#16 South West Test

We're heading back to Zone Digital (https://www.zonedigital.com/uk/) for another event!!

We have a few awesome talks for you, Bruce Hughes has very kindly agreed to share some of her experiences with us all. Really looking forward to hearing what she has to share.

We also have a talk from Mark Dennis who is another regular attendee of the SWT events and has decided to try his hand at speaking...which is awesome!!

He's going to be sharing his experiences and asking "To automate or not to automate" - Looking forward to hearing his views.

Finally, we have a talk from Steve Ikobayo, who is the QA Lead from our hosts Zone. He will be walking us all through the test approach at Zone and how adopting a new approach can improve your outcome and products end-performance.

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Event Agenda:

18:30 - Arrive at the Zone Digital office.

19:00 - Quick Intro

19:05 - Talk One

"`ABC, VRT...`" by Bruce (the legend) Hughes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-hughes-20b270a0/)

As a tester still wearing their 6-12months bodysuit, Bruce was faced with a few common questions - "Shouldn't we be automating all this?", "What should we automate first?" and "How the holy fudge cakes do we do it?"
This is a quick look at how we answered those questions, from choosing the correct type of test to automate, deciding on the right tool for us, and some details of implementation.

19:15 - Talk Two

"To automate or not to automate, that is the question!" by Mark Dennis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-dennis-0b55391/)

Test Automation is a real boon to software development, but you need to be picky when deciding what to automate.
It's easy to start drowning in unnecessary/out-of-date/failing automated-tests when the development floodgates open.
From the experience of building test-packs, this talk explores when tests should be automated, and more importantly, when they shouldn't,
giving the foundation for a successful automated-test strategy, and helping you keep your head above water!

In this talk Mark Dennis brings his experience of implementing automated-test frameworks at a small Fintech: Prepay Solutions.

19:35 - Talk Three

"The Test Approach @ Zone" by Steve Ikobayo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveikobayo/), QA Lead at Zone.

How Zone implements an effective testing strategy to ensure optimal performance on behalf of some of the works biggest brands, including Electrolux, Centrica, and Barratt Homes. Come see how adopting a new approach can improve your outcome and product end-performance.

The event is open to all:

Although this is billed as a "Test" meet up it's not just for Testers, it's open to anyone who wants to come along to hear some amazing talks and interact with some lovely like-minded people. Please do share the meetup details with your friends, workmates or anyone who you think would love to attend.

If you want to join us over on Slack - Please feel free to do so: https://goo.gl/JRgFwK

We also have a meetup Twitter account (https://twitter.com/south_west_test) - Please follow us and drop us a message if you need to get in touch.