Welcome to the 39th issue!

One of the things I want to share here again (because this newsletter has grown tenfold since I first mentioned it) is this timeless set of UI testing best practices that I absolutely love.

It's run by Stefano Magni and supported by other contributors, with the recent update made in August.

Happy testing everyone!

Dawid Dylowicz  

Is API Testing more important than UI Testing?

That's a good and non-trivial question and I liked Ravisuriya Eshwara's way of answering it.

blogspot.com  

Scale your thinking for better testing

In this eye-opening read, Ash Winter convinces us why thinking about performance testing is crucial to successful project delivery. I especially liked how rich in useful references this article is, including tools, books and the dos and don'ts.

diagramindustries.com  

The Self Retrospective

This is a great example of an honest self-retrospective by Bruce that can help recognise your strengths and fight your fears as a software tester. Huge respect for transparency!

undevelopedbruce.com  

Women in IT: Interview with Divyanshi Asthana

I'm all in for diversity in tech and so I enjoyed this interview with Divyanshi Asthana — a software tester — where she talks about the benefits and the challenges that women face in this industry.

And here's more about why diversity matters in software testing by Amelia Whyman.

PS. I'm proud that 33% of this newsletter readers are women!

softwaretestingnews.co.uk  

You built a talented QA team. Here's how to keep them

Now, something for managers and leads. Jess Ingrassellino shared some pieces of advice on how to effectively use differentiated management to keep your team in shape.

Related to that, Johanna South wrote about 6 things you can do to be a better test manager.

techbeacon.com  

Automation will not replace your testing skills

Every now and then we hear that automation will eventually replace humans. While it may happen in the far, far future, I agree with Lina Zubyte's view on the crucial skills in software testing that automation is not even close attaining.

qualitybits.tech  

Creating A Test Automation Portfolio Episode 4: API testing for Restful Booker using Postman

Beth Marshall has been writing a great series on building a test automation portfolio and in this part, she shares a full example of creating automated API tests using Postman with JavaScript scripts.

beththetester.com  

Getting started with Firebase emulators suite for Android

Burhanuddin Rashid wrote this valuable guide on running Android automated tests in the cloud using Firebase Test Lab emulators.

dev.to  

How to use SauceLabs with Nightwatch.js

A solid guide by David Mello on integrating the two tools. What's handy is that the article is accompanied by a thorough video tutorial explaining the integration step by step.

davidmello.com  

How to do logging integration with Logback and TestNG in ReportPortal

For those of you using Java for test automation, Gaurav Singh prepared a helpful guide on integrating TestNG with the open-source ReportPortal to present your test automation results in a clear, visual way.

automationhacks.io  

Tools for Time Manipulation in Software Testing

Now, that's interesting! Ajdin Mustafić shares three tools for manipulating time that can come in handy in some testing scenarios.

dev.to  

Agile Testing — Chapter 21 — Key Success Factors

For the past few months, Nishi Grover did a great job summarising the Agile Testing book in a chapter-by-chapter series. This is the summary of the last chapter about Key Success Factors. Thanks for that, Nishi!

testwithnishi.com  

2019 Software Testing Conferences with Free Video Recordings

Chris Kenst put together a valuable list of last year's Software Testing conferences that published their recordings for free. So many good things in there!

testingconferences.org  

Fixing a bug in production... 😂