VanQ – The Importance of Automation in QA

Absolute Software 1400 - 1055 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver,  BC, Canada

We're glad to have Kevin Butto from Plenty of Fish discussing 'The Importance of Automation in QA.' Kevin is an ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Test Automation and has a background in Computational Intelligence and Design (Cognitive Systems). Speaker: Kevin Butto QA Analyst at Plenty of Fish

Understanding Agile – A Tester’s Perspective

Sycle 440 Cambie Street Suite 350, Vancouver, Canada

In agile, expectations from a tester are no longer limited to testing and testers are required to be active, contributing team members during entire duration of iteration. These additional roles and responsibilities may be overwhelming but in reality, this change can be really empowering for testers.

Automation Patterns for Simplifying Selenium WebDriver Automation Code

This month we are delighted to feature Alex Siminiuc at our monthly meetup. When it comes to test automation, Alex has a long history of making the complex simple – here is what a few of his students have to say: Alex helped me learn test automation step by step. The best thing was that I […]

Operationalized Agile Scrum

Join us on Thursday, June 28th to hear Shing Yeung present on Operationalized Agile Scrum. This meetup will be structured in a workshop style. About Shing: Shing Yeung, Solutions Architect, Optimus Information: With more than 20 years of IT experience in a wide range of roles, Shing is regarded by his peers as a technical […]

Testing and QA in the Vancouver Technology Marketspace

The Pint Public House 455 Abbott St,, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A conversation with:
Anthony Blake, Enterprise Architect, Optimus Information
Ryan O'Connor, Chief Technical Strategist, Optimus Information

Topics included:
What are the top trends in testing and test automation?
Who are companies hiring?
How do I design a QA and Test Automation Program for my company?
How does this fit with a Dev/Ops approach?
Q&A

Drinks provided!

Test Automation with Stuart Ashman, Director of QA at PAI Health

ACL 980 Howe Street 14th floor, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join us as we hear about Test Automation from Stuart Ashman, an experienced Director of Quality Assurance with a demonstrated history of improving quality, practice and process across a variety of business domains.

Selenium Automation – Interviewing and Finding A Job

Lighthouse Labs 401 W Georgia St Suite #600, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Come learn about Selenium Automation from seasoned professional, Alex Siminuc. Alex has over 20 years of experience in testing, and has worked with companies such as Best Buy, Trader Corp., YVR, BCAA, and currently works at Boeing Canada.

Alex will share his thoughts and tips on interviewing and finding a Selenium WebDriver automation job in the QA industry.

Middle of the Test Pyramid

ACL 980 Howe Street 14th floor, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A lot of quality engineers are aware of the Test Pyramid. However, a lot of them only use API testing as the layer
above Unit Testing and below UI/End-to-End testing. Our speaker, Larry Ng the QA Director at realtor.com will discuss how to fit component, contract, and integration testing in the middle.

Testing in Live Environments

Lighthouse Labs 401 W Georgia St Suite #600, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A couple of years ago, if someone would have mentioned that they test their code in production or live environment - Neha would have probably freaked out and would have given numerous reasons for why we should never be doing that! However, over time, she has come to the realization that testing in production is […]