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NoVa Test Automation Interest Group April 2010 Meeting

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)

Herndon, VA

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Event Details

What?

NOVA TAIG – Northern Virginia Test Automation Interest Group
April 2010 Monthly Meeting

Topic: Automated In-Browser Testing with Cucumber and Webrat 

Presentation will include:
* Discussion of open source tools including Cucumber, Watir, WatirCuke, Webrat, Selenium.
* Using Domain-Specific Languages
* Behavior-driven Development and Testing

 

Presenter bio: 
Rudy Regner, Systems/Software Test Consultant. Currently working at Office of Management and Budget developing test strategies for IT platforms used in developing Federal budget.
Co-presenters: Rasik Pandey - CEO of Nepharious LLC, a software development consulting company based in Arlington, VA.; Mike Perz, programmer, does test-driven development; Erik Scheirer, currently working for the OMB as Architect and Developer. 

 



When?

Wed. April 7   6:30 – 9:00 PM

 

Where?
Tortilla Factory Restaurant in The Pine Shopping Center, Herndon, VA

(See web map links in upper right of this page)

    * Plenty of parking is available.
    * We have our own separate meeting room at the restaurant.
    * Food can be ordered from the menu at the meeting, for those who want appetizers, drinks, or dinner. 

    * Max number of attendees:  25

    * Menu

 

Cost?

No cost other than the food/drinks you order at the restaurant.


Meeting Format

* 6:30 – 7:00 Networking, food.
* 7:00 – 7:30 Each attendee introduces themselves and discusses their test automation interests/news/challenges/successes.
* 7:30 – 7:40 Announcements re job openings or those seeking work.
* 7:40 – 8:40 Topic or Presentation
* 8:40 – 9:00 Follow-on discussions

Meetings are participatory and discussion oriented.

* Meetings will be either a) informal discussion-oriented presentations or b) roundtable discussions
* Meetings may be technically-oriented at times (and may include showing and discussing code) Examples: unit testing, automation programming languages, tool specifics, security test automation, vendor presentations, load testing, code coverage, etc.
* Some meetings may be less technical and oriented to design/strategy/management subjects related to test automation. Examples: when is a software project ready for test automation, choosing a tool, open-source vs COTS, build vs buy, ROI, how to find a great test automation engineer, automation estimation, etc.
* It is expected that attendees will contribute actively to the discussions and be willing to discuss (in general terms or, if possible, specific terms) past or current automation experiences, challenges, and successes