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<s>[INST] During my professional Basketball career, to prepare well for a game, we used to watch on video tapes our previous games, spot our mistakes, acknowledge them, and set an action plan to avoid the recurrence. Then comes the study of our opponent, and the best way to play against them, which includes the strateg... |
<s>[INST] During my professional Basketball career, to prepare well for a game, we used to watch on video tapes our previous games, spot our mistakes, acknowledge them, and set an action plan to avoid the recurrence. Then comes the study of our opponent, and the best way to play against them, which includes the strateg... |
<s>[INST] In many teams we worked in, test code was treated much less carefully than production code. It was expected to just work. Mindless copy and paste of setup code from one test case to another was never seen problematic, duplications widely accepted, and things were named randomly. This always leads to problems:... |
<s>[INST] Ive done testing in various forms throughout my career. Automated, exploratory, scripted, you name it! Over the years though, Ive been through situations where even with all the testing in the world we couldnt quite avoid serious quality problems with the software we were releasing. Have you ever been in such... |
<s>[INST] At Adobe where I work, not only do we work with cross platform and cross solution tests, but we also sometimes need to change technologies when testing. We have had to identify strategies for reuse of tests, and allowing us to reuse the work of other teams. This is necessary because when writing cross solutio... |
<s>[INST] Traditional test automation requires coding and also requires the knowledge of the selectors. Thus it can be done when the feature for the given sprint is implemented. However, its too late for true in-sprint test automation. Model-based testing (MBT) seems to be a better alternative when a model can be creat... |
<s>[INST] Your coding is done, so you push your code and your pipeline is performing all important stuff. But it takes so long, because the tests are running for minutes. We wanted to make sure that everything worked through the user interface.
In my daily works as a Testing Coach I face a lot of teams that are execut... |
<s>[INST] Ensuring software quality alongside delivery speed is always challenging. Maintaining quality requires thorough verification and validation before releases. The need to balance quality and speed has led to industry wide adoption of Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment which automate deployment and r... |
<s>[INST] You might have heard the following phrase when approaching some of your tasks- Stick to the old tried and tested, but is this always true for your test automation approach in modern contexts?
Over the past few years we have been constantly bombarded with new software terms, frameworks, architecture and tools... |
<s>[INST] The word postmortem oftentimes evokes fear and discomfort among engineers, and not just because of its unpleasant connotations from the world of anatomy. Discussing failures and accepting blame is uncomfortable in the healthiest of organizations. Add some office politics or dysfunctional teamwork into the mix... |
<s>[INST] This talk will explore the common misconceptions that programmers and testers cannot work well together and will provide strategies for building strong, collaborative relationships between these two important roles within a development team.
Through real-world examples and practical tips, we will show that b... |
<s>[INST] In this session, I will share my transformative journey from a Development Manager to an Agile Coach, mapped alongside the Agile Coaching Growth Wheel.
Well dissect the 9 Competency Groups and 21 Competencies, reorganizing them into 6 actionable categories tailored to suit both your current role and your asp... |
<s>[INST] A cryptocurrency wallet is a software program that holds your private and public keys and interacts with various blockchains enabling you to send and receive digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Many wallets rely heavily on browser extensions to process trans... |
<s>[INST] Mel Conway published in 1968 the observation that the communication structure of a company has an impact on the architecture of the produced software components.
Nowadays many organizations use the feature team approach that is, a preference for cross-functional teams which deliver value without depending on... |
<s>[INST] During my last 20 years I have seen many people come and go. In some cases, they knew where they wanted to be in the next few years. But mostly, they came to their new employer, had to learn lots of things and were not sure where their career is heading.
In this session we will look at the widely known polar... |
<s>[INST] Have you ever experienced difficulties communicating with foreign team members even though you do speak the language? Or quite the opposite, do you find it easier to talk about some things in a foreign language?
If so, this talk is for you.
There are many international projects in the IT industry today. The... |
<s>[INST] We are dealing with a slow crisis. We are used to a crisis being now and urgent and stirring fight or flight hormones that cause us to drop everything and face the crisis. So, the difficulty with the climate crisis (and other planetary challenges) is that for most of us the fight or flight hormones are not ki... |
<s>[INST] In Agile, we embrace change. This is something an Agile Coach might say when talking about their line of work. They might be envisioning change for the good of an organization or the groups of individuals within. A lofty and motivating goal for sure...
