Welcome to the 62nd issue!

Happy it's Friday? Because I definitely am!

It's been a long week, so instead of forcing a serious comment here, today I'm going to relax and enjoy some software engineering related memes.

Want to join me?

The Classic Programmer Paintings always make me laugh hard. 😂

Happy testing!

Dawid Dylowicz  

Mailsac — A Fast Email API for Testing

Do you want to write reliable email tests? Mailsac makes testing email seamless. Connect via API or WebSocket and get real-time JSON messages right in your tests. Fast, secure and reliable. Get started in minutes.

mailsac.com  

30 Lessons on Test Automation, Quality, and Leadership

If you need a boost of inspiration, here's a nice list of short pieces of advice that Tristan Lombard put together.

And here are another 7 lessons from the community that Sarika Hogade learned at short talks given by QA leaders.

testim.io  

Honest thoughts from a QA Lead when looking at CVs/resumes

While I can't agree with all of the statements in this Reddit post, it's still good to be aware of how managers can look at your CV and what you can do better.

And since we're talking about recruitment, there are some great examples of questions you can ask during an interview, too.

reddit.com  

Pet Peeves on Software Testers

Ivan Tay surveyed about 100 developers on how to improve communication between the QA department and development teams. And now he shares the key findings.

medium.com  

The Joy of Testing

Not long ago, I featured Jason Arbon's article titled Why I Love Software Testing and this week it's Jeff Nyman who explores where the joy of testing may come from. It's a thought-provoking read.

testerstories.com  

We built a mobile test platform

What happens when you work at Leroy Merlin's (the DIY store) tech team and you need a farm of mobile devices for testing? Well, you build one yourself! 😄

Some may say it's overkill to build an in-house solution when there are so many cloud services these days but hey, every project and company has its own needs. So kudos for sharing, Marc Lavieville!

And here are the instructions if you want to do the same.

medium.com  

How to write good UI interaction tests?

Do you write BDD tests? Here's a great step-by-step guide by Andy Knight on transforming a long Gherkin scenario into smaller ones so that it's better to automate.

automationpanda.com  

Irrational and False Excuses for Web Test Automation Failures

It's easy to find excuses for flaky tests so Zhimin Zhan decided to deal with the common and not-so-common ones.

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

medium.com  

Launch Appium Automation Tests in Under 10 Minutes

If you're into low-code solutions for automating mobile tests in Appium, Andreea Draniceanu shows how to do it with the free TestProject recorder.

Also, they recently updated the platform to run tests on iOS simulators, as demonstrated by Dor Ben Zvi.

testproject.io  

Tips for debugging tests in Cypress

There are some handy features for debugging tests in Cypress and Filip Hric shows how to use them effectively.

filiphric.com  

Jetty Load Generator

If you're into Java, NaveenKumar Namachivayam shows how you can use the load generation feature of Jetty webserver to, well, generate load. And this can be done with a single-line CLI command.

qainsights.com  

Extending Test Automation with Jupyter Notebooks

This is cool! Brendan Connolly explains how to use Jupyter Notebooks that can include ready-to-run pieces of code and descriptions. I can imagine this may come in handy for some semi-automated regression or even exploratory tests.

softwaretestpro.com  

Why Are QA People Not Given Any Respect? (And How To Gain It Back)

Sometimes testers can be wrongly blamed for bugs or other mistakes. So I think this 10-min video about respect in QA by Pramod Dutta is a great lesson to learn from.

scrolltest.com  

[London] Lead Mobile QA Engineer @ Smarkets

At Smarkets we are looking for a Lead Mobile QA Engineer. 75% of our staff are engineers, we re-write ~40% of the code base each year & we ship multiple times a day. This year we want to speed up the feature development of our Mobile apps. The role will incorporate lots of automation testing as well as exploratory testing through the apps.

smarkets.com  

Dev pranked by QA... 😂

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Dawid Dylowicz