> ## 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 #35 - URL: https://softwaretestingweekly.com/issues/35/ - Published: 2020-09-04T09:43:35.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-10T13:17:16.000Z - Description: How Amazon, Facebook and Netflix test software - Author: Dawid Dylowicz | Comment | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Welcome to the **35th** issue!Thank you all for last week's congratulations and wishes.Now, are you curious about how Amazon, Facebook, Netflix and other famous companies test their software?There's a great collection of links and videos called [How They Test](https://abhivaikar.github.io/howtheytest?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) curated by [Abhijeet Vaikar](https://twitter.com/AbhijeetVaikar?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) that already includes 50 companies (and counting!).I love this project and I already mentioned it back in April. It grew a lot since then and it's definitely worth revisiting now.Happy testing!*[Dawid Dylowicz](https://linkedin.com/in/dawid-dylowicz?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)* | | | | NEWS | | [Testing Doesn’t Add Value to the Product](https://www.developsense.com/blog/2020/08/testing-doesnt-add-value-to-the-product/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)*You can test all you like and the product won’t get any better, nor will it get any worse. Similarly, weighing yourself will neither increase nor reduce your weight.*Another great piece by [Michael Bolton](https://twitter.com/michaelbolton?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) on why you cannot add value to a product by testing it. And to whom testing provides value instead.[developsense.com](https://www.developsense.com/blog/2020/08/testing-doesnt-add-value-to-the-product/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [Don’t gamble with quality](https://venubotlaqa.co.uk/2020/09/01/dont-gamble-with-quality/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)I liked this practical article by [Venu Botla](https://twitter.com/BotlaVenugopal?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) about the importance of knowing who the key stakeholders of software testers are and how to effectively communicate with them.[venubotlaqa.co.uk](https://venubotlaqa.co.uk/2020/09/01/dont-gamble-with-quality/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [Not getting opportunities you should be? Try a Reputation Audit](https://beththetester.com/2020/08/28/not-getting-opportunities-you-should-be-try-a-reputation-audit/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)Interested in improving your career profile? [Beth Marshall](https://twitter.com/Beth%5FAskHer?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) gives a great piece of advice on how to improve your branding as a software tester using the Reputation Audit — a simple-but-effective sheet that she created![beththetester.com](https://beththetester.com/2020/08/28/not-getting-opportunities-you-should-be-try-a-reputation-audit/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [QA Vacancies in Portugal](https://sergiomartins8.github.io/qa-vacancies-in-portugal/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)Looking for a job in sunny Portugal? [Sérgio Martins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiomartins8/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) has just released a page that aggregates all Portuguese QA jobs in one place. More projects like this, please![sergiomartins8.github.io](https://sergiomartins8.github.io/qa-vacancies-in-portugal/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [Visualize the Test Strategy](https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/visualize-the-test-strategy/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)A picture can express a thousand words and it's no different when it comes to the test strategy. [Jesper Ottosen](https://twitter.com/jlottosen?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) shows a few handy ways to visualise it.Speaking of visualising things, I also liked [Kevin Tuck](https://twitter.com/Keva161?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)'s reminder on [why you need to have a QA dashboard](https://kevintuck.co.uk/why-you-need-to-have-a-dashboard/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35).[jlottosen.wordpress.com](https://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/visualize-the-test-strategy/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | | | AUTOMATION | | [API Testing with Postman — Run a Collection with Docker](https://medium.com/assertqualityassurance/api-testing-with-postman-run-a-collection-with-docker-7c84655cfc18?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)[Michael Montgomery](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-montgomery-a7b45028/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) shared this concise and in-point instruction on how to set up an automatic run of API tests with Postman and Docker.[medium.com](https://medium.com/assertqualityassurance/api-testing-with-postman-run-a-collection-with-docker-7c84655cfc18?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [Base Test Class Testing Pattern: Why and How to use](http://www.eliasnogueira.com/base-test-class-testing-pattern-why-and-how-to-use/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)Another useful test automation pattern for software testers: the Base Class. [Elias Nogueira](https://twitter.com/eliasnogueira?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) shows how to implement it in Java with detailed examples.[eliasnogueira.com](http://www.eliasnogueira.com/base-test-class-testing-pattern-why-and-how-to-use/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [Test Data Management Strategies](https://azevedorafaela.com/2020/09/02/test-data-management/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)I strongly believe that good test data management is one of the keys to successful test automation. So I'm happy to see this useful article by [Rafaela Azevedo](https://twitter.com/azevedorafa%5Fcom?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) explaining the best ways to set up and manage test data.[azevedorafaela.com](https://azevedorafaela.com/2020/09/02/test-data-management/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [UI Tests on iOS](https://medium.com/azimolabs/ui-tests-on-ios-a7883ca72358?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)In this detailed guide, [Paweł Zemsta](https://twitter.com/pawelvanzen?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) shows a great way to step-by-step testing of UI flow on iOS. Quality stuff![medium.com](https://medium.com/azimolabs/ui-tests-on-ios-a7883ca72358?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | | | TOOLS | | [Java UI Automation Bootstrap](https://github.com/sergiomartins8/ui-automation-bootstrap?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)If you use Java for test automation, you will like this. [Sérgio Martins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiomartins8/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) created a Selenium-based testing framework that includes great features, such as parallel testing, test reports, static analysis, Jenkins integration and more![github.com](https://github.com/sergiomartins8/ui-automation-bootstrap?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [TestCafe: Introducing Multi-window Tests (Beta)](https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/media/team-blog/introducing-multi-window-tests-beta.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)This might be a long-awaited feature in [TestCafe](https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)! The multi-window switching introduced in [1.9.0 version](https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35#v190-2020-8-6) allows you to test even more sophisticated web UI flows. Finally![devexpress.github.io](https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/media/team-blog/introducing-multi-window-tests-beta.html?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | [Top Robotic Process Automation RPA Tools](https://testguild.com/rpa-tools?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)[Joe Colantonio](https://twitter.com/joecolantonio?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) not only lists the best Robotic Process Automation tools but also explains what it is about and how it differs from test automation. This made it pretty clear to me![testguild.com](https://testguild.com/rpa-tools?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | | | BOOKS | | [Book Review: Explore It!](https://thinkingtester.com/book-review-explore-it/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)[Kristin Jackvony](https://twitter.com/KristinJackvony?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) delights us with yet another great review of a software testing related book. This time, it's about *[Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15980494-explore-it?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35)* by [Elizabeth Hendrickson](https://twitter.com/testobsessed?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35).[thinkingtester.com](https://thinkingtester.com/book-review-explore-it/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) | | | | And… | | ["I've tested it..."](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/ik0tnb/really/?utm%5Fcampaign=Software%2BTesting%2BWeekly&utm%5Fsource=Software%5FTesting%5FWeekly%5F35) 😂 |