Issue 122: The Unsung Heroes of Software
🕒 5 MIN READ | Published on: February 15, 2024This is the Software Testing Notes, a newsletter that goes out every Wednesday. I republish it here for sharing and referencing, but if you'd like to sign up you can do so right here:
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The Unsung Heroes of Software: Unveiling the Hidden Depths of Testing Beyond Bug Hunts by Ryan Craven
Another great writeup by Ryan Craven emphasizing the importance of strategic thinking, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning to thrive in the dynamic landscape of software testing.
100% Tested is not 100% Covered by Callum Akehurst-Ryan
The belief that running all tests guarantees a fully tested system, is a lie.
If you don’t want to crumble yourself in false positives and potential issues, read this great piece by Callum Akehurst-Ryan discussing how clear line of communication about test scope, narrative reports, fostering transparency, and engaging stakeholders can address these issues effectively.
Is the Variability Variable? by James Thomas
Variability is a lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.
James Thomas discusses the variability in responses generated by Large Language Models (LLMs) and their involvement in testing such systems.
Is this a bug, a missing feature, or neither? by Bob Salmon
User feedback is good, and it should be included in how to evaluate your system. But there are always minor nuisances that you should lookout for. Bob Salmon shares importance of considering context, managing user expectations, and accurately diagnosing issues to effectively address user feedback in software development.
🔍 Software Testing
⚙️ Automation
Breaking down your E2E tests - an example by Bas Dijkstra
E2E tests are important but they can be very expensive over the time. Bas Dijkstra introduces us to the contract testing and its potential to reduce dependency on long, slow, and expensive end-to-end (E2E) tests with an practical example.
Playwright JSON test results report by Matthew Thomas
If you are using Playwright and want to get your tests results in JSON format, Matthew Thomas shares how to use Playwright CTRF JSON reporter to generate JSON reports with Playwright.
Use Cypress For API Testing by Gleb Bahmutov
Cypress is for front-end testing, right? But can we use for automating api tests as well? Read this step by step guide by Gleb Bahmutov implementing API tests and visualizing the test results.
Tackling test automation in a new language by Joep Schuurkes
Are you learning any new programming language for testing? It can be overwhelming and frustrating sometimes, but it doesn’t need to be. Joep Schuurkes shares some nice advice on how to tackle the task at hand.
Appium: Capture Inbox Link for Email Based Login by Manuel Mariñez
This is a really useful use-case when you are dealing with email based login system where a deep link opens the app instead of username and password. Manuel Mariñez use mailsac and gives us an step by step walkthrough on how to automate your test with Appium for the same.
Why I’m Shifting Right While Everyone Else Is Shifting Left by Jordan Andrews
As “Shift Left” is gaining momentum, It’s important to hear from the other side too. Jordan Andrews shares why he is skeptical about the effectiveness of Shifting Left.
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🌞 Accessibility
Accessibility Testing: Respecting the difference by Chamila Ambahera
This is a really nice article by Chamila Ambahera detailing the importance of software accessibility, key guidelines, best practices and tools that we can utilize for accessibility testing.
While automation tooling is good for accessibility testing, Bogdan Cerovac raises some concern about how Testing and monitoring accessibility with automatic tools will get less precise over time.
How End-to-End Testing moves us closer to Continuous Accessibility by Weston Thayer
Accessibility testing is not one once only activity, it’s a continuous process. Weston Thayer shares how end to end testing for accessibility helps create a inclusive product.
Speaking of continuous accessibility testing, Rachele DiTullio has crafted Accessibility testing spreadsheet version 2 for tracking accessibility audits.
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🛠️ Resources & Tools
Sudo for Windows — Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session.
EventKT — is an Android tracking library that efficiently group events and implements disk caching to safeguard against crashes, providing insightful analytics for app performance and user behaviour
lockbox — is a forward proxy for making third party API calls.
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- How to parameterize projects in Playwright by Eleonora Belova
- On the value of a test engineer by Oleksandr Romanov
- TDD or Test-Last? One Thing at a Time by Roy Straub
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