The Art of Debugging. Debug Like a Developer, Think Like a QA | Calgary Meetup

The Test Tribe Calgary Meetup – The Art of Debugging: Debug Like a Developer, Think Like a QA

Debugging is often seen as a developer’s job—but the most effective QA engineers know that great debugging skills are a force multiplier.
When QAs can debug confidently, they communicate issues more clearly, reduce back-and-forth with development teams, and produce bug reports that don’t just describe problems—but help get them fixed faster.

This session is about working smarter, not harder—and using debugging as a core QA superpower.

Event Details

• Date: Wednesday, 18th February 2026
• Time: 5:45 PM – 8:30 PM MT
• Venue: InceptionU 800 3 St SE, 3rd Floor, Calgary, AB T2G 0E7

How to find us:
The InceptionU learning space is inside the Calgary Central Library, directly east of City Hall. Head to the 3rd floor, walk to the south-east corner, and look for the yellow InceptionU door—it’ll be open for you!

Talk: The Art of Debugging- Debug Like a Developer, Think Like a QA
Speaker: Liliia Harbar, AQA Engineer at Oyster @ Waze

About the Talk
This talk focuses on how QAs can use debugging techniques to elevate their impact.

Liliia Harbar will share how quality engineers can:

• Debug issues the way developers do
• Understand failures at a deeper technical level
• Communicate findings with precision and confidence
• Deliver bug reports that lead to faster fixes and better collaboration

Rather than treating debugging as a last resort, this session reframes it as a daily skill that helps QAs become stronger technical partners within engineering teams.

Key Takeaways

• How QAs can debug like developers without needing to become one
• Techniques for analyzing failures instead of just reporting symptoms
• Ways to reduce back-and-forth with dev teams
• How to write high-quality bug reports that actually get fixed
• Why debugging is a critical skill for modern QA professionals

About the Speaker
Liliia Harbar is an AQA Engineer at Oyster @ Waze with 12+ years of experience in Quality Assurance.

Her career spans multiple roles—from manual QA to leadership and coaching—before focusing on automation test development, particularly in mobile testing, with additional experience in web and API automation.
Liliia strongly believes QA is not just about finding bugs, but about improving systems, collaboration, and outcomes. Outside of tech, she’s passionate about playing bass and singing in different bands.

Why You Should Attend

• Strengthen your debugging skills as a QA
• Learn how to collaborate more effectively with developers
• Improve the quality and impact of your bug reports
• Gain practical techniques you can apply immediately
• Connect with Calgary’s QA and testing community

About The Test Tribe
The Test Tribe is the world’s largest software testing community, empowering testers globally since 2018. With 700+ events and 150K+ members across 130+ countries, we bring testers together to learn, grow, and connect through meetups, conferences, cohorts, masterclasses, and more.

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