This document discusses the author's experience with open-source test automation tools over the past 5 years. It describes his initial choice of a closed-source paid tool with poor integration and support. After failing to get developer involvement, he switched to an open-source Groovy tool but still lacked features. This led him to create his own open-source tool called Argus Eyes which supports continuous delivery, integrates with front-end tools, and has a component-based approach. The benefits of open-source cited include better code quality, feedback, and ability to modify the tool to needed features.

1. GET MORE OUT
OF OPEN-SOURCE

2. A BIT
ABOUT ME

3. T H A T ’ S M E
 Maarten Groeneweg
 Principal Test Engineer
 Test Automation Jehova

4. TWO OPEN-SOURCE
PROJECTS

5. A BIT ABOUT
YOU

6. QUIZ TIME

7. MY LESSON
LEARNED
In test tool selection

8. LEARNING
BY FAILURES
I already failed for you 

9. LET’S GO
BACK IN TIME
About 5 years…

10. “SELECT A TEST
AUTOMATION TOOL”

11. M Y C H O I C E
 Closed Source
 $$$
 Pay per seat
 Crappy CI integration
 Slowwww support

12. 0%
DEVELOPER
INVOLVEMENT

13. I LEARNED
So new chance to select a tool

14. M Y C H O I C E
 FREEEEE
 Open Source
 Groovy
 Tons of magic

15. 5%
DEVELOPER
INVOLVEMENT

16. GET UP &
TRY AGAIN
So new chance to select a tool

17. M Y C H O I C E
 Open Source
 Code quality check
 Still free
Missing some features?
 Just fork it!
Magic?
 Check the source

18. AGAIN-AGAIN
But…different

19. M Y C H O I C E
damn…

20. THAT’S HOW
ARGUS EYES
WAS BORN

21. C h a l l e n g e s
 Continuous Delivery
 Loads of pages
 CSS can be fragile
 Design matters
 UI test where not
automated

23. C o n c e p t
 Open Source
 Node.js
 Integrates with FE
tools
 Component based
 Fail Fast

24. FREE IN USE

25. FLAWLESS LIVE DEMO
That’d be great

26. O p e n s o u r c e
 Forces good coding
 More generic
 Build tooling
 Feedback
 Fun!

27. RETROSPECT

29. "Free software is a
matter of liberty, not
price. To understand the
concept, you should think
of free as in free speech,
not as in free beer."
Richard Stallman

30. LESSONS
LEARNED

31. FREE BEER IS
AWESOME

32. BUT DRINK WITH
MATES

33. JOIN THE
CONVERSATION

34. START BREWING
YOUR OWN

35. ARGUSEYES.IO
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