The pace of business is speeding up, and software release cycles are shortening. At the same time, there’s an increased expectation to
We are just so excited for UKSTAR 2019. We cannot wait for everyone to see this years new and improved Huddle area! We are building on
In this blog post, co-chair of UKSTAR 2019 Bill Matthews shares what talks he would like to see at UKSTAR 2019 based on his own current learning
The world and technology is changing so fast. Keeping yourself up-to-date takes some effort and planning. What will stay relevant and what will
Automation promises to free employees from repetitive tasks and refocus them on tasks that require human cognition all while improving speed and
Introducing this weeks speaker; Artem Vasiuk. Artem will be presenting his talk ‘Ignite Security Testing Practice in Your Team‘ on
After 3 weeks of nominations, 6 days of voting we have finally come to the end of the Software Meet-Up Hero and have a winner. The Meet-Up Hero
Security testing, like any other kind of testing, has its challenges. It also has a wide variety of techniques and tools available to help solve
Uncertainty is a normal condition in software development. Managers and teams often have to act and make decisions without having all the
Ever wanted to know how to dig beneath the surface of a GUI by using API’s? Perhaps busy projects have prevented you from acquiring this
The biggest driver of technical debt is invisible – and most people are not aware that this driver even exists Technical debt is a
There is no better way to learn about your customers, test assumptions and prove your product than by doing customer support. Whether if
At UKSTAR we are all about bring teams together. Those that test together, can learn together. That is why we encourage testing teams to attend
For some years, I’ve worked on using machine learning to predict software defects. About this topic and the success of this technology in
Did You ever wonder what it takes to build a perfect team? How lessons from team sports can give You guidelines on enhancing Your team. How facts
Why do we need Test Policy above test plan and strategy? How to define: Why do we test? What are Test goals and values? When does testing start,
Speed, reliability, flakyness, testing on different environments – all these problems are familiar to those who running test automation at
Test automation is key! Unfortunately, legacy projects are common and the level of automated tests is insufficient if not completely absent. In
As Artificial Intelligence is gaining more attention, my team also wanted to make use of it. We started by looking at other teams solutions. The
Working as either a developer or manager; I have experienced that manual regression tests are used to accept a new release. These tests are often
Once I created a JIRA task to the developer’s team in my new project to include code coverage. The JIRA task was postponed from one sprint
Once I created a JIRA task to the developer’s team in my new project to include code coverage. The JIRA task was postponed from one sprint
I will describe the difference between management and leadership, why is it important, what culture it makes in the team. Then I will divide
Within the Swedish Pension Agency we have done a hugh job to change the process of develop and test system before they run in production
Back in 2016 I was placed as the tester on a brand new microservice project. I had little to no experience with API’s and frankly had no
Today everyone from IT, is talking about the future of manual testing and by that way, manual tester. In this story will highlight the exact
Today almost every sector using applications built on emerging technologies. By using Machine Learning and Deep learning new products are getting
How difficult it is to implement agile methodology when the customers are not directly involved. ITeste is a company specialized in Software
As an automation focused tester, i have always worked in a team where my developers were within reach. I could ask them questions or they would
As a tester in agile teams you are often focussed in your testing stuff, team internal communication and talking to the product owner. But your
Why disruption exists? Where is it coming from? Which test organizations will it affect? Know the terrain Recognizing current disruptions
An IT system is nothing without its users. In the hands of the developers, it’s only a technology framework for managing information. But
When your main job is to hire a QA team from scratch, you struggle like hell to find modern testers. Wait but first, what’s a modern
We use our reasoning skills every day. Mostly they work well, but sometimes they let us down. Unfortunately, one place they let us down is when
As software development becomes increasingly automated through processes such as CI and DevOps, what will happen to risks, particularly those
In the world of DevOps and Continuous Delivery how can we, as Software Testers, adapt to continue to add value within our teams? Within my
In this talk I want to show how test automation for trivago’s main application evolved over the past two years, what went well and where we
