Summer holidays are here and thoughts might run away to beaches, sea or mountains. But, responsible as we are, we must also think about autumn, getting back to the offices and learn new things.
We, at Altom, think that everyone should learn something new everyday and also teach fellow testers new terms and techniques that could make their work flow easier. And we are doing this by organizing courses and conferences online and offline.
July, as the second official month of summer, has been a joyful one for the Altoms: anniversaries, team building, filming for the EuroSTAR’s TeamSTAR competition, but also a hardworking one: preparing the RST and RSTM for October, working on several projects and tutoring interns. This is the style that we like: work hard, play hard!
So, read our July story!
After watching the WWDC 2015 presentation of the new testing tools that will be available in XCode 7, which promises UI testing and code coverage right inside XCode, I decided to give it a try myself. This blog post is a summary of my experience.
This year, Alexandra and Ru will be representing Altom at Let’s Test in Runö, Sweden. Alexandra will be doing a workshop on examining our testing skills using black boxes and puzzles: Let’s Test – Examining Your Testing Skill Workshop with Alexandra Casapu Ru will be co-hosting the Let’s Testlab with Martin Jansson from Quality Minds. They have a… read more
At Belgium Testing Days this year, in Brussels, Adina, Ru and Maaret are organizing the Test Lab – a 2 day open space full of fun, interactive sessions based on hands-on testing. To see more about the program and what we are planning to test there, have a look at this page: http://btdconf.com/session/testlab-215/ This video should… read more
I’m making my debut in conference workshops this May, on the 27th, in Runö at Let’s Test. Here are some thoughts I’ve put together about the process of making this workshop and its purpose.
At TestBash this year, in beautiful Brighton, Ru and Maaret will hold a 2 hour workshop on Test Driven Development with Lego Robots. In this workshop, we’re practicing making our test ideas crisp and clear before implementation. As business owners, we have one Lego Mindstorms Robot, a great vision for a product with technical uncertainties… read more
One of the world’s most popular computer expos, CeBIT will be taking place between 16 and 20 March this year, in the traditional venue of the Hannover Exhibition Grounds. We have appointed Alex to swing by to see the latest IT trends and product innovations at CeBIT 2015. If you are also planning to attend… read more
If you are serious about software testing, then the BBST® course series is something you should definitely consider – it’s like no other course you’ll find available on the market!
Our Alexandra Casapu will be sharing her reflections on the heuristic nature of testing skills at Copenhagen Context 2015 on Friday, 27 February. Ale’s presentation, “Painting like an engineer – skills in testing”, draws on her actual testing experience to highlight the significance of skills in testing, and of the active acknowledgement of this fact…. read more