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An updated checklist for software tester skill development, emphasizing Programming, TestOps (CI/CD, networking, virtualization, cloud, IaC), Security/Pentesting, and Coaching/Persuasion as key areas for continuous improvement.
Read more: Learning Software Testing Checklist - 2017 editionAdvocates for mentorship in software testing, outlining benefits for mentees (fast feedback, gap identification, overcoming blockers) and mentors (deeper understanding, promotion, market value). Lists ideal mentor traits and stresses continuous improvement.
Read more: Mentorship - how to skyrocket your testing careerIntroduces OWASP Dependency Check for Continuous Security, explaining its integration into Maven projects, running checks, interpreting reports, handling false positives via suppression files, and integrating into CI pipelines with build failure conditions.
Read more: Continuous Security with OWASP Dependency CheckApplies Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) to TestOps, advocating a Beginner's Mind and focusing on improving test strategy (pyramid), speed (parallelism), code quality (refactoring), automation (including infrastructure), leveraging cloud/OSS, and reading.
Read more: TestOps - Continuous ImprovementExplores common software testing pitfalls through the lens of systems thinking, applying Donella Meadows' system traps like policy resistance, tragedy of the commons, and drift to low performance.
Read more: System traps in software testing