November 2020 Content Summary

TLDR; November content contains links to updated practice applications, and new videos.

The content on Patreon is accessible for only $1 a month at patreon.com/eviltester. Supporters gain access to downloadable PDFs of the content and micro courses e.g. How I Test - Web App, Test Ability Audit and more

Twitter Stuff

Stuff I found useful from Twitter:

• Native Cloud Security White Paper
• Five Rules for evidence communication
• SAST Tool Comparison
• Dynamic Data Testing
• REST Assured Payload Validation against a JSON Schema
• How to write secure front-end code
• Eclipse based cloud tooling
• Migrating from Travis CI to Github Actions
• Docker for Pentesters
• BugBountyHunter.com
• Chrome Dev Tools Inspect Videos Media Panel

Blog Posts For November 2020

• A Meta Reason for Locator Ids

Patreon Posts For November 2020

• Things not to automate using Selenium

  • I’ve broken the best practice ‘rules’ in the past. And I’ll explain why.

• Simulation Emulation

  • Both simulation and emulation are useful. We just have to know the risks when we choose one above the other.

• Organic & Growth Marketing and Testing

  • Marketing for growth and the lessons for testing.

• Alternatives to ‘Why?’

  • What can you do instead of asking ‘Why?’

• Thinking in Code

  • On learning Python.

• A remote meeting tip - stay on point

  • Stay on point. Know what your point is. Help others stay on point.

• How tightly coupled should integration testing be?

  • The easiest approach for integration is to wire everything together. But this can make execution slow.

• Technical Testing Session 005 - End Notes and Summaries

  • The 5th session in the Technical Web Testing workshop mainly concentrating on pulling it all together

• Technical Testing Session 004 - HTTP and APIs

  • The 4th session in the Technical Web Testing workshop mainly concentrating on HTTP and APIs.

• Technical Testing Session 003 - JavaScript

  • The 3rd session in the Technical Web Testing workshop mainly concentrating on JavaScript.

• Technical Testing Workshop Session 002

  • Session 002 covers HTML, CSS and basic browser functionality.

• Eurostar 2020

  • About Eurostar 2020

• Technical Testing Workshop Session 001 - Bonus

  • Technical Testing Workshop Bonus Session 001 - overview of technical testing and modelling in action.

• Technical Testing Workshop Session 001

  • Technical Testing Workshop Session 001 - basics of Technical Web Testing and Dev Tools Demo.

• Goals and Objectives

  • Hard questions are hard for a reason.

• How to use metrics

  • metrics as a temporary measure to see how much of a problem things are

• Animated Gif Tooling

  • Tools for creating animated gifs to record results.

• Xmas and Black Friday Discounts

  • Xmas and Black Friday Discounts on T-shirts and socks!

• The Pulper - Self Education Exercises

  • A 100+ page ebook of extended exercises for The Pulper online application.

• October 2020 Collated PDFs

  • PDF collating October 2020 content

• Content Summary for October 2020

  • Content Summary for October 2020

• ImageMagick for Images as Test Data

  • A reminder that imagemagick is a useful tool when images are your test data.

• Tool misuse - not as designed

  • Intended outcome and designed purpose, should not limit your application of tooling.

• Surprise people by organising your communication

  • Has it been written to be readable and communicate its intent? Avoid templates. Avoid data. Highlight the information.

• Note taking for output and in-process support

  • Some tips for incorporating note taking into your process.

• Changing the replay speed of videos on Patreon

  • A quick overview of the Vimeo JavaScript API.

• Learning in Public, Sharing the Journey

  • Personal branding approaches.

You can gain access to the content on Patreon for only $1 a month at patreon.com/eviltester. Supporters gain access to downloadable PDFs of the content and micro courses e.g. How I Test - Web App, Test Ability Audit and more