What defines a good Software Testing Conference?

With the advancement in technology and the use of different software programs for computers as well as mobiles, the lives of people have become so easy. But have you ever thought about how the different software programs work so flawlessly? Just as any machine or product requires rigorous testing prior to its release, software programs too need to be tested. The software programs have to go through detailed testing sessions before being certified for quality and regulatory compliance from professionals.

Software testing is not a new concept and has been there for quite a long time. Just like any other testing, software testing has developed a lot gradually over time. People from different parts of the world come together and attend conferences based on software testing to learn and share knowledge on the subject.

Software testing conferences are the best places to stay updated with the new technologies and advancements in the domain. If you are thinking of getting an in-depth knowledge in software testing, here is a small list of the software testing events that you must attend in 2019:

Automation Guild Online Conference 2019 – To be held online from 4th to 6th February 2019.

European Testing Conference 2019 – To be held in Valencia, Spain on 14th & 15th February 2019.

SQA Days EU-1 – To be held in Riga, Latvia on 22nd & 23rd March 2019.

TestBash Essentials 2019 – To be held in Brighton, England on 3rd April 2019.

STAREAST – To be held in Orlando, Florida from 28th April to 3rd May 2019.

Romanian Testing Conference – To be held at the Grand Hotel Italia, Cluj-Napoca, Romania from 12th to 14th June 2019.

What are the benefits of these conferences?

Help in charting professional goals.

Help people become aware of the latest developments in software testing.

Conferences host experienced and talented professionals from different parts of the world. Therefore, a conference is likely to be a good place for learning new ideas and techniques for software testing.

Offer budding testers the opportunities to improve their testing skills and gather knowledge.

The attributes of a good software testing conference

A good software testing conference should have different features that make it worthy of a visit. Some of the features are:

Educates testers on the emerging trends in software testing - Software application testing has changed a lot since the past decade. The methods and techniques have changed. From the waterfall technique, that involves testing post the development stage, the industry has developed and introduced newer methods like Agile and DevOps.

Meeting point for professionals discussing new automation tools - The demand for test automation tools is increasing and testers are relying on these tools more since manual testing is fraught with inadequacies such as lack of speed, monotony, and error prone etc. The software testing conferences usually have professionals discuss the advent of new test automation tools or the latest versions of the existing ones such as:

Selenium

TestingWhiz

TestComplete

Watir

Sahi, etc.

Focus on the challenges to enable digital transformation - Software testing companies are resorting to new techniques of software testing. The digital transformation with Agile/DevOps has broadened the scope of software testing by saving time and resources. However, with the advent of new technologies and increasing competition, achieving digital transformation is not a cakewalk anymore.

Discuss the adoption of DevOps – In the shift-left testing model, testing is conducted alongside development. This has brought about a significant improvement in software testing as the testers are not burdened with validating voluminous modules at one go. This model has initiated Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery as outcomes.

Cover the changes brought about by AI - The scope of software has never been so wide and with the emergence of IoT, the testing of software has become much more complex. Testers are leveraging AI to validate the codes and detect faults.

Cover the concept of Big Data testing - Big Data testing is characterized by the verification of a large amount of data generated at high speeds in real time. Testers use commodity clusters and other supportive components to process and verify the terabytes of data.

Conclusion - Software testing has changed a lot since the last decade and is witnessing the emergence of new ideas. A conference is a perfect place to share and gather knowledge on this subject. Such conferences taking place in various parts of the world cover topics that educate and help in creating strategies to address the emerging challenges.

Diya works for Cigniti Technologies, Global Leaders in Independent Software Testing Services Company to be appraised at Cmmi-Svc v1.3, Maturity Level 5, and is also Iso 9001:2015 & Iso 27001:2013 certified.