Are you a new test engineer, or want to put yourself out there but aren't sure how to contribute? Are you the lone tester in your organization, having to seek support outside your company? Or are you trying to start a community from scratch because your area is lacking? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, this episode is for you. Julie, Joel and Evan will share lessons learned, useful tips, and pain points based on their experience in creating communities and meet-ups from scratch....
Aug 04, 2019•32 min
Do you dream of becoming a testing conference speaker, but are unsure about how to get your talk accepted at an event? In this episode, Marcus Merrell, Director of Technical Services at Sauce Labs (and one of the lead organizers of the Selenium Conference) will some thoughts on running a testing event as well as what it takes to be a competent speaker. He'll also share some insights regarding a cool new product from Sauce Labs to help you with performance testing. Check it out!
Jul 28, 2019•33 min
Do you see yourself as a torchbearer of testing truth? In this episode, Mush Honda will share how testing is changing as we move towards CI/CD. Discover how he views combining the need for speed with the mindset of testers who are not keepers of quality. Listen up!
Jul 21, 2019•32 min
Listen in on this episode to get an inside look into the life of Christian Bromann, the maintainer of WebDriverIo. Christian will share the pros and cons of WebDriverIo, some extended debugging features he's currently working on for the DevTools team at SauceLabs, plus a whole lot more. Check it out!
Jul 14, 2019•28 min
Today we'll be discussing Python test automation with the Automation Panda himself, Andrew Knight. Andrew will share the reason why he loves Python, as well as tips on how you can get started using it for all your test automation efforts.
Jul 07, 2019•33 min
Are you trying to find a way to learn test automation? Or maybe you want to refresh or enhance what you already know. Today we'll be TestTalking with Angie Jones all about ways to learn more about automation. So listen up and discover a must know resource for the automation testing community.
Jun 30, 2019•34 min
In this episode will be speaking with Mats Ljunggren about Boozang, an AI-based web automation tool that is written in Javascript. It leverages HTML-snippet technology to allow it to run in any browser without extension or local installation. So listen up and discover some unique features that just might help your team with its UI testing.
Jun 23, 2019•29 min
Do you like Cypress.io, but feel it's too developer-centric for your testing team? Do you still want to use Selenium and Appium, but in a more straightforward way? If so, this episode is for you as we test talk about the automation framework Oxygen with the co-founder of Cloudbeat, Nachum Dimer. Listen up to learn about another open- source tool that might be the perfect fit for your automation efforts.
Jun 16, 2019•35 min
In this episode , we'll place Gleb Bahmutov on the hot seat to handle all of the Automation Guild's questions around Cyress.io. Learn when you should consider using Cypress vs. Selenium and when you shouldn't. Also, hear common questions and answers about what Cypress.io supports, plus much, much more. Listen up!
Jun 09, 2019•24 min
Everyone is always looking at the latest, shiny testing tools that only support Web technologies, but what about automating mainframe apps? Rosalind Radcliffe, Distinguished Engineer at IBM, explains why mainframes still matter and how they fit into modern practices like DevOps. Listen up and discover tools and techniques to help you with your mainframe testing practices.
Jun 02, 2019•32 min
Have you ever wished there was an easier way to performance test your application without worrying about how to automate it from the protocol layer? If so, you'll want to listen in to today's episode with the founder of Flood.io, Tim Koopmans. Tim will share why he thinks browser-level performance testing using Element can help with your performance testing efforts.
May 26, 2019•24 min
In this episode discover what it takes to become an automation engineer in a startup with Chris Kenst. Chris also shares tips on how to improve your automation skills leveraging education and conferences. You'll also discover an awesome resource to make sure you never miss another can't miss testing event.
May 12, 2019•31 min
Has the software you've tested ever been hacked? How do you know? I just read an article on TechCrunch that hackers went undetected in Citrix internal network for six months! Scary stuff. So in this episode, we'll take a sneak peek at some of the sessions at SecureGuild an online conference dedicated to security testing taking place May 20-21. Listen up and discover ways to avoid security exploits like the Citrix hack....
May 05, 2019•22 min
DevOps and Agility are only successful if your team continues to practice them every day, every hour, every minute. But how do you achieve this type of whole-team approach? In this episode, Gurushyam Mony shares some of his top practices for helping companies with their digital transformations and explains that people are as vital an aspect of this as tools are. So listen up and discover some real-world tips on how to make your people the key to your company's digital transformation success stor...
Apr 28, 2019•33 min
Today we'll be test talking with security testing expert Tanya Janca about application security and more. Tanya is passionate about application security and evangelizing software security and will share why you should be, too. Listen up to hear how Tanya can make even a topic like security fun.
Apr 21, 2019•37 min
Two of the hottest new topics in our industry are continuous testing and AI/machine learning. Today we'll be test talking with Guljeet Nagpaul about next generation Agile automation. We'll cover codeless test automation, improving Agile quality management and more. Guljeet worked for Mercury as head of their ALM practices back in the day, so he knows his stuff. Discover what has changed since that time, and what you need to know in today's rapidly changing automation testing landscape.
Apr 14, 2019•31 min
Have you ever wondered what is programming really is, at a deeper level than the obvious answer? That's what we'll be test talking about today with Edaqa Mortoray, author of the new book What is programming? A Harmony of People, Code that runs the world, and the Individual behind the Keyboard. If you'll remember from a previous TestTalks episode, Edaqa is the inventor of the Leaf programming language, so he knows a thing or two about programming. Don't miss it
Apr 07, 2019•32 min
One of the most common challenges for quality engineers is making the mental shift from merely pursuing pass or fail test results to understanding the characteristics and trends of tests. That's what we'll be test talking about today with Greg Paskal. Greg will share how to discover the personality of your application using dashboards created with ELK Stack. Listen up to discover how to create tests that are accurate and actionable.
Mar 31, 2019•35 min
Do you want to build more resilient software systems? Do you like to break things on purpose? If so, this episode is for you. We'll be Test Talking about Chaos Engineering with Tammy Butow, a principal site reliability engineer at Gremlin. Tammy will explain how to test the ways in which your system responds to stress so you can identify and fix failures before they impact your customers—saving you and your company the embarrassment of software downtime, bad publicity and lost revenue. Listen up...
Mar 24, 2019•30 min
Unfortunately, not many software engineering organizations are familiar with the needs of performance testing or even have the expertise to do so. One major roadblock that prevents teams from successfully executing performance testing is a lack of training. Sometimes, just knowing where to start can be a challenge. One place to start is PerfGuild so in this episode, we'll be talking all about the online conference dedicated 100% to helping you succeed with performance testing. Listen up....
Mar 17, 2019•34 min
In today's episode , we'll be Test Talking with Israel Rogoza and Avishai Moshka from IncrediBuild about how you can fast-forward your entire development cycle. Discover how to reduce your builds, tests and other tasks leveraging grid computing. So if you're looking for ways to accelerate your software development efforts without reducing the quality, listen up.
Mar 10, 2019•37 min
In this episode , we'll be Test Talking with Larry Goddard about how to create a "Klassi" automation framework. Larry will discuss some JavaScript-related test tools that have helped him create tests for UI, APIs and visual validations, as well as generate reports and run tests in CI. So listen up and discover how to improve your JavaScript-based automated testing efforts.
Mar 03, 2019•29 min
There are many things that can disturb the perfect flow of front-end development and testing. However, for some reason, most people are led to believe that, whatever the answer is, it might involve new technology. But what if that was not true? What if what we actually need is a new approach, or better yet, a new methodology to guide us? In this episode , Fabio Nolasco gives a glimpse in his book Professional Front-end Architecture , explaining how front-end architects have an opportunity to act...
Feb 24, 2019•35 min
Today we'll be test talking with Anton Angelov, the CTO and co-founder of Automate The Planet Ltd, inventor of both the BELLATRIX Test Automation Framework and MEISSA Distributed Test Runner. In this episode prepare to discover more about automation frameworks and how to run your tests in parallel.
Feb 17, 2019•30 min
Today we'll be test talking with Alex Schladebeck about her views on Software Testing. Discover what linguistics has to do with testing, how to stop hating your UI tests and much more. If you're interested in software testing, you don't want to miss this episode.
Feb 10, 2019•30 min
Today we'll be test talking with Kwo Ding all about his new Sonar WebDriver Plugin which is a static code analysis tool that helps you to follow best practices for writing WebDriver tests. If you're interested in writing clean Selenium code, you don't want to miss this episode .
Feb 03, 2019•22 min
Karate is a popular open-source project for web-service API testing. Inspired by Cucumber – it combines BDD syntax with a DSL carefully crafted to deal with HTTP. In this episode , Peter will walk through some of the features of Karate, and how it can be effectively used for testing web-service APIs. You get to hear straight from the creator of Karate the motivations for creating this framework in the first place, how it differs from the competition, and how it helps accelerate the development a...
Jan 27, 2019•32 min
Are you or your team struggling with automation testing? Do you have a hard time getting automation buy-in from your teams? In this episode, you'll get a sneak peek of what you'll discover at the 2019 Automation Guild Online Conference and Community. Listen in and find out how you and your team can accelerate your test automation efforts in 2019. Register for Automation Guild now: https://automationguild.com
Jan 20, 2019•24 min
Have you ever watched SpongeBob SquarePants? If so, this episode is for you as we Test Talk with Michelle Macdonald about the SpongeBob-themed talk she gave at last year's SeleniumConf titled "Sleeping is not your best friend in automation." Discover why "sleeping" is not optimal, and learn better ways of using waits in Selenium. Are you ready? If so, listen up!
Jan 13, 2019•32 min
Are you hungry to learn more about an open-source framework? In this episode Adrian Theodorescua, a developer-turned-tester with over 17 years of experience shares his experiences with helping to create OpenTest . OpenTest is a free, open-source functional test automation tool for Web applications, mobile apps, and APIs. Based on Andre's description, it might be the perfect solution for your team.
Jan 06, 2019•33 min
