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Automation Guild 2022: LIVE Annual Online Automation Guild Event
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Not to be missed.
You are guaranteed to pick up a tip, trick or learn something new about test automation.
William Stasyna
Sr. QA Automation Specialist
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Lead SDET
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Although early in my automation career, Automation Guild provided me a plethora of information, resources, and education that was well worth the price of admission.
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Automation Guild 2022: Sessions & Speakers
Principal Engineer- Quality
Kristin Jackvony
Many people have discovered that UI test automation with Cypress is fast and easy.
But did you know there's a way to make your tests even faster?
Cypress has a built-in feature called cy.request that allows you to easily make API requests.
API requests are much faster and more reliable than UI interactions, so it's a great idea to learn how to use them in your tests.
In my presentation, I'll be taking a suite of UI automated tests and refactoring them to use API calls. You'll see just how easy it is to make your automation lightning fast!
Leader in Quality Engineering
Girish Rathod
Learnings from our 18-month journey to build a robust, scalable yet maintainable E2E testing framework.
CICD lead/QA coach
LayMui Toh
The typical way for API development is getting some transient user stories from Product owners to implement API endpoints.
However this will be costly as bugs will surface when passed on to the QA folk.
In this talk,
I'll share how we can apply BDD as part of shift left strategy
to API testing and
apply open source tool like SerenityJS
using cucumber test runner for API testing.
Automation engineer
Christine Zierold
From slow scrolling to deal with lazy loading images...to do a safeClick to avoid detached DOM's.
I'll share some of the commands I created and discovered to hack my Cypress test suite and make it more stable.
Senior Staff Engineer
Sandeep Baldawa
Learn how we at Slack - scale and maintain CI/CD infrastructure using K8s.
Software Dev Engineer
Noemi Ferrera
Learn how continuous integration, delivery, and testing can be achieved using GitHub actions, alongside other tips so that you can take your automation to the next level.
Performance test consultant
Leandro Melendez
Why should we care if our automation is fast?
In these continuous, agile, and crazy days, our pipelines need to keep flowing constantly. Non-stop streams may flood the dev towns around them if they get blocked.
In this session, Leandro will help you understand why we want to ensure we have fast automation. By measuring the speed of their executions, not the speed of the software tested like in performance testing days but testing the speed of the automation themselves.
The audience will learn some tips while automating to ensure the created automation are blazing fast.
And last, some stories of how it should look when we all agree that a happy continuous world is full of blazing-fast and parallel-able automation.
Director, Learning and Education Programs
Jonathan Lipps
Session Name TBA (Something around Appium)
Senior Quality Engineer
Stephen Kilbourn
Learn how to start testing your front end with unit tests instead of needing to deploy.
Testing-library is a family of packages helps you test UI components in a user-centric way. This allows you to test your front end before deploying and without the need for end to end tests in many scenarios.
Site Reliability Engineer
Evan Niedojadlo
Discover how to include other teams within Chaos Engineering and how you can get started at your organization.
QA Architect
Nikolay Stanoev
In this session, you'll learn how to use Selenium 4 in order to reduce the effort for automation of negative tests.
There will be a solution for the following problems:
-- How to use Chrome Debugging Protocol
-- How to use Network Interceptor
-- How to reduce time for setting up test data using mocks
-- How to automate negative tests with Selenium 4
Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst
Crystal Preston-Watson
Accessibility Testing
Principal Automation Architect
Paul Grizzaffi
Understanding the existence and basics of High-Volume Automated Testing (HiVAT) can enhance your ability to add automation coverage.
In most current software delivery teams, there is some amount of automation created to help with testing tasks. From bare-bones smoke test suites to deep regression suites to special-purpose, proprietary tools, the use of machines to help us test is nearly omnipresent.
That said, most of the automation we create is based on traditional test cases. Typically, there is some, or a lot, of value in this approach to automation, but there are additional techniques.
Enter, High-Volume Automated Testing; this is not load or performance testing.
Defined as “a family of testing techniques that enable the tester to create, run and evaluate the results of arbitrarily many tests”, High-Volume Automated Testing (HiVAT) is a way of repurposing our existing automation and the techniques with which we are familiar while adding new approaches to extend our existing automation coverage.
