AutomationSTAR

Test Automation Conference Europe

Keynote 1

Fifty Years of Test Automation

Dorothy Graham

13:30-14:30, Wednesday 9th October

How long have you been in test automation? What was it like when you first encountered it? How did test automation start and where is it headed in the future? Involved in automating tests from her very first job, Dorothy Graham has seen many changes in testing and test automation.

In this presentation, Dot takes a look back at software test automation over her 50+ years in this industry She shares what she has learned about test automation with lessons for today, and a look towards the future.

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What you will Learn

  1. Appreciate the origins of test automation
  2. Be aware of pitfalls for the future
  3. Understand how automation has changed over the years

Session Details

  • For All
  • 1 hour
  • Includes 15 mins Q&A
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Session Speaker

Dorothy Graham

Independent, UK

Dorothy Graham has been in software testing for over 50 years, and is co-author of 5 books ('Software Inspection', 'Software Test Automation', 'Foundations of Software Testing', 'Experiences of Test Automation', and 'A Journey Through Test Automation Patterns'). She is also co-author of the Test Automation Patterns wiki (https://TestAutomationPatterns.org). She was Programme Chair for the first EuroSTAR Conference in 1993, and also in 2009. She founded Grove Consultants in 1989 which provides consultancy and training in software testing. She has been a popular speaker at international testing conferences and events over the years, and continued to speak after retiring from Grove in 2008. Dot helped to start testing qualifications (in the UK) and helped develop the first ISTQB Foundation Syllabus. She holds the European Excellence Award in Software Testing, and the first ISTQB Excellence Award in Software Testing. Her main hobby is choral singing. She has attended every EuroSTAR Conference, except for the 2019 and 2023 events.

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