However, to the individuals subjected to change, this is... |
<s>[INST] Chaos Engineering, in its current form, is primarily meant to be an instrument for sense-making in complex software landscapes. In this talk, we want to go beyond and show you how to use Chaos Engineering as part of your quality assurance practices.
By diving deep into concrete examples, we will show you how... |
<s>[INST] My mind whirls, deep in thought, of how complicated building a product can be. The questions are endless. Why are we building this? Who are we building it for? How are we going to build this? What tests do I need to perform?
No wonder sometimes I feel lost and overwhelmed with the scale of task at hand. As I... |
<s>[INST] Remember the first chapter of Winnie-The-Pooh, where Christopher Robin drags Pooh down the stairs, bump, bump, bump, and Pooh feels there must be another way to get downstairs, if only he could stop bumping his head for a moment and think of it?
This is exactly the situation that many testing organizations a... |
<s>[INST] Ever wondered why performance testing feels so distant in our day-to-day work in software development? Why companies often have a performance testing specialist, or performance tests that depend on frameworks and languages that engineers dont use daily. Did you also experience that never ending vicious cycle ... |
<s>[INST] Martin Fowler wrote a blog about the Test Pyramid over 10 years ago in 2012, so by now we have all heard of it and hopefully applied it in some way, shape or form. But as the technology landscape changes, does the Test Pyramid principle still hold up? I believe it does. And in a recent project I made the tran... |
<s>[INST] Maybe it can be saved... Diagnosing and treating your legacy projects with an injection of quality Whether your beautiful fresh project has metamorphosed into an unrecognisable monster, or youre slogging through the entrails of a project that has been legacy since before you were born - its frustrating to hea... |
<s>[INST] Quality Engineering have been the buzzwords and started to take place across organisation in terms of adoption to improve the quality of the products.
In this talk, I would be sharing my personal quality engineering transformation journey across different domains namely, audio, web and gaming. This includes ... |
<s>[INST] Many people in the tech industry have thought about speaking at a conference, but it can be quite overwhelming to find a good place to start. This begins with overcoming fear, finding a topic, figuring out how and where to submit your talk, and finally preparing a presentation and delivering it.
In this sess... |
<s>[INST] With the increasing demand for faster software delivery, low code and no code solutions have emerged as viable options for testing applications without requiring extensive programming or scripting knowledge.
This talk will delve into the potential benefits of these solutions, such as increased productivity, ... |
<s>[INST] In the latter quarters of 2022, I failed. I was mentally and emotionally exhausted, and had some weird niggling health issues. I dropped the ball on some things at work, I panicked, I struggled to pick them back up again.
My focus wavered, the shame built, and I continued to let balls drop. I set expectation... |
<s>[INST] In this session, we will explore what Broken Window Theory is and why it matters in our work. Broken Window is not a big issue, but should not be missed unintentionally, because it may cause more serious problems in the future. As the real example, it will be shown first how my scrum team defines Broken Windo... |
<s>[INST] In the days of old, a QA was the last line of defense before a feature was released and the sole owner of quality. That approach is hardly used in companies where a shift-left testing mindset started taking place, which advocates for the whole team owning quality and related activities. However, many QAs were... |
<s>[INST] Layoffs have a tendency to catch whole industries by surprise. Being the kind of professionals who attend conferences to stay current and better our work, we rarely expect our roles to be the ones that wind up on the chopping block. As testers, much of the risk assessment we do routinely in our roles is some ... |
<s>[INST] This talk is about Property testing, a testing technique where an assertion is made on invariant properties of output. Classical unit testing strategy involves testing if specific expected output is generated for specific input. Typically developers implement test cases where this input is supplied and assert... |
<s>[INST] Most of us have already been part of projects that have turned out very differently than we initially thought. Suddenly the team is wrongly staffed, the budget or time is insufficient, or the scope was misjudged. Here it no longer matters whether the project follows an agile or a traditional setup.
