Upcoming Industry Talk on Test Automation by Daniel Knapp of andrena objects AG
We will host an industry talk on “Agile testing toolbox” in AMOS, our agile methods course. The talk is free and open to the public.
- by: Daniel Knapp, andrena objects AG
- about: Test automation in practice
- on: July 5th, 2017, 10:15-11:45 Uhr
- at: FAU, Erlangen Süd, H10
- as part of: AMOS
Abstract: The concepts of agile testing – in particular a comprehensive test automation system – have been established in recent years. The principles of the so-called test pyramid should be kept in mind while implementing a suite of automated tests. But what will the actual implementation approach for the respective levels of test pyramids look like? Which test tool is suitable at which level of the test pyramid for which purpose? What are alternatives?
These questions can be answered on the lower levels of the pyramid by the use of unit testing and mocking frameworks. A lot of real world realizations on the higher levels of the pyramid address the above questions – if at all – by using one and the same tool for different scenarios – true to the motto: “If all you have is a hammer in the toolbox, everything looks like a nail.” This approach leads to unstable and overly complex test suits that do not adequately meet the need for optimal test feedback.
In many years of project experience in an agile environment, a toolbox has been developed, which includes a wide range of solutions for the most common test scenarios on the higher levels of the test pyramid. We will introduce some of these tools, e.g. the use of isolation techniques, testing of loosely coupled components by contracts or the use of container technologies.
Speaker: Daniel Knapp has been working as an agile software engineer and coach for more than the last decade. His main interests are agile software engineering as well as agile development processes. He’s currently head of andrena objects’ Karlsruhe location.