Speech bullet points:
1) Focus on the fastest, most robust tests. Create UI & E2E tests as needed. Unit – Service – UI – E2E
2) Build based on probability of failure, impact on business, and complexity.
3) Budget, Schedule, and Technical Skillset will always limit the path forward.
About the speaker:
Thomas is presently serving as a Test Automation Architect. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at Huntington National Bank that encompassed testing, metrics reporting, and data management. Thomas has a background in Physics & Biophysics, with over a decade spent in research science studying fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy before joining IT.
This is part of the speech from the online Test Automation Meetup – June 28