During this session, Paul Grizzaffi shares the basics of HiVAT, including discussing the original work by Dr. Cem Kaner, Harry Robinson, and Andy Tinkham, supplementing with HiVAT examples from his own experience.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Ashley Martin
Ways to work within your skill set to get to that next level and get recognition in your organization.
Principal Engineer
Manpreet Singh
Singleton, Factory, Builder - What are they and when can they be useful?
AVP - Quality Engineering, DevOps & SRE
George Ukkuru
Accelerating Cloud Transformation by leveraging Functional and Non-Functional Automation.
a) Challenges associated with Cloud Migration
b) What are the potential use cases for both functional and non-functional automation?
c) What are the benefits that can be realized by implementing these use cases?
full stack test automation expert
Satyajit Malugu
Discover the basis of different kinds of tests in flutter and contrast them with other testing frameworks.
Flutter is a multi-platform framework with a robust testing mechanisms.
This talk will go over Unit, Widget and Integration tests in flutter, how to write them, run them and also integrate them into CI with GitHub actions.
Chief Technologist
Don Jackson
AI impact on Functional Automation
Senior Director of Technology Strategy
Marcus Merrell
CTO
James Walker
Stop over-testing! Taming the combinatorial explosion
Associate Leader - SDET
Mukund Zalke
Understanding the importance and the need of API Security and how you start implementing it.
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Maros Kutschy
In this session, you'll learn about the importance of mindset needed for best performance in automation testing.
You'll also discover the habits that are important for automation engineers.
Software Engineer
Kevin Wittek
Testcontainers
Developer Advocate (Performance Testing)
Nicole van der Hoeven
Browser Based Load Testing
Advanced Technical Consultant
Anna Domascan
Software testing is often considered a side activity, almost a “necessary evil”.
With the acceleration of software development lifecycles along with higher dependency on software in business and private environments, software testing is facing new challenges of increased workload.
More and more companies decide to face these challenges with the help of test automation.
This raises new questions: What should we automate? Can we keep the test assets we created over the last decade? Who will develop the tests?
Like with any development, test automation needs a firm foundation made of requirements.
In this session, we will look at some techniques for requirement elicitation related to test automation, and discuss how collaboration within the team can be improved.
Software Development Engineer
Dmytro Budym
Do you know that the same function can become 10 times faster just using another algorithm and changing data structure in some cases can extremely increase performance?
Discover how to use Big O notation for optimizing your tests code to make them faster and effective.
Sr Software Engineer
Manuel de la Peña
OpenTelemetry in your tests
Engineering Manager Quality
Mala Punyani
In this talk, Mala will share a holistic view of the challenges of traditional software testing in the complex Salesforce testing ecosystem and provide a roadmap for leaders to overcome implementation roadblocks in partnership with R&D teams.
Finally, Mala will demonstrate how an investment of a DevOps solution with a Sauce Labs integration helped her agile team achieve time reduction of up to 50% for overall flow, while doubling release velocity without additional headcount.
If you are a manager looking to scale end-to-end testing coverage and/or wondering how to take a holistic approach to Salesforce test automation, you won’t want to miss this leadership session.
DevOps Chief Evangelist
Eran Kinsbruner
In this talk, front-end web app developers and testers would get to learn the most advanced and little-known features of the Cypress framework.
Senior Lead Engineer
Ankit Pangasa
The presentation would establish the point "why designing the automation right is important but often neglected?"
Project Manager
Nikolai Varlamov
Automation of Audio and Video Performance Testing
Chief Architect Test automation
Patrick Döring
Event Driven Architecture for Testers
Technical E-Learning Developer
Lindsay Walker
In this talk, we will explore what accessibility means, why it is important, and what this looks like on both web and mobile applications.
Accessibility takes on many forms, as there are a wide range of humans out there who have different needs and abilities. Technology has made it easier than ever to adapt to all kinds of human needs and uses, however all those needs aren’t always on every developers’ radar.
In this talk, you'll see what tools are already available for accessibility testing, and also delve deeper into the world of adapting for all users, exploring the needs and possibilities that a QA tester should consider when testing an app for usability.
Takeaways:
- Learn how to identify gaps or blindspots you may have in considering what functionality to build into an application
- Become more equipped to create diverse, inclusive tests and help your teams engineer higher quality products
- Understand the technology and tools available for a11y testing, and what needs exist on the automation front for addressing more accessibility issues for users.
