Sinopsis
TestTalks is a weekly podcast hosted by Joe Colantonio, which geeks out on all things software test automation. TestTalks covers news found in the testing space, reviews books about automation and speaks with some of the thought leaders in the test automation field. Well aim to interview some of todays most successful and inspiring software engineers and test automation thought leaders.During the interviews, the spotlighted engineer will tell us about his or her testing experience, sharing their successes and failures as well as which testing techniques are working for them right now. Well all learn more about testing through these talks hence the name TestTalks.
Episodios
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155: TestArchitect Team - Freemium Awesomeness with Hung Q. Nguyen
04/06/2017 Duración: 34minAre you looking for an automation alternative to open source that’s easy to work with for non-developers? Are you also looking for a solution that is easy to design and scale? If so, TestArchitect by LogiGear might be the perfect fit for your team. And after you hear the big announcement near the end of this episode, you’ll be surprised at just how easy it is to get started. Check it out and discover how TestArchitect can help everyone on your team get started with test automation.
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154: The Digital Quality Handbook with Eran Kinsbruner
28/05/2017 Duración: 29minIn this episode we’ll test talk with Eran Kinsbruner, author of the brand new book The Digital Quality Handbook – a guide for achieving continuous quality in a DevOps reality. As mobile and web technologies continue to expand in almost all industries, it’s critical to understand how to take existing practices for mobile and web apps to the next level. So listen up and discover how to successfully implement digital transformation for your company in an ever-changing technical landscape.
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153: Creator of the Leaf Language Talks Testing with Edaqa Mortoray
21/05/2017 Duración: 32minIn this episode we’ll test talk with Edaqa Mortoray, creator of the Leaf programming language. Edaqa currently works at Fuse, where he’s in charge of layout and animation and helps drive much of the firm’s testing efforts. He’ll cover testing from a developer’s perspective as well as topics as far and wide as “Will the automator be replaced by the automated?” You don’t want to miss it!
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152: Fun With Fluent Testing with Andrew Krug
14/05/2017 Duración: 25minAre you still unsure about whether automation is really software development? In this episode Andrew Krug, founder of LazyCoder.io, shares some test automation techniques as well as some reasons why you should considers yourself a developer. Andrew asserts that if the main program you’re leaving open on your computer all day is an IDE, you're a developer. Still not convinced? Listen up and discover how to take your automation developer skills using Fluent Testing Techniques to a higher level. Check it out!
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151: Say Goodbye to Traditional Script-based Frameworks with Jeff Fillegar
07/05/2017 Duración: 29minIn this episode you’ll discover how to say goodbye to traditional, script-based frameworks as we Test Talk with Jeff Fillegar, a DevOps and QA consultant for Tricentis. Jeff was an automation engineer long before he began working for software tool vendors like HPE and Tricentis, so he really knows his stuff. And with his experience as an automation engineer, he knows some solutions vendors can offer to truly benefit testers in the real world.
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150: Functional Programming Property Based Testing with Eric Normand
30/04/2017 Duración: 30minIn this episode we’ll be Test Talking about Functional Programming and Property- Based Testing. As a tester, I feel it’s important to understand the latest trends and techniques in software development. Especially if it’s a developer-based testing technique that we can educate our programmers about to help create better quality software. Eric Normand is the founder of PurelyFunctional.tv, where he develops Clojure training materials as well as on-site and in-person training in Clojure-related technologies. He also consults on software architecture, development practices, DevOps, and functional programming.
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149: Moving From Selenium Grid to the Cloud with Anshul Sharma
23/04/2017 Duración: 28minIn this episode Anshul Sharma, a lead automation engineer, discusses how Emmi Solutions made the move from testing on an in-house Selenium Grid to the Cloud. She also shares her top tips on how to expand test coverage while moving toward a full, continuous integration workflow.
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Happy Easter - No Episode This Week
15/04/2017 Duración: 47sHappy Easter - No Episode This Week. See you all next week.
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148: Foundations of Modern Software Testing with Rex Black
09/04/2017 Duración: 43minRex Black, the founder of RBCS, author of more than 13 books and one of the first testing thought leaders I ever began following way back in the 90’s joins us in this episode of TestTalks. Rex shares a bunch of tips and tricks to help you improve your testing efforts.
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147: Continuous Testing Management Made Easy with Eran Sher
02/04/2017 Duración: 31minAlmost every company I know is currently going through some sort of digital transformation. The speed with which QA is getting builds from development teams is increasing. But how do you know that the changes introduced by a new build are actually covered by your regression tests? In this episode Eran Sher, the CEO and co-founder of SealLights.io, shares some ways in which to deal with these issues (and more!) to greatly improve the quality of your unit and regression tests.
