Code Mash 2015

CodeMash 2015 just finished up and while being known as a Developer Conference, there are a number of tracks that cover aspects of testing as well.

Here is the conference schedule to get an idea of the speaking tracks and sessions.

I took several minutes this Saturday afternoon and sifted through the #codemash Twitter feed of several thousand posts looking for references that had to do with testing.

Below you will find the majority of the references that I could find on the topic.

Thank you to those would took the time to live Tweet at the event.

1/9/15

Emma Armstrong ‏@EmmaATester
Thank you so much if you came to my talk on adapting your testing for Agile. The slides are here http://slidesha.re/1I3X7mY  #codemash

Emma Armstrong ‏@EmmaATester
Thanks @g33klady for live tweeting in my talk and all the others. It has made me get snippets from talks I could not make it to. #codemash

Kelsey Robertson ‏@kelsrob101
@justjoehere is explaining amazing concepts about thinking fast and slow. A session well worth hearing. @centric #codemash

Here’s another edition of Tweet Bits. This edition’s list is for the Software Test Professionals Conference Fall 2014 that was held in Denver, Colorado from November 4-6, 2014.

Below are some of the more notable Tweets that I saw from the conference when I tracked #STPCon on Twitter. I hope you enjoy. If you like these, be sure to check out all the Tweets for yourself.

Thank you to all those that took the time to live Tweet for all of us that could not make it to the conference.

As seen on Twitter, the list is coming in reverse order.

Day 3 – November 6, 2014

Jean Ann Harrison ‏@JA_Harrison Nov 6 Denver, CO
Amazing conf reconnecting w/old friends &meeting new. #STPCON schedule-an excellent balance for learning & networking @SoftwareTestPro

SoftwareTestPro ‏@SoftwareTestPro Nov 6
What a week in Denver! Another #STPCon comes to a close. Thanks to all those involved, especially our attendees, speakers and sponsors.

Mark Tomlinson ‏@mtomlins Nov 6
Thank You @SoftwareTestPro for another awesome #STPCON event! Great programs and extras!! See y’all in San Diego!

Jay Philips ‏@jayphilips Nov 6
Thank U @SoftwareTestPro 4 putting on another great #STPCon filled w/ awesome sessions & great people. Stay warm & see U all in the Spring.

Jean Ann Harrison ‏@JA_Harrison Nov 6 Denver, CO
“Cheers for PASSION” #testerskillsets by @jonduncanhagar at #stpcon #softwaretesting YAY! YAY! YAY!

Raj Subramanian ‏@epsilon11 Nov 6
Never knew there were so many ways to test a text box. Fascinating!!!! #stpcon @cswesepieces

Carlene Wese ‏@cswesepieces Nov 6
Don’t let your #ERROR messages give away your backend info (SOAP, SQL, etc.) #STPCon #Textboxes

Carlene Wese ‏@cswesepieces Nov 6
What’s just as important as the OS and Browser you’re testing? The TARGET OS and Browers #STPCon #Textboxes #testing

Here’s another edition of Tweet Bits.  This edition’s list is for StarWest 2014 – Breaking Software.

StarWest 2014 was held again at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California this year from October 12-17, 2014.

Below you will find the Tweets that caught my attention over the last week at #StarWest.  Buckle up, it’s a long list.

Thank you to all those that took the time to live Tweet for all of us that could not make it to the conference.

As seen on Twitter, the list is coming in reverse order.

StarWest Tweets – 12/17 – Testing and Quality Leadership Summit

Jeffery Payne ‏@jefferyepayne
#starwest Use servant leadership outside of #agile projects to drive success within your organization

Jeffery Payne ‏@jefferyepayne
#starwest everybody deserves to be managed!

Jeffery Payne ‏@jefferyepayne
#starwest One great way to improve your test organization and motivate staff is to cross train people so they learn new things

Jon Bach ‏@jbtestpilot
I disagree that software isn’t “done” if there are bugs. Why? The biz decides (as customer proxy) what bugs are acceptable. #starwest

Jon Bach ‏@jbtestpilot
“Everything coming up roses” is not a good thing if what you planted was vegetables. #starwest

Jeffery Payne ‏@jefferyepayne
#starwest the definition of Done MUST include testing!  In #agile there is not such thing as ‘developer done’

The Targeting Quality Conference 2014 presented by KWSQA was held in Waterloo, Ontario on October 9th and 10th.  Targeting Quality includes a series of nine presentations on the first day and full-day Workshops on the second.

Below you will find the list of Tweets that caught my attention from the live Tweeters during the first day of the conference as I watched from Ohio.

The hashtag to watch for the conference was #TQ2014 if you want to look over the full stream for yourself.

THANK YOU to all those testers that took the time to post during the event!

As seen on Twitter, here is the list I pulled coming in reverse order.

Claire Moss ‏@aclairefication
How far do you push it before you draw the line when advocating for a bug? Customer accepts the risk @dsynadinos #TQ2014 @KWSQA

Claire Moss ‏@aclairefication
Be an information broker by knowing and managing your biases. Use it to do better next time! @dsynadinos #TQ2014 @KWSQA

erik petersen ‏@erik_petersen
Neat «@aclairefication Question, study, model, observe, infer as you go along … then all ppl expert testers!?! @dsynadinos #TQ2014 @KWSQA»

Let’s Test Oz 2014 was held just outside of Sydney, Australia this year from September 15 – September 17, 2014.

