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ISSUE 141  October 14th 2022

 
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Welcome to the 141st issue!

This week, I found a very helpful extension to a very helpful tool:

Cypress API plugin.

It basically brings a Postman-like UI for API requests to Cypress.

This shows the true power of the open-source community.

Thanks, Filip Hric.

Happy testing! 🙂

Dawid Dylowicz  Permalink

 
 

  NEWS  

 

5 Non-Technical & Technical Skills Required by Every QA

Hussein Baashen mentions five useful skills that can help your software testing career.

However, these are not the only ones! Here are the other 5 Qualities That Make A Great Software Engineer.

devgenius.io  Permalink

 

Getting Rid of QA Engineers is a Mistake

Some companies decide to let go of test engineers and move the responsibility for testing and quality to software engineers instead. Tyler Hawkins has a few points on why it's not a good thing.

Instead, here's some helpful advice from Nicola Lindgren on Staying Motivated as a Tester.

Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.

gitconnected.com  Permalink

 

QA Managers what skills do you look for in QA candidates?

Whether you're looking for a new software testing job or trying to hire someone, you might find a lot of interesting insights in this Reddit thread.

Loosely related to that, Chris Kenst is asking: What's the right ratio of developers to testers?.

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So you've been asked to do some testing, where do you start?

Ben Dowen gives a lot of great pieces of advice to beginners on how to approach testing.

Similarly, Maaret Pyhäjärvi shares an interesting story to answer the question: When do YOU start testing?.

dowen.me.uk  Permalink

 

Using the Five Whys to improve quality

I really like using the Five Why method for root cause analysis and general problem-solving. Mike Harris explains how it relates to software testing.

Also, James Thomas reminds us of What's Important About Testing.

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  AUTOMATION  

 

5 Testing Practices you should have in your CI/CD Pipeline

The classic test pyramid made of unit, integration and end-to-end tests is not always a silver bullet. Dan Neciu shares how that approach failed in their company and what other types of automated tests they used instead.

Note: If you can't access the full article, simply open it in a private tab.

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Meet The New Automation Question, Same As The Old Automation Question

Paul Grizzaffi explains why there's no single answer to the question "What is the best tool for test automation?".

medium.com  Permalink

 

Test automation framework for API testing with java

If you use Java for testing, you might be interested in checking out Oleksandr Podoliako's API test framework that he created. You can find the source code here.

medium.com  Permalink

 

Testing, Integration Testing, and a Whole Lot in Between — Part III

In the third part of the great series, Yuval Shimon gives practical advice and shows a detailed example of setting up integration tests.

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  TOOLS  

 

Can anyone recommend an open API for testing purposes?

If you're looking for places to practice your API testing skills, this Reddit thread may come in handy. People shared a lot of resources.

reddit.com  Permalink

 

Cypress: Understanding basics of API Testing

While Cypress is a versatile tool for testing web applications, it can do more than that. Gurudatt S A gives an overview of its API testing features.

medium.com  Permalink

 

How to Select the Right Automation Tool for Website Testing

Struggling to find the right tool for testing your web app? Vipin Jain mentions what types of tools are available and explains what to take into account when making a choice.

testproject.io  Permalink

 
 

  VIDEOS  

 

Page Object Model — Selenide Tutorial Series

Interested in learning more about Selenide — an open-source test framework based on Selenium? In this 11-minute video, Dilpreet Johal shows how to implement the Page Object Model.

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  AND...  

 

You didn't expect that, hackers!... 😂

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Thanks for reading!

If you like this newsletter and it helps you become a better tester, you can say thanks and buy me a coffee.

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