February 2021 Summaries

Breakpoint 2021 is a two-day virtual summit on software quality featuring dev, QA and open source experts discussing how top engineering teams deliver high-quality software at scale. Jennifer Uviña, Software Engineer at Pinterest, focuses on ensuring accurate metrics and overseeing test tools for web engineers. She emphasizes improving company culture and standards while advocating for diversity in tech. In her session for Breakpoint 2021, she will discuss lessons learned from different organizations embracing testing and how to make it a team effort. Uviña is interested in data analysis and visual representation, believing that increasing accessibility is a core responsibility. She encourages young developers not to get discouraged by challenges and to speak up when they see room for improvement.

Breakpoint 2021 is a virtual summit on software quality featuring speakers from various fields. Julia Pottinger, Training and Development Manager at QualityWorks, shares her experience in manual, automated, and API testing and training. She discusses her role at QualityWorks, where she leads and organizes training around testing and consultancy best practices. Pottinger also speaks at events and creates content related to software testing. Her upcoming session for Breakpoint 2021 will provide tangible advice on how to grow in a career as a Software QA. She frequently contributes to the testing community through written content, YouTube videos, and more, aiming to provide easy access to knowledge and information. Pottinger is currently learning about CI/CD and advises women interested in entering the QA space to make a plan, join a community, and start learning.

Breakpoint 2021 is a two-day virtual summit on software quality featuring speakers from various fields of expertise. Erika Chestnut, who leads the Quality Engineering team at Calendly, will be presenting a session on manual testing and its importance in bringing the customer perspective to technical conversations. She emphasizes the need for leaders to focus on the whole person, especially in remote working scenarios, by acknowledging external stressors and providing support where needed. Erika's advice to women trying to grow in the tech space is to be their biggest, brightest selves in every room and conversation.

Breakpoint 2021 is a two-day virtual summit on software quality featuring dev, QA, and open source experts discussing how to ship quality software at scale. Maxim Sadym, a software engineer with over 15 years of experience in web testing, will be speaking about the innovative next-gen 'WebDriver BiDi' protocol he is currently developing for Google. He joined the industry in 2004 when web testing was done manually and has seen significant advancements since then. Sadym recommends young developers to try various approaches, frameworks, technologies, and roles to make better decisions.

Breakpoint 2021 is a two-day virtual summit on software quality featuring dev, QA, and open source experts discussing how to ship quality software at scale. Ragavan Ambighananthan, Principal Software Engineer in Test at Expedia, will be presenting a session on the Shift-Left approach, which focuses on ensuring code is production-ready when merged. He has experience with test management, automation frameworks, and testing in agile environments and on cloud platforms like AWS. Ragavan's work includes building an Autoscaled Distributed Automation system using Kubernetes and Traefik to eliminate restrictions on test automation speed and capacity. As a contributor to open source tools, he has experience troubleshooting bugs and learning new technologies for quality engineering problems. His advice to those new to testing is to think of dev and test as one team working towards the same goal, keep learning, and look ahead to predict and find solutions instead of reacting to problems.

Breakpoint 2021 is a two-day virtual summit on software quality featuring speakers from the development and QA fields. Rotem Mizrachi-Meidan, a Software Engineer at Wix, will be presenting a session about using Detox, a gray box testing solution for mobile apps, in production. In his session, he will discuss how Wix manages configuration, fights flakiness, and shares best practices developed over three years of using Detox. He emphasizes the importance of writing isolated tests in a controllable environment to ensure test stability. Mizrachi-Meidan also talks about scaling development and integration processes for mobile apps by allowing teams to work independently while leveraging each other's work. The last mile strategy for getting to "0 manual QA" involves making tests run faster on faster machines or real devices, which is currently being researched. Mizrachi-Meidan is also learning about Wix's backend services built with Scala and Bazel as a build system.

Breakpoint 2021 is a two-day virtual summit about testing, taking place from March 23rd to 24th. The event will feature live sessions, workshops, and panel discussions led by software and QA leaders from top engineering organizations worldwide. With over 11,000 registrations and attendees from 155 countries last year, Breakpoint 2021 offers meticulously curated content across eight time zones, open to everyone for free. The summit will cover topics such as setting up QA processes, maintaining high test coverage, and using tools and frameworks effectively. Attendees can learn from industry leaders and trailblazing teams that release quality software frequently and at scale.