2019 summary and a peek into the future

It’s high time I’ve written something over here :). Seems like everyone has done it already before the year ended. So, inspired by others, I’ve decided to finally summarize my entire year in a post as well!

And oh boy, I guess there was a lot happening throughout 2019.

Cover photo by Kelly Sikkema

Agile & Automation Days 2018 - summary

I’ve got back from Kraków, recovered from the cold I’ve caught in the meantime and now it’s time to sum up another conference that I’ve had the pleasure to attend to and speak at - Agile & Automation Days 2018!

Jenkins Configuration as Code - first encounter!

I have waited from the moment I’ve seen this plugin in the early development, and it is finally here!

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to play with JCasC, version 1.0 - the Jenkins Configuration as Code plugin.

Key takeaways:

• what is JCasC plugin?
• how to configure Jenkins instance with a single configuration file
• how to pre-install plugins
• how to pre-configure jobs with JobDSL plugin & JCasC

Disclaimer: it’s a ‘first encounter’ post - I simply figure stuff out on the go, it’s a simple PoC, don’t expect production-ready stuff at the end :).

test:fest 2018 summary

Past weekend was another concentrated dose of presentations and discussions about testing and software development, as I have attended test:fest, a free conference in Wrocław.

Deciding on the test automation toolset

After a small break, I’m back :)!

This time, a general topic related to test automation - deciding on the toolset. It’s the first post inspired by a recent poll by Katrina Clokie on Twitter, where she asked if the industry is moving away from Selenium to some of the emerging competitors.