Northern Virginia Test Automation Interest Group

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

September 2010 Monthly Meeting

Topic:
Java testing with Arquillian
presentation by Dan Allen

Arquillian is a container-oriented test framework that brings your test to the runtime, rather than requiring you to manage the runtime from the test. Arquillian keeps you focused on the test case, while still being able to utilize the services provided by the container. This talk will provide an appreciation for the productivity and coverage gained by having a component model for testing, and will explore:
* What makes us most productive?
* What is a component model, and how does it help?
* Is there a component model for testing?

Presenter bio: Dan is a Principle Software Engineer at JBoss, by Red Hat, and a speaker at major industry conferences. His technical expertise includes Java frameworks, testing frameworks (Arquillian, JUnit, TestNG, Selenium), and much more. Dan is a dedicated Open Source and Linux advocate.

When: Wed. September 8 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