> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Issue #21 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/21/ - Published: 2020-05-29T14:07:36.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:09.000Z - Description: 40+ great resources that will rock your release velocity - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | The big news this week is BBC Radio 4 [series](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jf7j?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) on the UK's Post Office scandal around its IT system that allowed system abuse leading to frauds and accusations of many innocent people. Many causes led to such a big issue, but this could have been minimised or even prevented if only more emphasis was put on a thorough quality assurance process.No one is in a better position to describe the problem from the software testing perspective than an experienced software tester and IT auditor, [James Christie](https://twitter.com/james%5Fchristie?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21). So instead of me trying to elaborate on the matter, I'll just let you dive into his great [3-part article](https://clarotesting.wordpress.com/2020/05/27/the-post-office-horizon-it-scandal-part-1-errors-and-accuracy/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21).Test wisely!*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://twitter.com/ddylowicz?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)* | | | | NEWS | | [40+ great resources that will rock your release velocity](https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/40-great-resources-will-rock-your-release-velocity?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)This is an amazing list of resources on improving everything related to deployments, releases and continuous delivery — all that put together in one place by [Rouan Wilsenach](https://twitter.com/rouanw?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21). It's a great point of reference![techbeacon.com](https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/40-great-resources-will-rock-your-release-velocity?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [BDD in 2020](https://alisterbscott.com/2020/05/28/bdd-in-2020/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)*It’s 2020: can we officially declare Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) dead?*[Alister B Scott](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisterscott/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) elaborates on the purpose of BDD and its common misuse. What I liked the most is the 12-step process to make it work well. And what if it doesn't? He got us covered, too.[alisterbscott.com](https://alisterbscott.com/2020/05/28/bdd-in-2020/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [How to Do Security Testing Manually: 12 Effective Ways](https://dev.to/joywinter90/how-to-do-security-testing-manually-12-effective-ways-3mmd?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)Security testing is often seen as a separate specialisation but I believe that every software tester should be at least aware of the basics. In this article, [Joy Winter](https://twitter.com/Joywinter90?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) shared a dozen of helpful pieces of advice on how to manually perform security testing that we all can apply.[dev.to](https://dev.to/joywinter90/how-to-do-security-testing-manually-12-effective-ways-3mmd?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [Seeking the best test strategy](https://medium.com/@zambranadavid87/seeking-the-best-test-strategy-4bdb3259eb91?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)Let's get one thing straight: there's no one single test strategy that will work for all projects. However, [David Zambrana](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-zambrana-otero-07174a41?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) shares a high-level guideline that may help us choose the optimal strategy for the next project.[medium.com](https://medium.com/@zambranadavid87/seeking-the-best-test-strategy-4bdb3259eb91?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [Adopting device-farm for mobile testing](https://medium.com/tide-engineering-team/adopting-device-farm-for-mobile-test-33048031c79f?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)I enjoyed this insightful story of setting up a cloud-based mobile device farm in five phases that [Kumar Ashok](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumarashokqtp/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) introduced in the company he works for.[medium.com](https://medium.com/tide-engineering-team/adopting-device-farm-for-mobile-test-33048031c79f?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [Data-Driven Testing in TestCafe](https://dev-tester.com/data-driven-testing-in-testcafe-part-1-json-and-xml/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)This is a great two-part article on data-driven testing in TestCafe by [Dennis Martinez](https://twitter.com/dennmart?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21). The first part (linked above) is about JSON and XML file types. The second part is about CSV and Excel file types and you can read it [here](https://dev-tester.com/data-driven-testing-in-testcafe-part-2-csv-and-excel/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21).[dev-tester.com](https://dev-tester.com/data-driven-testing-in-testcafe-part-1-json-and-xml/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [Visual Regression Testing using BackstopJS](https://blog.testproject.io/2020/05/25/spot-the-difference-with-visual-regression-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)I mentioned BackstopJS [two weeks ago](https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/19?m=web&utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21#6LMoTOs) and this week [Nithin](https://twitter.com/Nithin%5FSynapse?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) wrote a detailed article on how to use the tool in practice for visual regression testing. All clear![blog.testproject.io](https://blog.testproject.io/2020/05/25/spot-the-difference-with-visual-regression-testing/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [Writing an integration test with React Testing Library](https://francodalessio.com/writing-integration-test-react-testing-library/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)[Franco D'Alessio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francodalessio/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) shares a solid step-by-step guide on how to do integration testing in React using the popular [React Testing Library](https://testing-library.com/docs/react-testing-library/intro?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21).[francodalessio.com](https://francodalessio.com/writing-integration-test-react-testing-library/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | | | TOOLS | | [Most Complete Selenium WebDriver 4.0 Overview](https://www.automatetheplanet.com/selenium-webdriver-4-overview?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)Curious about what really changed in the latest version of [Selenium WebDriver](https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/en/getting%5Fstarted/quick/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21#webdriver)? Kudos to [Anton Angelov](https://twitter.com/angelovstanton?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) who put everything together in one place![automatetheplanet.com](https://www.automatetheplanet.com/selenium-webdriver-4-overview?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [Cypress 4.6.0 is Out... And Brings a Surprise New Feature!](https://dev.to/mccataldo/cypress-4-6-0-is-out-and-brings-a-surprise-new-feature-48ll?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)[Mike Cataldo](https://twitter.com/mccataldo?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) shares a practical example on what changed in the recent [Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) update. Good for you, VSCode users!**Note:** There was a regression introduced in that version and the latest one at the time of writing is [4.7.0](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/changelog.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21#4-7-0).[dev.to](https://dev.to/mccataldo/cypress-4-6-0-is-out-and-brings-a-surprise-new-feature-48ll?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | [Cypress React Selector - React testing made easy with Cypress](https://github.com/abhinaba-ghosh/cypress-react-selector?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)[Abhinaba Ghosh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinaba-ghosh-9a2ab8a0/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) has created a handy cypress-react-selector library that can help you test your React components. Want to learn more? He described it in more detail [in this article](https://medium.com/@abhinabaghosh.1994/react-testing-made-easy-with-cypress-262340597b08?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21).[github.com](https://github.com/abhinaba-ghosh/cypress-react-selector?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | | | VIDEOS | | [Principles to Guide Testing: Modern and Agile](https://www.softwaretestpro.com/principles-to-guide-testing-modern-and-agile/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21)In this amazing webinar, [Lisa Crispin](https://twitter.com/lisacrispin?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) talks us through the [10 Principles for Agile Testers](https://dzone.com/articles/agile-testing-principles?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) and [Modern Testing Principles](https://www.angryweasel.com/ABTesting/modern-testing-principles/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21), explaining how they relate to each other and how they can be applied.[softwaretestpro.com](https://www.softwaretestpro.com/principles-to-guide-testing-modern-and-agile/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) | | | | And… | | [Isn't that a fix?...](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/gok1z9/some%5Fwisdom%5Fshared%5Fin%5Four%5Fthreads/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F21) 😅 |