The Northern Virginia Test Automation Interest Group holds monthly meetings, generally on Wednesday evenings, at Herndon-Reston area facilities.  


Meeting format:

6:30 - 7:00 Networking, food.
7:00 - 7:30  Each attendee introduces themselves and discuses their test automation interests/news/challenges/successes.
7:30 - 7:40 Announcements from attendees re job openings or re seeking work.
7:40 - 8:40 Presentation or Discussion Topic
8:40 - 9:00 Follow-on discussions


The meetings are participatory and discussion-oriented:
  • Meetings often include informal discussion-oriented presentations.
  • Meetings are technically oriented at times (and may include showing and discussing code). Example topics: unit testing, automation programming languages, tool specifics, vendor presentations, load testing, code coverage.
  • Some meetings are less technical and more oriented to design/strategy/managment subjects related to test automation. Topic examples: choosing a tool, when is a project ready for test automation, open source vs COTS, build vs buy, ROI, how to find a great automation engineer, automation estimation, etc.
  • It is expected that attendees will contribute actively to the discussons and be willing to discuss (in general terms, or, if possible, specific terms) past or current automation experiences, challenges, and successes.  


NOVATAIG President: Rick Hower
   email: rickhower@earthlink.net
Copyright 2008-2010 Northern Virginia Test Automation Interest Group
Northern Virginia Test Automation Interest Group
March 2010 Monthly Meeting

Test Automation Design
This meeting will be roundtable discussion facilitated by Jim Moore, Sr. Software Engineer at Metron Aviation and Rick Hower, QA Manager at CSC.
* This is a follow-on to the February discussion of Test Automation Architecture
* What are the key considerations in test automation design?
* What makes a 'good' design?
* How is it similar or different from design for any other kind of software project?
* We may choose a real software project description from among meeting attendees as a focus for the discussion

  When: Wed. March 3 2010 6:30 PM
 
  Where: Tortilla Factory Restaurant,
                Herndon (see Registration
                Page for location map & menu)
 
  Cost:  None, other than whatever you wish
              to spend on food/drink.  

  Please register -
  Meeting registration page
 


 
 

 

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