, defect, bug, and fault with examples.
5 min readvisible-quality.blogspot.com
An ideal tester is someone who is learning and does not box testing into manual and automation but builds from a strong foundation of understanding testing and does not stop at the sight of code.
5 min readtherockertester.wordpress.com
Being mindful of the difference between deep testing and the more common shallow testing in many teams is important, as is the ability to communicate this difference to stakeholders clearly.
Performance
4 min readbughuntersam.com
Read about the serverless cloud function built by Bug Hunter Sam and learn performance testing APIs using async/awaits in Typescript.
4 min readqainsights.com
In this blog post, NaveenKumar will show how you can get started with HTTP Prompt ā an interactive command-line HTTP client for testing and debugging purposes.
Automation
7 min readmedium.com
In this post, Omar Galeano proposed an ROI model for the teams to communicate the value of test automation to fiscally-minded decision-makers to drive high-value test automation in your organization.
9 min readtestmu.ai
To access any WebElement in the DOM, you would need to use Cypress locators. In this Cypress tutorial, learn how to use Cypress locators to access WebElements in the DOM for realizing Cypress automation tests.
9 min readzhiminzhan.medium.com
One of the most often asked questions is how to estimate user story points. Read this post where Zhimin Zhan explains why you should avoid estimating test automation story points.
9 min readautomationpanda.com
This case study by Andrew Knight explains the PrecisionLender teamās continuous testing journey and how SpecFlow served as a cornerstone for success.
Tools
8 min readmedium.com
Cypress trade-offs and other promised features did not perform as expected for many users. However, Playwright has emerged as a powerful competitor to Cypress with a plethora of features.
10 min readtheqaconnection.com
Having a tool that remains self-service but also allows to manage devices effectively is huge! Read this article where Johanna South explains how they used Slack to manage testing devices.
5 min readscribehow.com
Scribe creates step-by-step guides for any process. Simply hit ārecord,ā and Scribe will generate a detailed guide complete with screenshots based on your actions, ready to share with colleagues, customers, and friends.
5 min readhookdeck.com
Develop, test, and monitor your webhooks from a single place. Hookdeck takes less than 2 minutes to set up because it handles the complexity, so you donāt have to.
Video & Podcast
46 minyoutube.com
PyTest is a powerful testing framework based on Python. This video on PyTest will help you learn how to execute enhanced test automation with Selenium WebDriver and how to use Selenium WebDriver for cross browser testing in Python PyTest.
52 min readtestguild.com
Do you know the history of real user monitoring (RUM) tools? In this episode, Shashwat Sehgal of Splunk breaks down the past, present, and future of RUM in the modern era.
29 min readautomatetheplanet.com
Do you have difficulty convincing decision-makers that they need to invest more in improving quality? Selecting metrics that stakeholders understand may improve your project in many aspects.
29 min readpythonbytes.fm
This episode of Python Bytes hosted by Michael Kennedy and Brian Cannon discusses the headlines and some noteworthy news and announcements from the Python community for the week.
Events
00 minqachallengeaccepted.com
QA: Challenge Accepted is a conference targeted towards enthusiasts, specialists, and managers participating in software testing and software quality assurance. The seventh conference edition is initiated by the QA community in Bulgaria and will take place in Sofia Tech Park and online.