Software Testing and Development Blog Posts

I attended the TestWorks Conference in Amsterdam on the 2nd of October 2015 to present a Keynote on “Real World Automation Challenges”. Based on my experience writing code to automate applications, and from working with clients world wide, I described challenges faced and the thinking behind the solutions chosen.

So if you want more options for how you approach automating executing then this might be the talk for you.

Some lessons learned when working with a cloud grid vendor on a live production bug they had in their grid system.

Driver Abstractions are essential to help move between environments.

I run all the tests for Java For Testers prior to releasing the book. Since all code shown in the book is pulled out of the source, it should mean that all the source code you see in the book should run.

Lessons learned from Black Ops Testing - Testing a JavaScript library

Let us forget theory for a moment, and concentrate on the practice of automation. Alan will describe lessons learned from both success and failure; as a tester, an automator, and a manager. But more importantly, you will discover how to apply these lessons and improve your automation. Learn how to stay focused, how to experiment and still add value, how to manage even if you cannot code, and more…

Planning

Prior to the event I thought that the audience appeared to be a mix of practitioners and managers which was useful since I planned to talk about my experiences of automation from a perspective of a practitioner, and as a manager.

On the Black Ops Testing Webinar of 11th May 2015 we tested QA Mail. You can find a write up and watch the webinar replay over on blackopstesting

I attended the Test Management Summit on 29th April 2015 to present a session on Successful Test Automation for Managers.

Illustration by Herb Lebowitz from the cover of “Automation” by Carl Dreher

The focus of this session was a discussion about automation from a management perspective. This would allow me to draw upon the experiences of the managers in the room and create a lively discussion.

I attended the Tabara de Testare testing group on 1st April 2015 to present an introduction to Technical Testing. A little different from a normal conference talk in that the venue was spread over 4 Romanian cities, and I was in the UK.

“Most inspiring webinar I’ve ever seen! I really enjoyed and highly recommended Alan’s online study material way before this, but the webinar was simply amazing! Thanks a lot for the opportunity!”

In the book Java For Testers, I teach Java slightly differently to make it easier to learn. Let me explain how.