Talk slides

Slides and details for my conference talks and webinars.

All About Cluecumber
Why we built our own Cucumber reporting solution and how clear test reports help the whole team.
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Indentifying Code Smells
What code smells are, how to spot them, and why they matter even if you don't write code.
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Of Plugins and Decorators
How trivago's e2e framework uses Java's SPI and WebElement decorators for maintainability and extensibility.
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Old Tools, New Tricks
Why classic tools like Selenium, Make, and Maven still matter—and how they pair with modern tooling.
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Public Speaking and Procrastination
From finding a topic to submitting and delivering—a procrastinator's guide to speaking at tech conferences.
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Simplifying your test runs with Make
Using the make tool to simplify running automated tests in CI and on your machine.
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Smoke Tests and Mirrors
Connecting magic principles and theories to software testing from a magician's perspective.
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The Road to QA
My journey from developer to test automation engineer and why questioning the status quo helps your career.
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