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Slides: Testing for Developers

That was another enjoyable night. I must give a big thanks to all the hundred or so
people that showed up to hear me talk again. If anyone would like the slides please
click here
.

Speaking on Testing on Feb 27th 2006

It is over three months since I last presented anywhere, so it is time to do it again:

http://www.atlantadotnet.org/

This is brand new material with only one slide carried from my NUnit presentations.
The subject is testing, and on my first dry run it was utterly boring. Since
then I rewrote the slides, and am quite happy that most developers will enjoy
it.

The material is mostly high level covering:

  • Extremes of development methodologies
  • Different test practices, and when each one makes sense
  • Automated Testing in Team System

It will not be as much fun as last
year’s code camp
, but I think it is worth attending for any developer wishing
to become more methodical. This will be the primary presentation that I hawk at code
camps this year, so feedback after the event is very much appreciated.

Birmingham Code Camp

There are still spaces left for Alabama‘s code camp which happens on Saturday 29th October. If you missed Atlanta‘s then why not try this one – we know the price is right.
The Agenda is interesting; there are an unbelievable NINE tracks:

http://www.alabamacodecamp.com/AlAgenda.aspx

You can sign up here:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032280737&Culture=en-US

If you fancy a ride there in a swanky BMW then just email and I’ll let you know my travel plans. Ok it is only a stripper 325i but I love the car, although it will be traded for a ’99 Miata soon so I’ll be able to afford to race what I drive – the BMW had two warranty issues that followed my driving school so it has not hit the track again. The dealership is always great but I don’t want to abuse the warranty, I have already had a full set of new rotors and pads + the rear diff fixed which I know were all due to
my driving. Now should I NOS the Miata…. Yes I am a law abiding 35 year old UMIST grad with a white collar job; sometimes no one would guess :)

While I am talking cars here are two pictures of my humble steed in two different situations. The second one is ultra-cool and will be explained in a future post. In a post after I explain how to obtain a Realtor license and just how much cash it will save you when moving house (I said that I would do that how long ago?):

DIY on the house this week – good job I have a (folding) trailer

 

Plugging into ODB-II, who needs the dealership?