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146: Top 12 Takeaways - Automation Guild Conference Recap
26/03/2017 Duración: 44minIn this episode Joe Colantonio - the founder and host of Automation Guild, the first ever online conference dedicated 100% to test automation - will take a look back at the event, highlighting the sessions, speakers and top takeaways. Joe will cover the following topics: "The difference between Applitools and Galen "21 Free Visual Validation Tools "How testing vendors are embracing open source "How to grade your Selenium Tests "PageObjects vs Screenplay pattern "Is BDD just for Collaboration? "TestOps – how automation fits into CI
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145: Automation Testing Maturity Curve with Danny McKeown
19/03/2017 Duración: 38minIn this episode we’ll be test talking with Danny McKeown, a test automation architect at Paychex, about Staying Ahead of the Mobile and Web Test Maturity Curve. Learn how Paychex iteratively built a well-defined web and mobile app test automation architecture. Listen in to hear some of Danny’s lessons learned about the strategy and structure of their “wicked cool” automation solution.
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144: Automated Responsive Design Testing using Galen with Ivan Shubin
12/03/2017 Duración: 28minWith all the different mobile platforms available today, responsive design testing has become critical. Your website needs to look awesome -- not only on a luscious, 27’” Retina iMac, but also on netbooks, iPads, iPhones, smart watches & Blackberries. Your apps also need to scale to all those different screen resolutions. So how do we tests these UI based scenarios in an automated fashion? That’s what we’ll be test talking about today with the creator of the Galen Framework, Ivan Shubin. Galen Framework is an open-source tool for responsive and cross-browser layout testing. Listen up and discover how to automate your UI-based test cases.
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143: Selenium with C# with Nikolay Advolodkin
05/03/2017 Duración: 33minAre you a tester who wants to get started with Selenium and C#? Or are you an automation engineer and want to learn more about Page Object or running your tests in parallel testing? In this episode Nikolay Advolodkin, founder of UltimateQA and the #1 Selenium WebDriver instructor in the world as rated by Udemy.com, shares with us some tips, tricks and more from his popular video courses on test automation.
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142: Automation Code for Cash with Zack Burt
26/02/2017 Duración: 35minHave you ever dreamed of making the transition from salaried automation development engineer or tester consultant? Or have you recently been laid off and feel now is the time to embrace the freelance consulting lifestyle? I’ve thought about it a few times myself, so I thought it would be fun to discover what it takes to actually make the transition and become a full time consultant. In this episode Zack Burt, author of Code for Cash and 30 Days to your First Freelance Programming Client shows the way. So listen up to learn how to take control of your life and never have to work in a cubicle again!
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141: ATDD - A Collaborative Testing Approach with Jeanine Rust
19/02/2017 Duración: 28minHave you even wondered how you could bring agile acceptance test driven development to the front of your development cycle? Sure ATDD and BDD sound great, but how is it really implemented in the real world? In this episode Jeanine Rust a software architect-developer in test shares with us how to bring acceptance testing into our organizations from the ground up. So listen up and hear how Jeanine put test into Dev-Test-Ops
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140: Reinventing Performance Testing with Alexander Podelko
12/02/2017 Duración: 33minLoad testing is an important part of the performance engineering process. However, the industry is changing and load testing should adjust to these changes. A stereotypical, last-moment performance check is not enough anymore. In this episode Alexander Podelko will share with us his views on how to align performance testing to these new industry trends. Listen up and discover how performance testing can still add value in an Agile world.
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139: Test Trend Analysis with Hugh McCamphill
05/02/2017 Duración: 31minDo you have a hard time of getting historical data for your test runs? Do you have flaky test, but not sure which test are consistently flaky? In this episode Hugh McCamphill a Principle Software Engineer in Test with Liberty IT in Belfast shares with us how you can instrument your test result information to provide actionable data, paving the way for more robust, reliable and timely test results. Listen now to discover how you can move away from the ‘re-run’ culture and better support your continuous integration goals of having quick, reliable, deterministic tests.
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138: Is the Screenplay Pattern Better Than Page Objects with John Smart
29/01/2017 Duración: 21minWe had an interesting session this year at the Automation Guild Conference with John Ferguson Smart, creator of the Serenity framework on the Screenplay Pattern. It created a lot of interest and conversation among Guild attendees and speakers alike; so much so that someone in the group recommended that I create a separate podcast dedicated to the topic … so here it is!
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137: APIs and Automated Testing with Bas Dijkstra
22/01/2017 Duración: 24minIs API testing at the top of your list of things to do this year? Not sure where to start? Or are you currently testing APIs but want to know more about mocking or service virtualization? In this episode Bas Dijkstra, founder of the blog ontestautomation and author of the book Service Virtualization: Implementation, Practices, and Trends for On-Demand Test Environments, shares with us some tips, tools and best practices around API testing.