Peter Farkas

12 - 13 March 2025 | Alte Kaserne Winterthur

Empowering Teams in Test Automation

I'm an unyielding automation engineer and consultant, helping development teams start or revive automated testing.

My passion for test automation began during my master’s thesis, where I discovered the liberating power of unit tests. Since then, I've led testing initiatives in five large-scale projects across automotive, medical, and insurance industries.

I'm also a regular participant in StorySlam Zurich and was a finalist in 2024, developing my skills to connect with audiences of all backgrounds.

Ignite

Taming the Testing Beast

A once-mighty test framework, the pride of a software department, had fallen into disrepair. Complex, unpredictable, and demanding, it had become a burden rather than a boon.

But as development of the framework stalled, quality issues with the application it supported began to creep back. The team faced a daunting challenge: to tame the beast or be consumed by it.

This talk will explore the journey of the tech squad tasked with confronting this legacy system. We'll delve into the challenges encountered, the strategies used, and the lessons learned. Ultimately, we’ll uncover the fate of the test framework: was it tamed into a powerful ally, or did it turn against its keepers, crushing them under its own weight?