TestBash World Watch Party, In-Person @ Mabl's office

Mabl will be hosting and sponsoring our first in-person Meetup event in the past two years! We will be gathering in-person to view a live broadcast of a talk, followed by a live Q&A session with the speaker. Please RSVP Yes only if you are planning to attend, for an accurate headcount for refreshments.

What: TestBash World 2022 Watch Party
Where: Mabl, 38 Chauncy Street, 9th floor, Boston, MA

Schedule:
Meet and Greet: 6:00 pm
Talk: 6:20 pm
Q&A: 6:50 pm

We will be watching Francis Ho, QA Lead, broadcast his talk for TestBash World "My Imperfect Journey to the Whole Team Owning Quality" from New Zealand, after which we will do a live Q & A session with him.

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About the Talk, TestBash World 2022:

Francis Ho writes, "We often hear success stories about shifting QA left; to have the mindset of preventing bugs rather than finding bugs, or that the entire product team is responsible for quality. I’ve always found them inspiring, so when I was given the opportunity to lead and define how we do QA at my company, an expanding startup with a growing engineering team, I set out on the journey to experience for myself this utopia where QA isn’t just about gatekeeping.

"Four years later at my company, we no longer perform full manual regression tests before every release but are now deploying to production dozens of times a day without the need for human gatekeepers.

"In this talk let me take you through our journey towards that utopia, what happened along the way, and how I battled between the desire for shared ownership of quality and the reassurance from hands-on QA testing before releases that is deeply embedded in me, because that’s just what’s expected of QA folks. A QA that doesn’t do any testing before releases, or sometimes even new features? What am I here for then?

"This is a real story of how it unfolded. It is not a perfect journey, but it is ours".

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About the Speaker, TestBash World 2022:

"Francis Ho is the Quality Engineering Lead at Auror, a startup that helps prevent retail crime, reduce loss and making stores safer. They work with some of the largest retailer in the regions, e.g. Walmart, Coles, Woolworths. Francis has previously worked in companies of varying size and many sectors, from Healthcare to Fintech to Big data and now Retail Crime. He is passionate about creating a work environment that allows people to do their best work, and he loves building software that brings a positive impact to the society. He joined his current company in hopes of finding a different way of working than what he has previously done. Francis lives in New Zealand, home of the Hobbits. In his spare time, he is busy exploring with his two years old son and listening to baby shark on repeat".

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What is TestBash World?
From TestBash World 2022 site:

"TestBash World is set to be the biggest and most inclusive software testing conference in 2022. In true MoT style, we’ve gone big and bold as we continue to push the boundaries of what online conferences look like.

"For this new event, we’ve smashed the groundbreaking 24-hour conference, TestBash Home, with our global meetup network to bring to you TestBash World. This innovative conference will run for a full 24 hours over the 22nd and 23rd of June and is free for all to attend!

"With TestBash World, you can join from the comfort of your own home, attend a local meetup or even set up your own watch party! This means that even more members of the community can get involved and enjoy the TestBash experience.

"Our estimates suggest there will be over 2,000 members of our active community joining TestBash World. And, with multiple ways for you to learn, engage and have shared experiences with the community during the event; we know it’s going to be an incredible TestBash for everyone".

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About mabl:

"At mabl, we’re building the most comprehensive end-to-end cross-browser test automation tool in the industry. We’re focusing on using the large amounts of data collected from test runs to power quality intelligence and provide insights to customers to improve the quality of their applications. As a team, we’re an eclectic group with diverse experiences and expertise, with many team members involved in professional communities outside the office through blogging, conferences, workshops, meetups, and mentoring".

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