Credit goes to the following speakers: Santhosh Tuppad, Ina Tsvetkova, @jaunitaf.bsky.social, Kristof Van Kriekingen, Elizabeth Zagroba, @workroomprds.com, Martin Hynie, Yvonne Johnson, Sara Martinez, @melthetechie.bsky.social, @angiejones.tech, @racheljoi.bsky.social, Pradeep Soundararajan. 2/2
I’m busting my yarn stash for 2025! Here’s my challenge. Join me if you’d like!
New sticker on my roadrunner, courtesy of @racheljoi.bsky.social
I’m so excited to hear it!!!
#AgileTD wonderful musical! @developer-sam.bsky.social @lenapejgan.bsky.social@racheljoi.bsky.social Veerle, Tamara, Bastian and Callum. Special acknowledgement to @the-qa-guy.bsky.social as slide changer. Great job all.
The ATD musical crew getting ready
I did not make any pictures of our extended tech check for #ATDMusical but this is when we are about to start.
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@racheljoi.bsky.social @witchofthetest.bsky.social @lenapejgan.bsky.social @tamarajosten.bsky.social @voteforcal.bsky.social @the-qa-guy.bsky.social and Basti
I’m on my way to Europe for 23 days to talk at three software testing conferences (and sing at one of those!). Join me this week for Testing United in Vienna, Nov 19-22 for Agile Testing Days in Potsdam, or Nov 25-26 for Testing Portugal in Lisbon! Hanging out in Prague and Copenhagen in between!
If a musical keynote doesn’t kill you - go full blown musical next year.
See you at Agile Testing Days in November.
@racheljoi.bsky.social @developer-sam.bsky.social @witchofthetest.bsky.social
@tamaraj.bsky.social
Callum & Bastian
@agiletdzone.bsky.social
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Delta plane at gate with a bright sunrise behind it.
Delta plane at date with a pink and orange blazing sunrise.
Good morning from Amsterdam! Thanks for a great time at #AgileTD!
Speaker with a slide of AI-generated faces
Speaker with slide of potential Adele songs
Playing the imitation game with Tariq King at #AgileTD! Goodness, this is hard! Tried it with art, faces, and music. The audience couldn’t come to the right conclusion for any of them!
Speaker with a slide transition from Alan Turing to a question of “can machines think?”
Turing envisioned a machine that could act like a human, based on a loss he suffered. They don’t need to think like humans, just act like them. I didn’t know this part of the history! Tariq King giving a great talk at #AgileTD
Thank you so much for being there and engaging at #AgileTD!
Speakers
Had a fantastic time doing a workshop with @lisacrispin.bsky.social about using AI and ChatGPT in your testing! Thanks, #AgileTD!
Speaker and unicorn with a slide of pictures
Tariq King starting out his keynote at #AgileTD with a recap of the week!
Speaker and unicorn with slide saying “it’s okay to fail”
It’s okay to fail, and the impact of the failure can be minimized by learning (and by slicing). Thanks, @heatherreiduff.bsky.social and #AgileTD!
It's such an amazing feeling to have a full house for my Facilitation: Enabling Team Communication & Driving Change workshop at @agiletdzone.bsky.social & have all the tables be very actively practicing & sharing & learning #AgileTD
Speaker and unicorn with slide about betting and learning
“Our assumptions about customers will always be wrong,” so our job is to make a bet and learn. “Testing isn’t the goal of software development, managing risk is.” Loving this #AgileTD keynote by @heatherreiduff.bsky.social so much.
Speaker and unicorn with slide that says “minimum viable product versus minimum shippable risk”
“A tester doesn’t need to have touched a finished product for us to ship it.” Bold words by @heatherreiduff.bsky.social at #AgileTD about the difference between minimum viable product and minimum shippable risk. MSR gives value to someone, not necessarily the customer.
Speaker and unicorn with slide that says “everyone!” and groups of people who would care
Answering the question “who cares of software takes a long time?” during @heatherreiduff.bsky.social’s keynote at #AgileTD. Testers are included!
Speaker and unicorn on stage with a slide that says “we can’t afford failures here!”
Keynote at #AgileTD by @heatherreiduff.bsky.social starts out talking about failure. Oof, we’ve all been there.
You know what's a real pleasure? Facilitating a workshop together with the fabulous Elizabeth Zagroba & @joeposaurus.bsky.social at #AgileTD on "Ensemble Testing". 😁 3 ensembles on 3 topics, lots of learning. 💪🏻 Loved facilitating the security themed one capturing flags together! So much fun. 🚩
“The best thing the patriarchy achieved is convincing people that anger is not an emotion.” @alexschl.bsky.social answering questions after the keynote at #AgileTD!
Speaker with slide saying “assume good intent”
No one gets out of bed with the intent of annoying you. Good things to remember from Sophie Küster and @alexschl.bsky.social at #AgileTD!
People being ducks in various situations, @alexschl.bsky.social and Sophie Küster giving great advice on conflict in the morning keynote at #AgileTD!
Speaker with slide of definitions of conflict
@alexschl.bsky.social starting out a keynote about conflict with a verbal spar and definitions. “Conflict is what happens when you cc your boss” too. Thanks Sophie Küster and Alex! #AgileTD
The difference between low expertise and high expertise can make for communication issues. Some things to do for both sides! Thanks, @lenapejgan.bsky.social and @developer-sam.bsky.social, for the great content! #AgileTD
Thanks for the shoutout, @lenapejgan.bsky.social in this fantastic #AgileTD keynote! The differences in contexts are important when talking to your devs!
“I’m still coding” on the screen
“I’m still testing” on the screen
“We’re now building” on the screen
Fantastic shirts: @developer-sam.bsky.social in “it works in my machine” and @lenapejgan.bsky.social in “assume I am technical and capable”. Another song, another concept at #AgileTD!
Testers and developers have some contradicting goals but many shared goals! @lenapejgan.bsky.social and @developer-sam.bsky.social laying things down at #AgileTD!
Speakers on stage with a silde of lyrics saying “so don’t go breaking my code”
Speakers on stage with a slide of lyrics that says “I might go breaking your code”
This keynote by @lenapejgan.bsky.social and @developer-sam.bsky.social at #AgileTD starts out in fantastic manner with an argument that breaks into song!
