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In this track you will learn the strategic and practical approaches to software testing and test case design, based on the underlying software development methodology.

New Skill Set for the New QA Specialist

As we are moving more towards testing specialists in teams and organizations that are truly adopting Agile and DevOps, we need to understand that the skills that were relevant up to now might need some changes (and sometimes even drastic changes) in order to keep providing value to the process. Many people think that the […]

Panoramic Quality – The Fellowship of Testing in DevOps

DevOps drastically changes the landscape of testing. Collaboration between operations and development teams enables a stream of small changes to be deployed to production. This pace of change puts a strain on traditional testing activities. There used to be a sense of safety in dedicating hours or days to testing after code is complete and […]

Internet of Things: How it Changes the Ways We Test

Anki robots pack a lot of technology into small packages. Our newest product Vector is an autonomous cloud connected robot with Alexa integration. Anki OVERDRIVE cars are high-tech, intelligent vehicles with serious hardware. Built-in computers combined with visual sensors make sure you stay on track even during the most epic battle moments. Cozmo, a little […]

Design Inclusively: Future Proof Your Software

Inclusive Design allows programmers to create and design websites and applications that are available to the largest population possible without having to rely on external technology necessary for sites to be Accessible. Inclusive Design and Accessibility go hand in hand and are complementary endeavors but Inclusive Design, done early, can help make the last mile […]

Workshop: Building a Testing Framework from Scratch

For many people, the idea of a testing framework is nebulous. It ranges everywhere from downloading Selenium IDE and recording a few tests to repeat to have a completely integrated Continuous Integration and Delivery Pipeline with automated tests at every stage. IT can be a bit overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be, especially since […]

Making the Move to Continuous Testing – 6 Key Considerations

Today’s modern development disciplines — whether Agile, Continuous Integration (CI) or Continuous Delivery (CD) — have completely transformed how teams develop and deliver applications. But in order to compete in today’s fast-paced digital economy, companies must also transform how they test. Successful teams know the secret sauce to delivering high quality digital experiences fast is […]

Workshop: Implementing Exploratory Testing

More and more, testers are using exploratory testing and context-driven testing techniques in their organizations. However, as many testers start to embrace these testing methodologies, they are uncovering questions in their implementation. In this half-day workshop, we will explore the various aspects of testing including test planning, test design, test execution, and test reporting from […]

Workshop: Software Design Patterns for Quality Engineers … and then some

What’s the definition of “best practices” for designing software? How about automation frameworks? .. your API test strategy? .. for your GUI tests? What does it mean to design and code a scalable application? The core to ensuring that you, as an automation engineer, or software engineer, are creating a well-designed program, e.g. framework, tests, […]

Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You SHOULD!

Facebook, Spotify, Netflix: they all claim an agile model that allows them to deploy multiple times a day. Microservice architectures tout the idea that you can deploy any microservice anytime. This causes challenges to your testing efforts. If any microservice can change at any time, how do you know what you are testing… How do […]