Below you will find the list of Tweets that caught my attention during the conference as I watched from Ohio.  There were some great Tweets and I can only imagine the great conversations, break out sessions, and keynotes that occurred at the conference.

Be sure to read over hashtag #letstestoz for yourself.  I saw on Twitter that the conference was also being archived at Eventifier at http://eventifier.com/event/letstestoz14/popular for your reading pleasure.

THANK YOU  to all those testers that took the time to post during the event!

As seen on Twitter, here is the list I pulled coming in reverse order.

Day 3

Siddhesh ‏@searchsid
3 days well spent at #letstestoz thanks to @charrett @henkeandersson @MartialTester

Mike Talks ‏@TestSheepNZ
Everyone who helped make #LetsTestOz happen needs a pat on the back for making it happen. Or “good on yer mate”.

Lee Hawkins ‏@therockertester
On a scale of 1 to awesome, this community is awesome! Great work by all involved in organizing and attending  #LetsTestOz @LetsTest_Conf

Star East 2014 was held in Orlando, Florida this year from May 4-May 9, 2014.

There are so many great conference testing conferences that I am unable to attend and I am so very thankful to the attendees that take the time to post great testing information on Twitter.

Below you will find the Tweets that caught my attention over the last week at Star East.

This is a long post breaking all the blogging rules…but what do you expect, it was a long week of conference sessions!  Stick with the post to the very end and I will be it will be well worth your time.

The continuation of TweetBits for #STPCon – Day #3 (The Final Day)

As seen on Twitter, the list is coming in reverse order.

RT @mtomlins: #STPCON Spring 2014 draws to a close, so submit a proposal to join us this Fall in Denver -> https://stpcollaborative.wufoo.com/forms/zwzrinh108o83v/ … …

Mark Tomlinson ‏@mtomlins  16h
And thanks to the @SoftwareTestPro staff and #STPCON support team at @SheratonNOLA for making everything work smoothly all week!

Jean Ann Harrison ‏@JA_Harrison  16h
And that concludes our #STPCon day.

Brett Hinton ‏@hintbw  17h
Thanks #STPCon for a great conference – enjoyed the presentations, people and the place

Jay Philips ‏@jayphilips  17h
“Always remember that your audience matters” ~ @loadrunnerbth #STPCon

Jean Ann Harrison ‏@JA_Harrison  17h
#STPCon @mtomlins @mikelyles change momentum of a presentation,  use off button for screen, move away, Ask a question, turn button on screen

Jean Ann Harrison ‏@JA_Harrison  17h
#STPCon @ @mikelyles use the figure 8 room the W method when looking at the audience when presenting – good advice to keep attention

The continuation of TweetBits for #STPCon – Day #2

As seen on Twitter, the list is coming in reverse order.

Carlene Wese ‏@cswesepieces  2h
Can’t wait to go back to my team and talk about biases and thinking fast & slow @justjoehere #STPCon will get ebook from library tonight!

Raj Subramanian ‏@epsilon11  2h
Just attended an awesome presentation on cognitive biases of testers by @justjoehere #STPCon @cswesepieces

Mark Tomlinson ‏@mtomlins  3h
@justjoehere observational biases affecting your testing -> and you might miss a $500 up-side #stpcon

Mark Tomlinson ‏@mtomlins  3h
@mtomlins: @justjoehere “System 1 thinking is intuitive & almost automatic. System 2 is more deliberate cognition.” #STPCon

I was unable to make it to New Orleans this year for #STPCon.  Here are the more interesting Tweets that I saw from the first day of the conference.

Things started out fast and furious in the morning during the keynote, but died down as the day went on.  Regardless of the decline of activity, there were still some good posts well worth tracking.  Looking forward to seeing what Day 2 has as well.

STP Con Day #1

As seen on Twitter, the list is coming in reverse order.

Graeme Harvey ‏@graemeRharvey
@erikld @cswesepieces might be a wrap on this year. Perhaps I’ll write a blog to summarize my talk for those who missed it. #STPCon

Sarah Chavez ‏@withitall1
‘Information is useful only as long as it is understood’ #STPCon

It has been quite some time since I have compiled Tweet Bits, but I found a worthy reason to start back up.  That reason…TestBash 3.

While I was unable to attend, I knew that I could gain nuggets of information from those who were able to attend #TestBash via the awesomeness of Twitter (one of my favorite #testing resources).

I thought I would save some of you time and list out some of my favorite Tweets that I read from the conference.  In true Twitter fashion, posts below are from latest to earliest.  Due to the length of this post, I did not include active hyperlinks, you will have to copy and paste them yourself.

I hope you enjoy reading the list as much as I did!  I am curious to know what some of your favorite posts might be!

Many Thanks and Kudos for the Conference!!!

Steven Knopf ‏@FponkNevets
@rosiesherry #testbash last year was great but this year it was brought to us by the word “awesome” & the number “3”. Still got Monday too.