How can w... |
<s>[INST] I was jobless for 6 months. Not by choice but by fate. Updating your CV and interviewing when you are not mentally prepared to do so is a very difficult situation to go through. One would think that the current market is the candidates market, so why didnt I have a job for 6 months? I went through a lot of in... |
<s>[INST] Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to get information from another person, but you cant figure out how to ask the right question? Or maybe you thought you asked the right question, but the person asked responded by talking about a different topic altogether? Have you ever hit a mental ... |
<s>[INST] The world has changed since I last delivered a talk on this subject in 2018. Internet traffic from mobile device has doubled between 2015-2022, reaching 60% of all Internet traffic. The app economy is real as consumers have an average of 80 apps on their phones, resulting in a projected revenue of $935 billio... |
<s>[INST] Software testing is a crucial part of the software development lifecycle, ensuring that software meets the desired quality standards and is free from defects. However, testing can be a time-consuming and expensive process, often resulting in delays and cost overruns.
One of the key factors that can improve t... |
<s>[INST] When testing a safety critical system we often find ourselves being constrained by highly detailed processes. We might have promised our customer a specific testing method, industry standards need to be followed and we probably have high requirements on our documentation.
As a small part of a large project i... |
<s>[INST] Now, why scratch your brain about what has changed and where it changed?
Learn a new way to help you automatically detect and review visual changes before they are deployed to users. Keep your application away from visual bugs. Build the confidence to efficiently and effectively introduce any visual changes.... |
<s>[INST] Quality Pipelines providing instant and complete feedback are crucial for modern products - thats how to always be up to date with the current product quality state. A diverse set of automated tests can detect possible issues, validate critical functionalities, and, in the end, build confidence in the product... |
<s>[INST] With the need for web apps to be more accessible than ever, it has never been more important to test them thoroughly. Theres no question that testers need to make sure the site is accessible, but a lot of the tests could be done automatically.
Fundamentally, automated tools are better at finding mistakes in ... |
<s>[INST] The first days and weeks in a new job can be exciting and terrifying at the same time. I was experiencing exactly these feelings when I started the adventure to become the team lead of a test team. Although, I wanted the change and worked hard for it. More than once I have asked myself if I have made the righ... |
<s>[INST] Burning your toast is a lot like job burnout. Little or no control over your work. Surrounded by chaos. Unrealistic deadlines. Before you know it, youve burned your toast!
Accept this invitation and prevent burnout, in the kitchen or on the job. Learn to lighten up, look around, and live an unscripted life. ... |
<s>[INST] The evolution of automation in software testing has led to a common misconception that manual testing is no longer relevant. This paper argues that manual testing still plays a critical role in the software testing process and should not be overlooked or replaced entirely by automation. While automation can p... |
<s>[INST] Youve got your culture and your background, but now you want to build out your character to attack the monsters of ignorance and the bandits of effectiveness. Lets just assume youre aligned with your team, what then? Class and Level - or Role and Experience - are a good starting point. But what would be a goo... |
<s>[INST] Access to good test data is critical to the success of any test function and testers spend a considerable amount of time preparing, managing cleaning up this data. In an agile world it becomes even more imperative to be able to perform these test data activities in a faster, more automated manner. For us as d... |
<s>[INST] If someone, not familiar with IT, asked me, What do you do for a living my very blunt answer would be: "Other people build software, my job is to find bugs in it. If I find them, Im doing a good job. If I dont find any, either Im not doing my job well or the developer is doing his job exceptionally well.... |
<s>[INST] As part of Nordeas continuous transformation towards the DevOps ideal, we want to share how our Technology Quality function has evolved to become an enabler of our journey. We do so hoping to help many large-scale, non-digital-native organisations facing the same challenges we faced, showing our way as a tale... |
<s>[INST] Software Bugs correspond to the number of missing tests or assertions. Hence, in this talk, we adopt a more unusual perspective: Starting with a close look at a bug, we deduce what we can - and to be honest, should - test.
We present an easy-to-implement approach to bug analysis - clearly aiming to find stru... |
<s>[INST] Microservices, CI/CD, DevOps, GitOps, cluster networking, etc more and more teams are building software fundamentally differently than they did even a few years ago. However, testing approaches and tooling have not caught up yet. At least not until now.