At Sioux we have developed several projects with a Model Driven Development (MDD) approach, that enables software designers to model behavior of
Over the years, I’ve learned one key lesson from my experience in automating test cases. Regardless of how much effort I put into making my test
Have you had that leader in the past that you just could NOT believe was promoted to a leadership role? Every time they called a meeting there
There’s a lot more to leadership than simply being the one put in charge of others. Without fundamental skills, abilities and cultivating the
In an ideal world, API development, testing, and operations teams always work together in perfect synchrony, delivering high-quality APIs on
Flow or DevOps methodology do not differentiate between Developers and Testers. The developers though are still in the habit of sending code over
Working as a test automation engineer and a team lead for 12 years, I have crossed paths with a lot of testers. I noted that, despite completing
As testers working in an agile environment, we are faced with a number of challenges on a daily basis. The nature of our work has changed
During presentation I want to share industrial experience regarding creating and using combination of frameworks for using TDD approach in the
Are you a manager looking for test automators? Or, are you a tester or a developer who would like to try it out with test automation? By studying
The 2019 Call for Speakers has officially been launched. Now that the submission process is open we are here to help you to apply to speak at the
If testing is changing, what will happen to the role of the QA Manager? Do we need a QA leadership function when testers are part of organic
“Testing is changing”, saying this is already a cliche! But many testers and managers are actually missing the pace this is happening and the
• Do we really need to test software that should just work well enough to gain valuable customer feedback as early as possible? • Is putting
Over the years I have talked to numerous customers and been on numerous projects where, all of which thought that if we could just automate we
Testing is shifting left, moving closer to testing the code itself, and not the full product. But while managers dictate a shift to the left, the
Autonomous cars were a Scifi dream not 10 years ago. A computer driving a car? No way. But in May of 2014, Google did the impossible, and
In today’s world of Agile Transformation everyone is talking about Continuous Integration / Continuous Development, DevOps and Test Automation.
A story about how to visualize complex backend systems in a really easy way, so that god discussions and understanding can grow.
This session looks at common issues with just relying on end to end automation testing tools, using examples to demonstrate common pitfalls and
Data! In many cases it becomes an increasingly larger part of our testing. The need to evaluate it or the need to create it. 5 years ago when I
In my previous position I had the privilege to be on the Revenue Cycle Analytics team, which did reporting on all other parts of revenue cycle
When writing Selenium tests, you need to identify the page elements by using some kind of selectors. XPATH, although much more complicated than
An issue has been identified in the system. Its’ root cause is very difficult to determine. It is not very obvious how the issue occurs and how
Why did Little Red Riding Hood go to Grandmas house? In testing we talk a lot about asking questions, but what do we do with the information we
Remember the old days when you tested using JUnit? How boring it was? You made a lot of excuses to avoid testing your code. Luckily those dark
The future for testing, how it’s done, who it’s done by, is not known. Regardless what people tell you, it’s simply their opinions One thing that
I have been on a journey for the last six months exploring Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing and how they
The biggest issue when it comes to Selenium tests is attempting to interact with the page elements when they are not ready. Trying to click an
Are you doing automation just for the sake of it? Are you doing it just because it’s a buzz word or trending topic? Do you know exactly where
In this talk I will share how I used Mind Maps in the Software Testing world. Software Testing is crucial in establishing a high level of quality
Having been in Software engineering for 11 years and QA for 7 years, in June 2017, I became a QA Engineering Manager. Without any training, I
Technological advances have always trampled and rearranged the ground occupied by society. Each wave of Industrial Revolution has brought massive
Few projects need an endless supply of new tests, and even fewer people would be happy with a job that only involved writing tests. Happily
Throughout my career in testing and automation, I’ve seen (and created!) a lot of horribly ineffective automation ‘solutions’.
Our world is changing. Artificial intelligence is being employed in just about all walks of life – from virtual assistants to self-driving
This presentation inspires those who do not believe they can achieve their education and other successes which also offering a look at how