Automated Testing Windows and Web Apps

This month we have two great talks:

Automated Windows App Testing with SikuliX
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How do we test this legacy Windows application? Are we barred from automated testing? Or how can we automate software installs? Sikuli is a great tool that allows you to visually identify and push buttons, type text, and create automation around a windows application. We'll look at how to get started with Sikuli, how to automate windows applications, and best practices around ensuring tests run quickly and precisely as the application evolves.

Jim Richardson began developing commercial software in Assembly and Fortran, and now builds web properties in React and ASP.NET. His vision and experience allow him to easily tackle new and complex problems, bringing comfort and understanding to projects big and small. In his quiet time, you can find Jim tinkering with software and hardware projects or enjoying time with his grandkids.

Gaining Confidence with Cypress Tests
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Have you ever wanted to refactor mercilessly but didn't want to break the fragile tower? Or have you ever pushed to production only to spend the next few days cleaning up the regressions? You need end-to-end tests, and Cypress is a great, fast way to build them. With a simple JavaScript or TypeScript interface, you can automate browsers to hit those critical functions in your app to prove it works as expected -- this time and every time. Join us to dive into building Cypress tests and leave with confidence to refactor your way to greatness.

Rob Richardson is a software craftsman building web properties in ASP.NET and Node, React and Vue. He’s a Microsoft MVP, published author, frequent speaker at conferences, user groups, and community events, and a diligent teacher and student of high quality software development. You can find this and other talks on https://robrich.org/presentations and follow him on twitter at @rob_rich.