Václav Fuksa
Born with a sharp mind, a keen eye for detail and a cheeky mouth, I thrilled my teachers both in a positive (maths, physics) and negative (PE and so on) way. I worked as a scientist and a software developer, but I found the domain best suited to my unique blessings and curses nine years ago: software testing. These days, I annoy my fellow workers and bosses in the greatest Czech bank: Česká spořitelna. One of my professional interests is to explain to anybody why their code in Robot Framework (or Python or any other language) is dirty, fragile, slow or plainly terrible. The other one is creating internal standards for doing almost anything. I also enjoy mentoring juniors to transform them into the same beasts I am. My extracurricular interest is studying anything at universities, and I have just finished my 31st year of schooling.
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In our medium-sized project, we've used best practices and Robot Framework's power to minimize maintenance efforts. Easy test data management, data-driven testing even with various data items, fast and reliable test run preparation, human-readable keywords, and no need for dual script maintenance… – let us share our insights and tips!
Are developers able to write automated tests and should they do it? And if so, in what sense, in which areas, and to what extent? Let us take a closer look at the symbiosis of developers and test automation specialists and explore why keeping they roles separate is the key to unlocking the potential of a testing process.