What if you could apply the same type of GitOps and Dev... |
<s>[INST] Hello :wave: I work at a start up and you can imagine how many changes and releases we have weekly so I heavily rely on our automation to give me a quick feedback on the state of the system during regression testing while I can contribute to exploratory testing.
When I got hired I got to learn new language a... |
<s>[INST] Testing - an attempt to get around the hotly debated gendering? No. Testing - an attempt to bypass the cost discussion when hiring or adding a certain tester person? No. We know the discussions that arise in every project: at what point do we need testers, at what stage of the project do they have anything me... |
<s>[INST] When was the last time you were really proud of what you achieved in your daily work? Do you still have a twinkle in your eye when you run a test, create a new plan, evaluate the process or complete another task? What happened?
In the daily hustle and bustle we have lost the priceless part of our work - the ... |
<s>[INST] Problem: Software testing is becoming more challenging every day. Along with the technical requirements, we have to cope with a very dynamic way of development and an intense scope to be handled in a limited time. While several teams or groups are trying to cope with these challenges, we observe: There is no ... |
<s>[INST] In todays competitive landscape, a well-designed product with robust functionality is no longer enough to attract and retain users. Companies need to provide a genuinely positive user experience, free of issues and frustrations. As testers, we often face limitations in resources, devices, and time, which hamp... |
<s>[INST] This talk is a reflection on how debugging has changed my life and empowered me to navigate the various challenges in my career. I started debugging as part of analysing bugs, then used it to understand and read code. Later got involved in writing automated checks which in turn gave me the tools to expand my ... |
<s>[INST] As Blockchain technology gains wider adoption, the need for testing Blockchain applications becomes increasingly important. The unique features of Blockchain, such as decentralization, immutability, and cryptography, present both challenges and opportunities for testing. To ensure that Blockchain applications... |
<s>[INST] Even at a startup, Engineering teams can grow quickly, with a proliferation of tools, teams. processes, agile methodologies, meetings, interviews and so on. How does one begin to think about getting a pulse on how the teams are performing, how code is being delivered, what are the obstacles that developers ar... |
<s>[INST] Software testing is making its shift with a more focused approach towards complex technologies, but also towards a user base who are more psyched in comparison to the people who actually develop software.
This poses a challenge for testers in terms of discovering bugs before they are found at the customer... |
<s>[INST] We all know that bugs are bad, so lets just delete them! That might sound absurd, but what could we learn from this approach?
In this talk, well look at how deleting all of your bugs could have a positive impact on your current and future quality and how the work we put into managing bugs can lead us away fr... |
<s>[INST] Problem Statement: Like it or not - there are still multiple organisations or part of the organisations which do not understand the role of QA and what value we bring. How and where the problem manifests - the problem doesnt generally occur where the system under test is UI intensive and fairly visible and ob... |
<s>[INST] With 20M lines of code and around 600 new features released every quarter, our financial software, that has been growing for more than 35 years, is far from being considered a simple web application having several instances easily running: it requires dedicated and powerful physical machines for heavy computa... |
<s>[INST] Validation As A Service (VaaS) is a novel approach to web application testing that decouples and remodels the testing work. With VaaS, developers no longer need to manually insert detailed asserts in their tests, as the validation work is done by expert validation services wrapped in the backend. By focusing ... |
<s>[INST] Adjusting your interview process to ensure equity and inclusion makes hiring and your organization as a whole more effective. Diversity is a key driver of innovation and is a critical component of being successful on a global scale. Gender diversity breeds higher-quality products, companies, and sectors. Diff... |
<s>[INST] In more than 8 years working in Agile, I have realized that the treatment of agility and the most famous agile frameworks such as Scrum give to quality and testing is not entirely clear and satisfactory, especially in the eyes of inexperienced people. What does the agile manifesto tell us about quality and te... |
<s>[INST] In our daily experience in working with customers, we notice that the test pyramide is still not well understood and applied correctly. If you ask teams about the test pyramid you will either get different opinions and definitions or a lot of excuses for not applying it in their software development lifecycle... |
<s>[INST] Simplicity - the art of maximizing the amount of work not done - is essential. This is one of the principles of the agile manifesto that tends to get overlooked. In this talk, wed like to tell you the story of what happened when we went for the most minimal solution we could think of, shipped it and got feedb... |
<s>[INST] Get familiar Shift-left testing approach - new approach in testing that help us to find defects as early as possible, reduce functional automation testing efforts, and have sustainable quality early in the development process.
