Performing software testing all the f***ing time is one of the values of the Ruby community. But how many of us test in production in addition to running our test suites as part of CI? This talk will discuss a variety of approaches to testing in prod including canaries, blue-green …
When visuals come under test automation, the outcome rarely justifies the cost. Visual tests tend to be too brittle, to difficult to maintain, and too slow to execute for quick iterative delivery cycles. However, recent improvements in cloud computing and browser capabilities make it possible to change the economics of …
The financial industry is notorious for its unwillingness to change. Change is often avoided unless absolutely necessary, and usually at the behest of company executives. This is the story of Gary’s journey moving from test cases to context-driven testing in a start-up financial technology company and the invitation to change …
Are you writing ember.js JavaScript code that can survive a rigorous refactor? Would a well written suite of tests make you feel more confident as you iterate? How do you get feedback as you add new features or fix a bug? This video is a live coding session where an …
In modern development, applications and environment are changing often. Monitoring, changing and syncing development, test and production environment can take lot of effort and can cause delays in process. This can also cause resource duplicates that aren’t in use for ages. But if we add cloud in this mix, things …
The attitude among many developers seems to be that code reviews can be either honest or nice but not both. I see this as a false dichotomy; while code reviews should be both honest and kind, they should be focused on inspiring creators to go back to their work, excited …
