Memoirs of Bad Testing

Welcome to the 133rd edition of Coding Jag, brought to you by LambdaTest!

Bad testing practices can lead to significant consequences, both for individual testers and the software development industry as a whole. For instance, bugs that slip through and make it  to production can cause delays, cost overruns, and even damage reputations of companies. It may also be challenging for testers to advance in their careers and develop professionally if they consistently produce low-quality work.

We've all experienced bad testing practices in one way or another; however, these experiences often end up teaching us valuable lessons on what not to do in the future.

In this edition of Coding Jag, we examine bad testing experiences to learn how not to repeat them in the future.

News

1. Zero Bug Policy: The Myths And The Reality

Ministry of Testing explores the role of automation in software testing and how it can benefit teams in terms of speed, accuracy, and efficiency. Lewis Prescott shares his experience of working with a Zero Bug policy and discusses some of its benefits.

2. The Different Types of QA Testers

In this article, The Test Lead explores the various types of QA testers, as well as the skills and responsibilities associated with each role, in order to help organizations build a diverse and effective QA team!

3. Memoirs of Bad Testing

Through personal anecdotes, Maaret Pyh?j?rvi offers valuable lessons on educating good managers and emphasizes on how , "bad ideas remove a lot of the good from testing."

4. Stabilizing Continuous Delivery by Eliminating Flaky UI Tests

David Tzemach discusses the challenges of stabilizing continuous delivery and suggests ways to eliminate flaky UI tests to improve the delivery process. 

5. Continuous Quality — Shifting in ALL Directions (Part 2)

Dunelm Engineering, continues its series on continuous quality shifting in software development with this second installment. Stuart Day focuses on how to implement a shift-left testing approach, and ways to ensure quality throughout the development process.

Performance

6.  The Cost of running PerfGPT on AWS

Read on as NaveenKumar Namachivayam shares the cost of running PerfGPT on AWS with an in-depth analysis on the expenses associated with running PerfGPT on the cloud.

Automation

7. How To Perform Local Website Testing Using Selenium And Java

Test local websites using Selenium and Java with setting up a Selenium environment, writing test scripts, and running tests locally.

8. Browser state transfer between Tests in Playwright

Learn how to perform browser state transfer between tests in Playwrights and be aware of the  common challenges with transferring browser state.

9. Cucumber in Cypress: A step by step guide

By providing step-by-step instructions on how to set up a Cucumber test environment, write feature files, and run tests with Cypress, Filip Hric makes this article invaluable for testers looking to adopt BDD practices.

10. An Element Location-Based Approach for Responsive Design Testing

The Green Report delves into the importance of responsive design testing and explores an element location-based approach to help you improve your website's accessibility and user-friendliness. 

Tools

11. Best 27 Test Management Tools For Developers [2023]

Discover the different types of test management tools, along with their features and benefits, to help you choose the best one for your team.

12. Top 20 Accessibility Testing Automation Tools

The TestGuild discusses the top accessibility testing tools that can help automate accessibility testing and provide feedback on issues related to accessibility compliance.

Others

13. Video: How to Integrate ChatGPT into your automation framework

Using ChatGPT with Cypress, Lets Automate explains how test scripts can be created automatically by simply filling out a form, saving time and effort in the process.

14. Video: Learn Selenium WebDriver In 3 Hours?

Watch this complete Selenium WebDriver Tutorial series by LambdaTest to  learn everything you need to know while performing Selenium automation testing with real-time use cases and examples.

Events

15. Event: QA Financial Forum Chicago 2023

Join The QA Financial Forum on 4th April 2023, an upcoming event in Chicago for executives and professionals in the financial industry to discuss the latest trends and best practices in quality assurance and testing. 

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