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Have you ever discussed with your colleagues whether a particular test makes sense? Me too, and sometimes it was difficult to find common ground.

In this interactive format, the “Four Pillars of a Good Test” by Vladimir Khorikov are presented. These four pillars provide us with clear criteria to evaluate the value of tests more objectively and to have an informed discussion about them.

We will first look at the individual pillars and then work in small groups to classify and evaluate specific tests based on these criteria. The aim is to develop a better understanding and a common language for the question: “How valuable is this test?”

Is VibeCoding the new hot stuff? What happens when users without any programming skills start jamming with AI or throw the entire spec into the magic machine at once? We've seen it—the "code of horror."

Is AI now completely useless for professional software development? We don’t think so. A brief demo will show how we manage to retain control using iterative prompting and test-driven development (TDD). And yes, it doesn't work entirely without programming knowledge...