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As software engineers, we need to stay up to date with our technical skills and more. If you’re like me, you sometimes wish there was a manual on how to stay ahead. If you feel the same way as I do listen up because In this episode we Test Talk with John Sonmez author of the new book The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide: How to Learn Programming Languages Quickly, Ace Your Programming Interview, and Land Your Software Developer Dream Job. My only issue is that I wish John named it the complete software engineer guide because it applied to anyone in the software development field including testers. So we cover all kinds of QA related topics like how QA or Another Technical Role can transition to Development. How to get a developer to work with testers, testing, QA basics, TDD, Unit Testing, Debugging and much, much more.

Are you or your team struggling with performance testing or are you afraid to release your application the wild because you simply don't know how it's going to perform under load? In this episode, you’ll discover how PerfGuild can help you. PerfGuild is the first ever 100% online conference dedicated solely to performance testing. We're bringing together 15 plus of some of the best experts in the world when it comes to performance testing. Listen up to hear why performance testing is more important now than ever for your software development projects.

In this episode, Paul Grizzaffi explains responsible ways to approach automation, as well as some of the knowledge we need in order to be responsible. He also shares insights into automation responsibility from his own career, including how to use proper judgment with all our testing efforts. So listen up and learn how to avoid test automation forays into irresponsibility.

After attending a test conference do you sometimes wish a presentation or workshop could have been better? If you’re like Greg the answer is yes. In this episode Greg shares his thoughts on his latest experience at STAREAST as well as some key takeaways and related thoughts he found himself pondering about automation after his experience. ring about automation after his experience.

Today we’ll to be test talking with Maciek Konkolowicz about automated delivery channels. In this episode you’ll discover what automated delivery channel actually is, as well as what bottlenecks to avoid, why refactoring is not always the right choice, how to get a quicker feedback loop, how to set up consistent environments and much, much more. Listen up and discover how to take your automated test execution to the next level.

In this episode Andreas Grabner will discuss how to get started monitoring the performance of your application using tools like Dynatrace’s free Appmon. Discover some key performance indicators you need to know when analyzing your application performance logs. Andy will also share some of the common performance patterns he has seen after helping hundreds of folks analyze their performance issues.

Are 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.

In 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.

In 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!

Are 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!

In 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.

In 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.

In 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.

Happy Easter - No Episode This Week. See you all next week.

Rex 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.  

Almost 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.

In 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

In 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.  

With 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.

Are 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.