Benjamin Bischoff on test automation and software craftsmanship

I am a test automation engineer at trivago N.V. (ex Senior Automation Engineer at Ubisoft Düsseldorf) writing and talking about software development and testing.

Check out my book "Writing API Tests with Karate"!

As a close-up magician, I always think of combining magic and the subjects I get in touch with during my workday. So I created a card trick about unit tests.

The code examples for my presentation "Simplifying your test runs with Make" for Nordic Testing Days 2021 are now online on Github.

Ben Dowen (known as @FullSnackTester on Twitter) nominated me as "Tester of the Day" and I feel very honored I get to carry the title for today.

Check out the whole list here: testeroftheday.com - you can also nominate someone there!

I was part of the new episode of the Ministry of Testing Podcast alongside Melissa Benua and Mike Lang. We talked about the topic of Testability testing. Listen to it on the Ministry of Testing website!

I just remembered an older twitter thread about the measurement of test effectiveness and what actions should be taken if tests are not valuable anymore. This is my opinion.

In magic, one of the greatest challenges is framing. That means finding a context for your effect. In this article of the "Magic principles in test automation" series, I will talk about this.