What are the benefits and challenges of Shift-left testing. Learn how to implement... |
<s>[INST] As human beings, we often deal with difficult situations, for us as testers, in a rapidly changing environment too and those things can have an effect in every area of our professional and personal life. While the whole team passionately tries to make the software work, we also need to be able to do our job w... |
<s>[INST] Does the extent of your test automation practice start and end with UI testing? As QA leaders, if you only focus on UI automation, it might bring some peace of mind, but youre missing out on everything under the surface of your products. As an avid fan of API testing and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), I will take ... |
<s>[INST] Although I have developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I still play computer games to unwind after a busy work week. There are a few things I have picked up from gaming with a clan, which I apply to my work as a tester in an agile (scrum) environment.
Things such as:
- Know what kind of activity youre getting in... |
<s>[INST] Nowadays, it is increasingly common for both parents to share the responsibility of raising and nurturing their children. In 2022, this was my spirit when my daughter was born, while as a QA manager, I was contributing to a long-awaited transition to Quality Engineering for my team. Considering the remote-fri... |
<s>[INST] We often grow up assuming that the domain we got our education in will accompany us for the rest of our career. But so many software testers do not have an IT-related education and instead somehow stumbled into testing. Despite doing an excellent job, many battle with imposter syndrome.
This is also my story:... |
<s>[INST] Content of the presentation:
1.) What is artificial intelligence
2.) Why should be think about artificial intelligence in automation testing
3.) Use case 1: Visual UI Automation Testing - Percy
4.) Use case 2: Visual UI Automation Testing - Applitools Eyes
5.) Use case 3: Automatic analysis of automation... |
<s>[INST] In ancient Greek mythology, the final destination of ones life is Hades. To get there, every mortal needs to go through a special ritual that involves paying a coin to the ferryman, which would allow them to travel through the river of Styx. Otherwise, they will not be able to reach their end goal.
If we use... |
<s>[INST] In the ever-evolving software development industry, Agile methodology has become increasingly popular. As a result, testing teams must adapt their strategies to align with this approach. One such strategy is exploratory testing, which allows testers to use their business knowledge and heuristics to uncover de... |
<s>[INST] Id like to tell you a story. A fairy tale. My fairy tale. It is a story of changing careers, of facing and overcoming fears and doubts. It is a story of winning battles and learning. Its my story of entering the unicornland of testing. Hear about how I met magical creatures such as the white wizard and a good... |
<s>[INST] When it comes to quality, incidents in production can be a nightmare. Even with the best prevention measures, its impossible to guarantee smooth sailing all the time. Being prepared and knowing how youll handle those painful moments is key to keep your customers happy even when the storm comes. Thats why at P... |
<s>[INST] Risk is a very important concept in testing. However, despite all the attention given to it in books, trainings, and the like, it remains a rather abstract concept for most of us. Applying a Risk-based test approach is often proposed in test plans and/or test strategy documents but such an approach is often l... |
<s>[INST] When it comes to artificial intelligence we should think about how it can intervene as a success factor in everyday life and help us in our personal and/or interpersonal development. Surely each of us has been to the dentists office at least once in our lives and has noticed that there are many devices that a... |
<s>[INST] In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts, there are few
Zen master Shunryu Suzuki
How does the concept of Beginners Mindset help in exploring Example Mapping?
I was often frustrated as a tester when a specific component/application was ready for test, only to discover that the ... |
<s>[INST] Developers and testers can learn a lot from each other. In well-functioning teams, both aim for the same goal: high quality software. They both work slightly differently to achieve this goal and come up with many ingenious solutions that they could share.
In my talk, I will show how development and testing c... |
<s>[INST] Quality is complex. Quality is subjective. Even if we all talk about the same system and have the same professional background, our assessment of a systems quality might wildly differ. So, when I got the request to detect the quality gaps among multiple teams, I knew I needed a uniform way to scan and assess ... |
<s>[INST] As the rocket roared into the sky, a tingling feeling filled my stomach. We had made it.
