NTD 2022

NB! There are prerequisites for attending the workshop - please see the prerequisites section below.

I want to show my vision on QA role in near future, why is it more and more close to DevOps, what's the new responsibilities for test automation engineers and why is it effective for product quality.

I will show how to setup backend test automation from scratch and integrate it into CI/CD process of a little demo microservice including some interesting and not obvious functionality. Technology stack: Java, Maven, RestAssured, GitLab CI, Quarkus

Key takeaways:

• What learn path to follow for test automation engineers in near future
• Easy example how to start CI/CD with a very popular stack of technologies (Java, GitLab CI)
• Some insights of processes in agile team working

Prerequisites for attending the workshop:

For experiencing hands-on exercises, please complete following setup in-advance:

• Laptop with any operating system (Win- or Unix-based)
• Install docker. Check installation instructions for your OS here: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/
  Note: check that you can run a simple docker command in the console like "docker ps"
• Install git. Here you can see installation docs: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git
• Please, create an account at https://gitlab.com/ (you can sign in with any available authorization method)