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# Five for Friday – January 17, 2020
- URL: https://www.kenst.com/five-for-friday-january-17-2020/
- Published: 2020-01-17T21:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-09T02:22:37.000Z
- Author: Chris Kenst
- Tags: Recaps, Stay Curious

Welcome to Friday, here are five points worth exploring:

- The [State of Testing Survey](https://qablog.practitest.com/state-of-testing/?ref=kenst.com) is open so go fill it out! I often like seeing what the results of this survey are and how things change over time.
- The [first newsletter of 2020 from TestingConferences.org](https://mailchi.mp/4fad808b4c33/april-software-testing-conferences-4038421?e=1b5caab861&ref=kenst.com) came out and it’s got a LOT of discounts mentioned in it. Turns out buying tickets to conferences early in the year can yield a lot of savings.
- Cem Kaner’s 2004 article on the “[Ongoing Revolution in Software Testing](http://www.kaner.com/pdfs/TheOngoingRevolution.pdf?ref=kenst.com)” has been making the rounds in the Modern Testing community for being spot-on in it’s criticisms of traditional testing ideas and enlightening in terms Cem’s ongoing evolution of his own ideas & understanding. There’s also [a presentation on it](http://www.kaner.com/pdfs/testingRevolution2007.pdf?ref=kenst.com) from a few years later.
- Angie Jone’s has an [article on reasons to co-locate your UI test automation code with your application code](https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/6-reasons-co-locate-your-app-automation-code?ref=kenst.com). It’s worth a read. I like all the recommendations but my approach is slightly complimentary (including do you intend to use the same programming language as the application code)?
- Our first AST webinar for 2020 about TestOpsies is now live on the AST YouTube channel, check it out: