STARWEST 2014 - Software Testing Conference

PRESENTATIONS

Continuous Testing and New Tools for Automation

Learn how you can create a full continuous integration solution entirely in the cloud using GitHub, Selenium, Sauce Labs, and Travis CI. Michael Redman will show you how to take...
Michael Redman, Sauce Labs
Continuous Testing: A Key Component of Continuous Delivery

In a DevOps approach to software development, extending agile and lean practices across the delivery lifecycle is important to releasing software faster. Delivering software to market quickly is certainly important, but releasing software of low quality can hurt. Delivering higher quality...
Al Wagner, IBM
Eliminate the Testing Swiss Cheese Syndrome

Test plans and test coverage often resemble Swiss cheese—full of holes in high risk areas of code. And teams may be unaware because they lack sufficient visibility into what areas of...
Rich Newman, Coverity
End-to-End Test Automation with Open Source Technologies

As organizations continue to adopt agile methodologies, testers are getting involved earlier in product testing. They need tools that empower them to manage varied test automation needs for web services, web APIs, and web and mobile applications. Open source solutions are available in...
Ramandeep Singh, QA InfoTech
Five Ways to Improve Your Mobile Testing

Few technology shifts have impacted the way we do business as much as mobile. The new and exciting functionality delivered by mobile apps, the pace at which they are being developed, and their emergence as the “face of the business” requires that organizations deliver unprecedented quality...
Dennis Schultz, IBM
Functional Testing with Domain-Specific Languages

Developing high-quality software requires effective communication among various project stakeholders. Business analysts must elicit customer needs and capture them as requirements, which developers then transform into working software. Software test engineers collaborate with business...
Tariq King, Ultimate Software
Gamification in Assurance: The Future of QA and Testing Workspace

Quality Assurance and Testing is an interesting and challenging profession. As custodians of the business, we are responsible for assuring both the business and the end customer experience. Even though some testing activities have become mundane and repetitive, testing...
Kannan Subramaniam, Comcast, and Prasad MK, TCS
Getting Your Message Across: Communication Skills for Testers

Communication is at the heart of our profession. No matter how advanced our testing capabilities are, if we can’t convey our concerns in ways that connect with key members of the project team, our contribution is likely to be ignored. Because we act solely in an advisory capacity, rather...
Thomas McCoy, Australian Department of Social Services
Growing into Leadership

Pete Walen is not going to tell you how to be a good test manager. Instead, Pete shares ideas on becoming a true leader. While some managers certainly are leaders, testers of all varieties and experience levels can become leaders. Developing technical leadership skills, regardless of job...
Peter Walen, Gordon Food Service
Implementing Outsourced Testing Services with a Third Party

Outsourcing test services are all the rage today. But are they really faster, better, and cheaper? Shelley Rueger shares how you can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your test process using a third-party test service. She provides guidance on how to determine if your product is...
Shelley Rueger, Moxie Software

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