An Automation Panel Part 2: Record and Playback and a Tester’s Path to Automation
On Monday, January 15, 2018, PLATO’s Director of Quality, Mike Hrycyk, brought together a group of PLATO testers to form an Automation Panel. This Panel transcription is the second in a series of three. Part [...]
UI Test Automation Frameworks Showdown: TestCafé versus Nightwatch.js
Want to learn a little more about TestCafé and Nightwatch.js? Christine Zierold compares and contrasts the two UI Test Automation frameworks to help explain the benefits and drawbacks of each. What is TestCafé? TestCafé is [...]
An Automation Panel Part 1: What is the Role of Automation in the Testing World?
On Monday, January 15, 2018, PLATO’s VP, British Columbia, Mike Hrycyk, brought together a group of PLATO testers to form an Automation Panel. Automation has been one of the testing world’s most discussed and most [...]
Conferences – From Academia to Testing, the Same with Differences
Although I have been in testing for 17 years, until recently I had never attended a Testing Conference, let alone spoken at one. My new company has a strong sense of responsibility to give back [...]
Passion vs. Profit
Why do you come to work every day? Do you enjoy the work you do? Does what you do help others, or contribute to society in a meaningful way? For physicians and other healthcare professionals [...]
Women Who Test
In May of this year, I graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and almost immediately started my career at PLATO as a Junior Tester. Since then, I have had the [...]