Agile Testing After Work - COLOGNE (with Rewe Digital)

Join us for an engaging meetup where we'll dive into the world of Agile Testing! 🚀

Whether you're a seasoned pro or just curious, the Agile Testing Days team invites you to a relaxed evening with valuable insights, lively discussions, and a welcoming space for all enthusiasts of agile methodologies and software testing!

This meetup is kindly supported by REWE digital, who provide yummy snacks, drinks and the space for a thriving community event. You will find this same event at their meetup page too.

Agenda

• 04:30 - Entry & Welcome
• 05:15 - Michael Kutz: How (not) to Measure Quality
• 05:45 - break
• 06:15 - Anastasia Kutafina: Breaking Barriers - Become an Automation Tester in 258 minutes
• 06:45 - break
• 07:00 - Benjamin Bischoff: Old Tools, New Tricks
• 07:30 - break
• 07:45 - Talk 4
• 08:15 - Networking & drinks
• 21:30 - End of event

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Michael Kutz
How (Not) to Measure Quality
As software developers, my team and I were repeatedly in the situation of fighting for more quality and less feature pressure. In doing so, we often achieved concessions, but often the time we were given was insufficient and the result correspondingly unsatisfactory. If I am honest, we ourselves were not in a position to say exactly how bad the quality actually was. Moreover, I have noticed time and again that developers, users and managers of software have fundamentally different priorities when it comes to quality. Developers often think about internal aspects like code quality and maintainability, users think about external features like bugs and usability, and managers need predictability and efficiency in the development process. Of course, there are various metrics that try to measure the quality(s) of software, but these often only refer to very small sub-aspects and have more or less harmful side-effects.

In my talk I would like to point out the side effects of quality measurements and show a method for finding metrics that work better. I will point out weaknesses of single classical quality metrics and suggest better suited alternatives. In the end, this results in a network in which each metric is justified by a clear goal and a concrete question and in which weaknesses are mutually balanced.

Key Learnings
- Identify different approaches on how (not) to measure quality.
- Assess commonly used quality metrics against different purposes.
- Be aware of possible side effects of measurements.
- Understand how metrics can be combined to even out each other's weaknesses.

Anastasia Kutafina:
Breaking Barriers - Become an Automation Tester in 258 minutes
Real-world examples of how Karate successfully covers our backs in backend team.
Could automation be accessible and achievable for both programmers and non-programmers? Gear up for an inspiring talk that transforms apprehension into confidence.In this 25-minute session you witness showcases of language-neutral built-in assertions, reports, and parallel test execution for lightning-fast results of a Karate Test Automation Framework. See how combining the spirit of open-source with the finesse of out-of-the box solutions can be a catalyst for a cultural shift towards better quality in your team.
Join us to witness the art of testing simplified, barriers shattered and leave the room with the roadmap of how you can master your martial art of automated testing, delivering powerful blows to bugs with Karate.

Benjamin Bischoff:
New Tools, Old Tricks
In the ever-evolving world of software testing and development, it's easy to get swept up in the allure of shiny, new tools and technologies. But what if I told you that some of the most effective solutions have been around for decades? In this talk we'll explore how venerable tools like Selenium, GNU Make, Maven, and Bash continue to be essential assets in the modern software development and testing toolkit. I will give examples of how these tools solved our problems, demonstrate their adaptability, versatility, and reliability and try to prove that sometimes the old ways are the best ways. This session is designed to show that it's worth digging deeper into familiar tools. This way, you can stock up your toolbox and make better decisions on how to solve test problems more effectively. Rediscover the power of the classics!