Mindset, Skillset, Toolset - The Backbone of Continuous Quality and Test Automation

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Mindset,)Skillset,)Toolset)
The)Backbone)of)Continuous)
Quality)and)Test)Automation
Bandung,"16.4.2016
Michael"Palotas,"Francois"Reynaud,"Element34"Solutions"GmbH
Ben"Hoskins,"OLX"Indonesia"

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A)QUICK)WORD)ABOUT)OURSELVES
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WHO)IS)ELEMENT34)SOLUTIONS?)
We are a consulting and product development firm based in
Lachen, Switzerland and specialized in agile engineering
practices and test automation solutions with Selenium. The
company founders Michael Palotas and Francois Reynaud are key
contributors and thought leaders to open source projects such as
Selenium, Selendroid and ios-driver
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IS)THIS)AGILE?)
6IS"THIS"AGILE?"

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ENGINEERING)PRACTICES
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Continuous integration / delivery / deployment
Bug prevention vs. bug detection
Test automation
Pair programming
Code reviews
(Static) code analysis
Internal & external quality mindset
Metrics / KPIs

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BUZZWORDS
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Continuous"Integration
Continuous"Delivery"
Continuous"Deployment"

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THE)FIX?)
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LET’S)TAKE)A)STEP)BACK)
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MINDSET
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Organization
Knock down walls
Dev !" Test !" Ops
Culture
Management
Product team
Freedom
OK to fail
Innovate
It’s MY job

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SKILLSET
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TOOLSET
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TEST)AUTOMATION
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WHY)AUTOMATE?)
NOT to replace people
To save time and to reinvest that time into (human) testing
To get early and instant feedback
Safety net
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VISION:CONTINUOUS)DELIVERY/DEPLOYMENT

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TESTING)OF)THE)FUTURE)
Continuous / Non-Stop Testing
Along with development
All test levels are done within the sprint
Testing is the job of the entire team
Testers are engineers with a “testing superpower”

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ATLASSIAN
Source:"Andrew"Prentice,"Atlassian,"Sydney"May"2014

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THE)BIG)GOAL

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Element34 Solutions GmbH
Gerbiweg 2
8853 Lachen
Switzerland
http://www.element34.net
Michael"Palotas:"michael.palotas@element34.net
Francois"Reynaud:" francois.reynaud@element34.net
THANK"YOU!