- Explore some of the existing a11y automated testing functionality available for web app testing
- Explore our own blindspots when it comes to accessibility testing, and brainstorm about what needs exist
- Understand the scope and function of assistive technology available on mobile devices
- Explore a case study where a company with a mobile application does extensive accessibility testing on real devices, and explore what they test, and how better test automation can help them and their customers
- Discuss what basic considerations should be included in testing programs to ensure we are meeting all a11y accessibility standards
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Joe Colantonio
Founder of TestGuild & Guild conferences
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A must-attend event for all testing professionals. You get all the best practices and innovative techniques in a concise manner.
George Ukkuru
Head of Quality Eng. UST
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AG was an amazing experience for me. It was a wealth of knowledge being shared. Everyone was supportive.
I definitely learned a lot and it showed me a wide range of techniques that can be applied to make testing better.
One of THE best conferences I have attended. From the content to the community interaction - AMAZING!
Julia Pottinger
Training & Development Manager
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As always, an awesome event! A superabundance of testing goodness.
Even before the conference had ended, the team was already chasing new ideas, refining existing practices and getting colleagues excited about new possibilities.
Validation of current practices and plans is always a tremendous win and Automation Guild weighs in massively in this regard.
Our plans are solid and aligned with those of our peers around the globe; the future is bright indeed!
What could be more awesome than that?
Mike Taber
Test Architect
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I've been doing testing automation for 21 years and I really enjoyed the Automation Guild.
I really like that I got back into latest industry trends. The conference was really well organized and there was a wide variety of applicable topics.
I'm also really enjoying the Slack community and the ability to communicate with test automation experts from all around the world, year-round.
Overall, I found that Automation Guild was really great and I have a lot of ideas that I can apply to my work.
Michelle Pleas
Principal Test Engineer
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4th year attending the Automation Guild conference and its value and content keeps getting better. Huge thanks to Joe for putting on such a great event.
Stuart Noble
Test Manager
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I joined the Automation Guild conference 4 times already. I always enjoy it.
You meet a lot of people who work in the same fields with you or related. And they give so many thoughts and brilliant ideas.
I feel very happy this time each year.
And I'm always looking forward to see what we will have next year ;)
Michelle Xie
Automation Tester
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I gained critical insights into the tools and techniques that industry practitioners use, the strategies that businesses consider when building an automation strategy, and the industry's latest automation trends.
I didn't expect an e-conference to be so well organized...and how welcoming the community that Joe and Team have built was. You also retain access to all conference materials even after the event.
Perhaps even more valuable is the opportunity to be part of an inclusive and supportive community of knowledgeable folks that you can tap into as a resource as you develop your career. Automation Guild sets the bar high!
Felix Lee
Test Lead
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You think you know everything, and then you find our you really do know just a small part of the equation.
Having testers in the Slack channel giving ideas and pointers has helped me immensely in expanding my range of knowledge and acceptance of tools that can make the wheels turn even better.
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Senior Quality Assurance Manager
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Frequently Asked Questions
Automation Guild is an industry-standard annual online event I’ve organized since 2017.
**AG 2017 was one of the first-ever online events in the world dedicated 100% to automation testing.**
My goal?
To create a community-driven event made for the testers...by the testers -- laser focused to help them achieve less flaky automation and fast-track their career growth.
That’s why for each event, I invite some of the most highly qualified and experienced automation experts in the world…
...and give them a platform to share key functional (and non-functional) insights required to build better software - faster.
Plus, share all the latest tips, best practices, useful tools, most effective strategies, and actionable techniques from their real-world experience.
By implementing “in-the-trench” expert advice from Automation Guild 2022, you can expect to:
✓ Achieve faster, better, and reliable automation
✓ Save time wasted on flaky tests
✓ Avoid little-known and time-consuming mistakes
✓ Shorten your learning curve
✓ Upgrade (and widen) your skillset
✓ Open up more (and better) career opportunities
✓ Fast-track your career growth
All live events usually take place from 10 AM to 6 PM Eastern Time Zone. The exact day-wise and time slot for each session is being finalized.
If you can’t make it live, no worries.
