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Test Automation Conference Europe

Track Talk T2

Tech Triumphs and Human Trials

Adonis Celestine

09:45-10:30 Thursday 10th October

Technology is there to help humans. Fitness trackers encourage us to be more active, robot hoovers make cleaning the house easier and self-driving cars are taking many risk factors out of driving. However, many technological advancements also mean humans are becoming deskilled at certain tasks. People are so dependent on satellite navigation that they no longer have very good senses of direction, parking sensors mean drivers have little confidence reversing and digital communication has left many people with poor writing abilities.

The same is true of software testing. Quality engineers now have a very fast way to push products and features to production, which has raised the bar for speed to market — at the expense of product quality. Quality engineers are spending less time thinking about edge cases and usability, focusing more on getting products to production than on whether the product is really ready for it. Green tests rules over test coverage and user acceptance.

Is automation really helping build technology for humans? Are we failing to use the tester instincts that made testing special?

This presentation shares a perspective on the human impact of test automation and how to build automation the right way.

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What you will Learn

  1. Humanisation of test automation
  2. Automation Paradox
  3. Right automation strategy

Session Details

  • Introductory
  • 45 mins
  • Includes 15 mins Q&A
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Session Speaker

Adonis Celestine

Senior Director of Automation - Applause, Netherlands

Promoting technology & culture of quality. Adonis lives in the Netherlands and is involved in assuring quality for leading customers in a fast, up scaled environment for close to two decades. He is passionate about making testing simpler and more interesting for everyone in the team. He embraces change and bringing in innovation and technology to his daily work is his forte. Adonis is a firm believer that technology achieves its full potential when used from a human perspective. He finds nothing more satisfying than providing right solutions to his customers solving their problems in a creative way. Adonis is passionate about speaking in conferences and has spoken in several Testing meetups and conferences including, TestNet, Testdag, TAPOST, Belgium Testing Days, Testcon, EuroSTAR, Romania Test Conference, etc.