We're excited to announce that Salt Talent Solutions is bringing world-renowned software testing leader Michael Bolton to New Zealand and Australia in March 2026 to deliver the dynamic three-day Rapid Software Testing and AI (RST:AI) class, live and in-person. Register here for the Sydney class, March 23-25, 2026. In this class, … read more…
We're excited to announce that Salt Talent Solutions is bringing world-renowned software testing leader Michael Bolton to New Zealand and Australia in March 2026 to deliver the dynamic three-day Rapid Software Testing and AI (RST:AI) class, live and in-person. Register here for the Melbourne class, March 30-April 1, 2026. In … read more…
Monday 15th June - Full Day Tutorial I'll be at the EuroSTAR conference for my 20th year! I hope you'll join me! Now that serious software and huge systems are being built from AI-based components, and using AI-based tools, what is left for humans to do? Responsibility demands at least … read more…
We're excited to announce that Salt Talent Solutions is bringing world-renowned software testing leader Michael Bolton to New Zealand and Australia in March 2026 to deliver the dynamic three-day Rapid Software Testing and AI (RST:AI) class, live and in-person. Register Here for the Christchurch class, March 9-11, 2026. In this more … read more…
Salt Talent Solutions is bringing world-renowned software testing leader Michael Bolton to New Zealand and Australia in March 2026 to deliver the dynamic three-day Rapid Software Testing and AI (RST:AI) class, live and in-person. Register here for the Auckland class, March 2-4, 2026. In this class, Michael will teach you more … read more…
Quality Talks Season 7 happens on December 18 at 11h30 Eastern Time in North America, 17h30 Central European time, and their equivalents around the world. It's sponsored by Accenture QES. The topic will be Taking Testing Seriously — which, by no small coincidence, is the name of the book written more … read more…
The 28th edition of the Nederlandse Testdag — the Dutch Testing Day — will take place in Restaurant Zuiver in Utrecht. For years, the Nederlandse Testdag has been the main event where science, education and the business world share new ideas and insights in the field of testing. Register here! more … read more…
Meetup at Celtra Headquarters, Kongresni Trg 3 · Ljubljana Register Here Topic: What Are We Thinking in the Age of AI? There's an incredible amount of noise around artificial intelligence these days, but very little reliable signal. AI will bring doom and destruction, or a world where cheerful robots feed more … read more…
New Course! RST: Testing, Automation, and AI Organized by SAST, as part of its 30th Anniversary events. Register Here “Test automation” is a hot topic. If you’re a programmer, you’re probably thinking in terms of testing as a straightforward programming task. If you are in the testing field, then you more … read more…
Technology can reduce work, make people’s lives easier, and eliminate human error. Or it can disempower us, mislead us, and destroy our data. Which is it? How will things go? We may have our hopes and fears for the products we build, but we don’t have to settle for unwarranted more … read more…
Organized by Nine and Qalibrate Excellent testing is an open investigation carried out by skilled technical professionals. Excellent test management requires focusing on the people who perform the testing – their skills, behavior, and how they relate to the rest of the development process. This class will help you become more … read more…
Join us for a live meetup at Nine's offices in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen! Technology can reduce work, make people’s lives easier, and eliminate human error. Or it can disempower us, mislead us, and destroy our data. Which is it? How will things go? We may have our hopes and fears more … read more…
New Course! RST: Testing, Automation, and AI Organized by Nine and Qalibrate Register Here “Test automation” is a hot topic. If you’re a programmer, you’re probably thinking in terms of testing as a straightforward programming task. If you are in the testing field, then you are probably being pressured to more … read more…
We build products and develop services to solve problems for people. As we do so, we must deal with at least two kinds of risk. One is that the solution doesn’t solve the problem at hand. Another is that the solution introduces new problems of its own. In both cases, more … read more…
“We shape our tools; thereafter, our tools shape us.” —Marshall McLuhan At the time this description is being written, there’s heated controversy over using AI in testing. Some people enthusiastically promote Large Language Models for developing test ideas, creating test strategy documents, or generating test data, and claim that these more … read more…
Bright Future or Dark Age: Why Testers Matter Technology can reduce work, make people’s lives easier, and eliminate human error. Or it can disempower us, mislead us, and destroy our data. Which is it? How will things go? We may have our hopes and fears for the products we build, more … read more…
Rapid Software Testing Focused: Automation “Test Automation” is a hot topic. If you are in the testing field, then you are probably being pressured to automate your work. But how should you go about it? Only certain specific aspects of testing can be automated, so which aspects should you focus more … read more…
Sopra Steria hosts Auto|Q’s event The Best in Test. It's an evening of presentations, chat, and drinks with Michael Bolton, Lina Zubyte, Bas Dijkstra, and Kitty van Leeuwen. The event takes place at Sopra Steria HQ NL, Ringwade 1, Nieuwegein. Michael Bolton will open the event with a keynote titled more … read more…
A semi-private Rapid Software Testing Explored class for a corporate client in Utrecht, Netherland. Semi-private? Yes; the class is mostly full, but the client is recruiting people from other companies to fill a few of the seats in the room. Please contact Michael for details if you're in the region, more … read more…
Why do we test? Why do we automate aspects of testing work? We do both to fulfill the fundamental mission of testing: helping the business to keep value high, cost low, and trouble to a minimum by finding problems quickly — before it’s too late. Rapid Software Testing Focused: Automation more … read more…
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