Because you’ll get lifetime access to:
⇨ Every over-the-shoulder video training session
⇨ The Q&A video with the speaker after their session
⇨ Roundtable “ask experts anything” session (typically at the end of each day)
⇨ Complete chat transcripts
⇨ Session transcripts
In fact, if you can't attend the live Q&As - you can submit your questions to me ahead of time and I will ask the speaker live.
After the conference is over I will edit all the LIVE Q&A and place each speakers individual Q&A session under their speaker’s page so you will be able to view their session and Q&A from the same location.
Yes, absolutely.
Here’s what you need to do:
Step #1: Just proceed with registration using your preferred payment mode.
Step #2: After that, email me at [email protected] with the details you require on your custom invoice.
That’s it. I’ll send your custom invoice so you can claim your reimbursement.
If you’re interested in topics related only to functional automation, register for the 3-day ticket.
However, if you’d like to expand your knowledge on other critical automation topics (non-functional automation) such as:
• Performance testing
• Security testing
• DevOps
• CI/CD
• Chaos engineering
• Accessibility testing, etc.
Then you should most certainly opt for the best value option: The Complete 5-Day Ticket.
I’m 100% confident that you’ll pick tons of actionable tips that you can implement right away with your current automation solution.
I know it’ll help you achieve faster, better, dependable, and less flaky automation in 2022 (and beyond).
I’m also sure that you’ll love our helpful Automation Guild Slack community for quick solutions, new ideas, and networking with experts - before, during, and after the event.
In fact, thousands of people have attended the last 5 Automation Guild events. And most of them attend every year to stay ahead of the curve.
But rest assured, your investment in Automation Guild is protected by my 180-day “Love it or Leave it” 100% money-back guarantee.
So if you're not satisfied for any reason...or don't get tangible results from Automation Guild 2022…
Simply let me know within 180 days (6 full months), and I'll return 100% of your investment.
No Questions Asked.
1) Guild online conferences are single track events.
2) All live activity takes place in the EDT/EST time zone usually 10AM - 6:00PM
3) I ask that speakers pre-record their sessions ahead of time to ensure the best video/audio quality. I try to also add them to the conference site a week before the event to give folks a chance to watch ahead of time if they want.
4) I ask all speakers to keep there sessions to 25 minutes.
5) During the LIVE conference days, I stream the pre-recorded session followed by the speakers LIVE to take Q&A from the audience.
6) All Activities during live conference days are recorded and uploaded to the site within 24hrs.
7) We use private slack channels for questions and communications.
8) The history of the slack channel is saved as a PDF and uploaded to the site after the event as well.
9) If someone can't attend the LIVE Q&As they can submit their questions to me ahead of time and I will ask the speaker live.
10) This is like a hybrid conferences/membership site. Attendees can log in to the site and rewatch all videos forever. Videos can also be downloaded locally.
11) All session videos will also have transcripts.
If your company has an education budget for employees...Or you just want to put forth a value proposition for AG 2022 in front of your manager, this might help:
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All you need to do is make a copy of this document. And then simply edit the email template to suit your needs.
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If your group has 2 attendees choose a quantity of 2. If it has 5 choose a quantity of 5 and so forth. The ticket price is per attendee.
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The live event and lifetime access to Automation Guild 2022 can only be unlocked for a one-time investment of $297 for the 5-day event. And $197 for the 3-day event.
I understand the amounts carry a different weight for testers from various countries and financial situations.
That’s why I suggest looking at this as an investment in yourself...and evaluate it from an ROI point of view.
Q #1 ⇨ Would getting lifetime access to practical and real-world knowledge of the world's top automation experts - help you get a higher salary and open up more (and better) opportunities?
Q #2 ⇨ Would 24/7 access to 2000+ skilled testers help you get quick solutions, avoid mistakes, save a ton of time, and enable you to reach your goals faster?
Q #3 ⇨ Simply put...would it give you back way more than your investment in AG 2022 - just like it has for all the testers in our community?
Asking yourself the above 3 questions will help you make the best decision for your current situation.
Besides...
I don’t want you worrying about losing your investment…
That’s why I also offer an unconditional 180-day "Love it or Leave it" 100% money-back guarantee.
And honestly, I don’t know of any other online conference in the world that gives 100% of the investment back.