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"!

This article will show how to set Github actions parameters to a value that is based on another parameter's value. This is a very flexible approach for inputs with specific options.

I wrote an article for the Ministry of Testing community about common software design patterns and methodologies that can be helpful when dealing with UI automation.

Read the full article on the Ministry of Testing website!

This article explains the steps to set up RetroPie, a software that bundles a lot of retro console emulators under one user interface. This allows you to make the ultimate retro gaming console for your TV.

I wrote five tips for Selenium that will be shared this week by trivago tech via Twitter and Substack.

Check them out on the trivago substack page!

I am featured in the first edition of the freshly started Cucumber Community Newsletter!

The online version can be read online here.

In my recent BrowserStack webinar "Finding the balance - trivago's end-to-end test strategy", I talked about the introduction of a separated test automation team at trivago. In this post, I will explain how we overcame the challenges that this setup brought with it.