Just one month prior, my green pal, Jebediah Kerman from the planet Kerbin texted me in big trouble. He is a passionate software tester testing rocket software. His space agency, Kerbodyne decided to build a rocket just ... |
<s>[INST] Being women in tech with South East Asian roots and immigrants in Europe, it is often difficult to talk about lived experiences with other women. Specific topics dont resonate with us but might resonate with other women, and vice-versa. A term that we learned recently is intersectionality. Kimberly Williams C... |
<s>[INST] Its been over 70 years since Alan Turing defined what many still consider to be the ultimate test for a computer system Can a machine exhibit intelligent behavior that is indistinguishable from that of a human? Originally coined the imitation game, the Turing test involves having someone evaluate text convers... |
<s>[INST] Have you ever felt like you didnt belong? Have you been afraid someone might unmask you? Do you diminish compliments others give you because you didnt really try it that hard but you managed somehow? Well, I did! After I quit studying and ended up without a diploma, I found myself doubting my abilities, worki... |
<s>[INST] Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) is becoming more and more popular nowadays. BDD, if done well, improves team collaboration and helps to get a better understanding of the requirements. The produced BDD scenarios can drive the development, but later they are going to serve as regression tests. However, BDD s... |
<s>[INST] We cant connect the dots looking forward; we can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
- Steve Jobs
And that is true for learning, as well! Take this example: a member of your team needs to learn something, for instance: Java - a very pr... |
<s>[INST] The most of companies dont check their products performance on a constant basis whenever its very important to keep your system stable for the end user and make sure new release will not give you surprises during peak hours.
I want to show how to simply prepare a performance test suite with a new modern tool... |
<s>[INST] Cross-functional requirements (CFRs), most commonly referred to as Non-functional Requirements (NFRs), form an integral part of software quality. And testing for them and making them as part of the teams process is an absolute necessity for any team that promises to deliver high-quality software to their user... |
<s>[INST] Do you feel you are the sole gatekeeper or safety guard of quality within your team? Are you only involved in the testing phase? Do you feel you could add so much more value? When working in an Agile Team, the need is there to have a lean and mean process that fosters high-quality and fast deliveries. The bes... |
<s>[INST] In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in software testing has gained traction as it can help to improve the quality, speed, and accuracy of software testing. This workshop is designed to provide software testers, ranging from novice to experienced, with an understanding of how AI can be use... |
<s>[INST] We have priorities and deadlines at work, at home, and in our personal lives. We have this feeling where we are working on multiple tasks all day long and at the end of the day when we review our work, we realize we havent accomplished anything concrete.
The main reason for this is, our work and home environ... |
<s>[INST] We have priorities and deadlines at work, at home, and in our personal lives. We have this feeling where we are working on multiple tasks all day long and at the end of the day when we review our work, we realize we havent accomplished anything concrete.
The main reason for this is, our work and home environ... |
<s>[INST] Cross-functional requirements (CFRs), most commonly referred to as Non-functional Requirements (NFRs), form an integral part of software quality. And testing for them and making them as part of the teams process is an absolute necessity for any team that promises to deliver high-quality software to their user... |
<s>[INST] How is your test automation journey going? Youre working on test automation, yet didnt receive any proper training? You managed to create some automated tests, but you suspect that something is not quite right with your automation, because your code feels messy, and maintaining it is difficult and very frustr... |
<s>[INST] Many of us dont like to ask for help. When the team is busy, the deadlines pile up, and it is easy to be lured by the illusion of disempowerment. We are just testers after all: what can we do? We throw up roadblocks for ourselves and buckle down and continue with the work. In this talk, we, Stephan and Evelin... |
<s>[INST] Join me for an interactive exploration of my top tips, strategies, and hacks for continuous improvement. In this unique and engaging slideless session, youll participate in a choose your own adventure experience that will allow you to influence where we focus our time. No standard one way presentation here; t... |
<s>[INST] The quality of our products is decided by the quality of the communication between colleagues. Youll likely recognize it: you have an elaborate discussion with your team, that truly touched on important things, but afterwards you realize you left with a different interpretation than your colleague.
Most issu... |
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