Did you know about the Advent of Code?
It's an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles.

But, what about testing?
you could extend your skills by solving the puzzle and adding tests on top of that!
What do you think?

https://adventofcode.com/

Would you like to increase your test automation skills, but you don't have an app for that?
This article will show you 19 websites to practice automation testing (UI, API, Mobile).

https://ultimateqa.com/dummy-automation-websites/

I'm doing my end of the year review and I could only remember everything I did because of an action I take during my 1-1 sessions: I write, in advance, everything I'm working on (past and present) and the accomplishments.

Tip: prepare your agenda in advance with whatever person you do 1-1 sessions.

The advantage? You will have a focused session and you will be able to work better in any work in progress activities.

Would you like to see some possible solutions to manage the data in your tests?
This article will show you 3 possible approaches using Java!

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/data-management-approaches-for-your-tests/

#testdata #java #testing #testautomation

Catch my EuroSTAR talk – now on demand! This is Europe’s largest testing conference and we had a blast. Software testers from over 50 countries learning & connecting. I was delighted to be part of it.

#EuroSTARConf

https://i.snoball.it/p/S9nD/t

Would you like to know how to implement, in your current code, an approach to run the Selenium WebDriver test, either locally or remotely, applying the Factory pattern using Java?

This is an article for you!

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/how-to-use-the-factory-design-pattern-to-create-browser-instances-local-and-remote-approach/

#webdriver #java #factory #test

I've updated the Selenium project with the latest libraries and some project adjustments.
Did you know you can also use some design patterns in test projects?
This project is also ready for a dynamic grid execution.

Don't miss it!

https://github.com/eliasnogueira/selenium-java-lean-test-architecture

In this short video, also available on my @eliasnogueira_tech Instagram account, I'm explaining if we should perform a validation, after a POST request, through the database.

#microservices #softwaretesting #api

Learn how to avoid a lot of code to deal with the explicitly wait when using the Page Objects + Page Factory in Selenium WebDriver using Java.

This is an important approach to creating a better web test automation architecture.

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/better-page-objects-strategy-using-ajaxelementlocatorfactory-with-selenium-and-java/

This is an excellent short article that shows how Lyft is scaling the microservice testing by applying an approach to simulate as much as possible a production environment.

https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/03/scaling-testing-acceptance-lyft/

Data is an important aspect of software development, also including the tests!

When we combine the Factory and Builder Pattern + the usage of a data fake library you can easily create reliable data for your tests!

#java #testing #qualityengineering

http://www.eliasnogueira.com/test-data-factory-why-and-how-to-use/

Tom Cools (@TCoolsIT) gave a talk at jFokus this year talking about Modern Testing Patterns covering: mutation test, liquibase, wiremock, testcontainers, and consumer contracts.

It worth, a lot, taking a look at it
https://tomcools.be/talks/jfokus2022/

#java #testing #qualityengineering