David Tengdin, Software Developer at Pivotal Labs presented at MassTLC's automated testing event on June 12, 2013 at Brightcove, Boston, MA

1. Testing
www.pivotallabs.com 731 Market St. Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94103
A Pivotal Labs Way
David Tengdin

2. •Headquartered in San Francisco - With offices in
Boston, NYC, LA & London
•237 Pivots
•Agile, Test Driven, Pair Programming Shop
•We work a range of companies
•Teaching software practice while we build
Who is Pivotal Labs?

3. - Two developers, two keyboards, two mice
- One computer
- Built in code review, great knowledge transfer
- Coding bottleneck is not typing
Pair
Programming

4. • Definition: Test then Code, Iterate
• Characteristics:
By Products - Regression
Anti-Patterns - Not Testing Code after Creation
• Benefits - Can Drive Design
Test Driven Development (TDD)

5. • Design & Good Visual Styling
• User Experience & Workflow Feel
• Mobile Integration
Hard Things to Test

6. • Computers do
Repetitive Tasks Fast
& Well
• Automated Testing
Frees Up Man Hours
• Testing Gives
Confidence to Stability
Looking Ahead

7. • Computers do
Repetitive Tasks Fast
& Well
• Automated Testing
Frees Up Man Hours
• Testing Gives
Confidence to Stability
Looking Ahead