Track Talk T8

Sustainable Test Automation: Preventing Anti-Patterns

Vincent Wijnen

Marco Jansen van Doorn

12:00 - 12:45, Tuesday 11th November CET

In this presentation, we delve into the realm of sustainable test automation by addressing and preventing common anti-patterns. Sustainable in this sense is about creating lasting value, preventing waste and sharing knowledge, code and experience. Drawing from our own experiences and those of our colleagues, we have developed a comprehensive anti-pattern mindmap. This tool serves as a reflective guide to assess the current state of test automation and identify areas for improvement.

Each anti-pattern in our mindmap is detailed with a name, description, underlying issue, detection methods, and strategies for prevention or resolution. We will share the background of this mindmap and bring it to life with real-world examples, illustrating how these anti-patterns manifest and how they can be effectively mitigated. This will turn the mindmap into a tool that you can use to make your automation sustainable as well!

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What you will Learn

Understand the different categories of anti-patterns and how they apply to the real world.
Learn about the causes and effects of these anti-patterns and why you should work to mitigate them.
Find out how to use the anti-patterns to reflect on your own approach to automation.

Session Details

Intermediate
30mins
15mins Q&A

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Session Speaker

Vincent Wijnen

Sogeti Netherlands, Netherlands

Vincent Wijnen works at Sogeti Netherlands as an Automation Consultant. And while Robot Framework and Selenium definitely feel like familiar tools, the last few years his focus has shifted from delivering value to clients towards delivering value to people. Working as a mentor, speaking coach, confidant and sometimes counsellor has helped him understand many different perspectives and bend them into a more positive or productive direction.

Co Speaker

Marco Jansen van Doorn

Sogeti Netherlands, Netherlands

Marco Jansen van Doorn works as a Test Automation and Performance Test Consultant at Sogeti Netherlands. He advices on these subjects on all levels: technical, methodological, personal, team and organizational level. Based on his 25+ years experience with a high number of organizations and technologies, he helps to achieve value with test automation and performance testing.