Conference Presentations

Blunders in Test Automation
Slideshow

In chess, the word blunder means a very bad move by someone who should know better. Even though functional test automation has been around for a long time, people still make some very bad moves and serious blunders. The most common misconception in automation is thinking that manual...
Dorothy Graham, Software Test Consultant
The Future of the Software Testing Profession
Video

The world of testers and test managers—like most professions—continues to evolve. Some say the more things change, the more things stay the same; others say that testing as a profession is dying. These divergent views raise compelling questions. Are we approaching the era of minimal...
Mike Sowers
Testers and Testing: A Product Owner’s Perspective
Slideshow

Testers frequently feel that they and their contributions to delivering software are undervalued. These feelings may stem from patterns of important defects being de-prioritized, receiving lower salaries than their peers who code, being assigned seemingly pointless tasks, or being expected...
Scott Barber, PerfTestPlus, Inc.
What Do Defects Really Cost? Much More Than You Think
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As software increasingly becomes the face of the business, defects can lead to embarrassment, financial loss, and even business failure. Nevertheless, in response to today's demand for speed and “continuous everything,” the software delivery conveyer belt keeps moving faster and faster...
Wayne Ariola, Parasoft
Mobile Performance Testing Crash Course

With more and more web traffic coming from mobile devices, performance on tablets and smartphones has a profound impact on user experience and, ultimately, your company’s bottom line. Dustin Whittle shares the latest performance testing tools and insights for web developers. Dustin...
Dustin Whittle, AppDynamics
Continuous Mobile Testing for Critical Business Apps
Slideshow

Mobile testing presents a daunting challenge to software development shops and testers. QA/test teams must design test plans to account for multiple platforms, an enormous and ever-increasing number of devices, and frequent OS updates that often introduce dramatic changes. To add...
Steven Winter, FIS Mobile
Mobile Dev + Test 2015: Mobile Test Automation with Big Data Analytics
Slideshow

Development and test organizations face major challenges when building robust automated tests around their mobile applications. With limited testing resources and increasingly more complex projects, stakeholders worry about the risk and quality of mobile products. So how do you plan a...
Tarun Bhatia, Microsoft
Thought: The Future of Mobile and Embedded Application Input
Slideshow

Control of complex machines by human thought has been a mainstay of science fiction writing and films for years. In the movie Firefox, Clint Eastwood steals a highly advanced Russian fighter jet that is controlled by the pilot’s thoughts. But real devices are now appearing that purport to...
Jim McKeeth, Embarcadero Technologies
Mobile Dev + Test 2015: Mobile Testing Trends and Innovations
Slideshow

As organizations implement their mobile strategy, testing teams must support new technologies—while still maintaining existing systems. Melissa Tondi describes the major trends and innovations in mobile technology, usage patterns, tools, and test equipment that you should consider when...
Melissa Tondi, Denver Automation and Quality Engineering
Today and Tomorrow: Mobile's Impact on Development and Testing
Slideshow

There are more than 1.4 billion smartphones in the world—one for every 4.5 people on earth. Over the next decade wearables and the Internet of Things (IoT) will make those numbers look puny. In fact, mobile is transforming how people and things connect and dramatically changing software...
James Montemagno, Xamarin

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