Test Architect – Why everybody needs (at least) one
What is the difference of a test architect to a commonly known software architect? And why do I need one? What do they have in common and where do they differ? Is there a gap where we need a bridge (Spoiler: yes)? What are the different expectations of other roles on a test architect?
Questions over questions which will be covered in this talk. With examples where it did go well because there was a test architect and examples where things got haywire maybe because a test architect was missing.
And you will also not be left alone with these questions:
- How can I become such a person which is able to be a test architect.
- How can I establish that role in my organization.
You will get input how we did this at Siemens and build up a living network of test architects.
Target Audience: Testers, Developers, Architects, Project Leads, Test Managers, Team Leads
Prerequisites: Architecture knowledge, challenges in software projects, basic testing knowledge
Level: Advanced
Marco Achtziger is working for Siemens Healthineers in Forchheim. He has several qualifications from iSTQB and iSQI and is a certified Senior Software Architect by Siemens AG but is a test architect in his heart. In that area he also works as a trainer for a Siemens AG / Healthineers wide training program for test architects. He always seeks to exchange knowledge and experiences from other companies to make sure that we all learn from each other. He does that as speaker on several conferences like OOP, Agile Testing Days and several other conferences.
Images in Testautomation
The objective of visual test automation is replace flaky and hard to read selectors with images. Many software packages offer the possibility of using images as selectors, but it rarely works reliably. Appium has the function "findElementByImage," Playwright has functions like "toHaveScreenshot." Code and no-code tools alike provide a number of options to tweak the sensitivity, where both, too low and to high values, produce their own set of artefacts. What makes this so difficult? Doesn't AI provide the solution to reliably compare two images? Wouldn't source code be much more readable if it showed the image of the item, rather than just a file name or its xpath?
Target Audience: Experienced test automators in code and no-code
Prerequisites: Images, test automation, CNN, AI
Level: Expert
Stefan Dirnstorfer serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Testup.io. Three years ago, he started creating the software, driven by frustration with existing automation solutions. He still approaches software development with unwavering passion, now with an increasing focus on quality control and leading his team.