Issue 118: Testing as an entry gate to IT
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Welcome to the 118th edition of Software Testing Notes, a weekly newsletter featuring must-read content on Software Testing. I hope this week has been good for you so far.
What do you think about using testing as a entry gate to IT? Do you know why solely relying on automated regression tests is a bad idea?
This week, we are going to delve into above and more topics like AI-driven data validation experiments using GPT-4 and Assistants API, risk-based testing, the importance of insightful automated testing and more.
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Testing as an entry gate to IT by Filip Hric
What do you think about using testing as a entry gate to IT? Many don’t like it, as it implies that it is a easy to get and has low-ranking within the organization. Filip Hric has a different take on it.
Build Quality by James Thomas
When everything is "green" in your tests, does that mean product of sufficient quality for release? James Thomas points out that while automated regression tests have value, they alone doesn’t determine quality.
Additionally, Mike Harris advocates a shift from considering a singular notion of quality in Testing qualities not quality
Why are we testing? by Oleksandr Romanov
Oleksandr Romanov emphasizes that focus of automated testing should be on providing valuable insights, such as time remaining for testing and critical bugs in specific components, rather than emphasizing the number of executed tests.
Understanding the Pros and Cons of Risk-Based Testing by Pragya Y.
In this article, Pragya Y. explains risk-based testing (RBT) as a strategy to identify and address potential software risks, prioritizing critical ones early in development to prevent production issues.
Furthermore, Melissa Fisher writes about Test coverage — how about quality coverage? and emphasizes on catering risk-related metrics over completion percentages.
How to build a QA Mindset from scratch - Chapter 3 - How to build exploratory testing by Cristina Carrageis
Cristina Carrageis shares an technique on how get started with exploratory testing and how it can allows us to identify issues that may have been missed through scripted testing, improves test coverage and effectiveness, and helps reduce test cycle time and costs.
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⚙️ Automation
Data Validation Using Assistants API: Exploring AI-driven approach by Sravanti T.
What’s the level of accuracy does AI testing provide? Sravanti T. conducted experiments on two specific use cases related to data validation using just GPT-4 and using Assistants API to create a new Assistant with Code Interpreter capability. The results may surprise you.
Best Test Reporting Tools in 2024 by Denis Peganov
As years go on, default and custom test reporting is getting better and better. In this article, Denis Peganov compares five leading test reporting tools, highlighting their key features, ideal use cases, and limitations.
Test Reports compared in this article are: JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Allure, and Mocha
Multiple Automation Tools, Effort, and Messes by Paul Grizzaffi
Paul Grizzaffi uses a cooking analogy to discuss how investing in additional automation tools can lead to greater flexibility and effectiveness in handling various tasks for software testing.
Exploring TestNG Annotations and Priorities by Rinaldo Badigar
Do you want to learn TestNG? This article by Rinaldo Badigar is a great start. The article provides an overview of TestNG annotations, their hierarchy, and the use of priorities to control the order of test execution.
Also read the second part about Understanding TestNG Parameters: A Comprehensive Guide
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💨 Performance
How to do Performance Testing using WebdriverIO Automation tool? by Hardik Chotaliya
Do you know that you can integrate Chrome DevTools with WebdriverIO? Hardik Chotaliya provides examples and configurations for implementing WebdriverIO's DevTools service.
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🛠️ Resources and Tools
APCA Contrast Calculator — The Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm is a new, state of the art method for calculating and predicting contrast, especially for text on a computer display. See also the APCA Readability Criterion at readtech.org/ARC/
memlab — framework for detecting, debugging JavaScript memory leaks and analyzing heap snapshots.
scrcpy — mirrors Android devices (video and audio) connected via USB or over TCP/IP, and allows to control the device with the keyboard and the mouse of the computer. It does not require any root access. It works on Linux, Windows and macOS.
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