Welcome to the 85th issue!

This week, I want to share with you a great way of learning API testing.

It's the API Challenges.

An amazing project by Alan Richardson who's been working on it for over a year.

You can find them all here.

Happy testing!

Dawid Dylowicz  

Mailsac — A Fast Email API for Testing

Do you use email in your tests? Mailsac makes testing emails 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  

Challenges in Testing Legacy Systems

Dealing with legacy projects and codebases? Mirza Šišić wrote a solid article explaining how to approach testing in such situations.

testproject.io  

Do's and Don’ts in Communication Between Developer and QA Engineer

Yuliia Kuprii shares a few great tips on how to communicate effectively with developers and other team members.

And here's a great example of Working with a Quality Coach provided by Kim Engel.

medium.com  

Future of Testing and Last Five Years?

What changed in testing over the past five years? Maaret Pyhäjärvi shares an amazing overview of the predictions that materialised and the trends that are likely to stay here for the next few years.

blogspot.com  

How To Reach The Tipping Point of Quality Engineering

Here's a great read by Antoine Craske about what it takes to transform organisations to have a proper quality culture. I'd especially recommend it to the leads and managers.

qeunit.com  

Tips for newbie in QA

New to testing but unsure about what to focus on? Well, you're not alone. Someone asked for advice on Reddit and got some top-notch responses.

reddit.com  

The Ideal Test Plan

James Thomas explains why such a test plan doesn't exist and instructs how to create one that will work for you.

Furthermore, you may want to read more about the interesting approach to Test Case Design Mindset At a Glance by Tee Seng Tuan.

And lastly, Torsten J. Zelger shared a thought-provoking article about Accurate Test Reports.

blogspot.com  

Accessibility testing for beginners

Artem Skolota wrote a great article about accessibility testing, explaining with examples how different tools can help you in checking the websites.

medium.com  

How to test your GraphQL API — Beginner's Guide

Ekrem Kurt shares a helpful introduction to the GraphQL API and shows how you can test it with Postman.

medium.com  

Page Object Model in Cypress

Cypress is known for promoting the App Actions over Page Object pattern. However, Dilpreet Johal thinks these two can coexist and shows an example.

automationbro.com  

Test Automation Beyond Test Cases

Sumon Dey explains why test automation is not only about using existing solutions, such as tools, libraries and frameworks, but it's also about creating helpful scripts in a DIY fashion. Examples included.

testproject.io  

Test Automation Strategy — Guide

I liked Julia Pottinger's simple guide to creating a test automation strategy by using the Five Ws questions.

juliapottinger.com  

The 10% Rule To Clean Up Your Automation Suite

We all like to implement new tests but we also need to know how to remove the ones that are not so helpful anymore. Jamaal Todd gives a hint on how to find and get rid of some of the least efficient and effective tests with a simple rule.

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

medium.com  

Cloud-Based Mobile App Testing

Looking for cloud solutions to test mobile apps on real devices? Ekrem Kurt did a great job of reviewing 6 popular services, including the pros and cons.

medium.com  

Leadership in Test: Testing Tools

How do you choose the right testing tools? Paul Gerrard wrote a really good overview of different categories that can help you in comparing and choosing the best tools for your particular case.

theqalead.com  

Taking advantage of Junit 5 extensions

JUnit 5 is a powerful Java test runner with many features for effective testing. Eric Ampire shows how to effectively use one of them — Extensions.

ericampire.com  

23 Books for Quality Assurance Professionals

If you're looking for a summer read on software testing, look no further. Blake Norrish put together an amazing list of books recommended by other software testers.

medium.com  

Learn the Basics of Quality Assurance in Financial Applications

At Devexperts, the main product we develop for financial companies is trading platforms. Testing their performance is a fairly new QA practice, so it still lacks common strategies. To learn about how we approach it and tackle the associated difficulties, check out this article.

devexperts.com  

This is why QA is not dead... 😂

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Dawid Dylowicz