UPCOMING EVENTS
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A keynote presentation {“Shift Left or Squish Right: Testing in a DevOps Context”} and a half-day workshop on Critical Thinking Skills for Testers for a corporate client's internal testing conference. read more…
- Sep 9, 2024 - Sep 11, 2024Copenhagen, DenmarkPresented by Nine in collaboration with Qalibrate. Michael is presents RST Explored and RST Focused: Automation, plus a meetup. Together with James Bach, Michael Bolton has developed the context-based test method Rapid Software Testing. He is recognized throughout the world for his great knowledge and ability to communicate on the subject of testing software. read more…
- Sep 12, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024Copenhagen, DenmarkRapid Software Testing classes, live and in person, return to Copenhagen, September 9-13, 2024! Organized by Nine in collaboration with Qalibrate, Michael Bolton will present RST Explored and RST Focused: Automation, along with a testing meetup (details to follow). See a video introduction from Nine's Jens Christian Christiansen. Rapid Software … read more…
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Training (Rapid Software Testing Explored), consulting, alumni reviews, and presentations for a corporate client in Gothenburg, Sweden. read more…
- Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 1, 2024Bucharest, RomaniaAbout Everyone involved in developing a product brings different perspectives to testing it. Developers wrote the code, so they have unique knowledge with which to test that. Testers didn’t write the code, so they are uniquely motivated to learn things about the product so they can test it. Some people … read more…
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“Test automation” is a hot topic. If you are in the testing field, then you are probably being pressured to automate your work. But how should you go about it? Only certain specific aspects of testing can be automated, so which aspects should you focus on first? There are lots … read more…
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A keynote talk for the Codecamp_Braşov Conference. Testing AI: Five Obstacles and Seven Workarounds There's an incredible amount of noise around artificial intelligence these days, but very little reliable signal. AI will bring doom and destruction, or a world where cheerful robots feed us peeled grapes while we lie on … read more…
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A private Rapid Software Testing Explored class, presentations, and consulting in-house for a corporate client in Vilnius, Lithuania. read more…
- Oct 14, 2024 - Oct 16, 2024Portland, United StatesKeynote: What Are We Thinking — in the Age of AI? In November, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT 3 — a Large Language Model (LLM) — that dazzled and surprised even the people who produced it. The LLM’s impressive output quickly led to magical claims that Artificial Intelligence (AI) would write all of our software, cure cancer, solve climate change, etc... Meanwhile, other claims (some of which new either) suggested that AI posed an existential threat to all humanity, or to testing and development jobs. Only a few people — mostly in the research community, and hardly any in commercial software development — actually tested these claims skeptically and seriously. In this keynote, Michael will challenge us — and himself — to critically assess our relationships with technology and hype — and our own beliefs. read more…
- Oct 14, 2024Portland, United StatesRapid Software Testing Focused: Automation is a full-day workshop about the essence of automation strategy: vision and setting goals that make sense for you and your organization. You can Register at the PNSQC site W10(Full Day): Rapid Software Test Automation Test automation is a hot topic. If you are in … read more…
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May 27, 2024 - May 30, 2024Toronto, CanadaRST is a context-driven approach for testing any product that includes or involves software. It's designed to be the fastest, least expensive testing that completely fulfills the mission: exposing risk and finding problems before it's too late. Rapid Software Testing Explored is a three-day class that introduces the methodology. read more…
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Mar 26, 2024Online (for American Time Zones)Do Large Language Models represent the end of testing as we know it? Are testers doomed to extinction? Or is ChatGPT this year's Watson, non-fungible tokens, or Metaverse? Michael Bolton looks at the current state of Large Language Models, and how they relate to testing - and how serious testers need not fear the future. read more…
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Mar 4, 2024 - Mar 6, 2024Helsinki, FinlandAfter a sold-out Rapid Software Testing Explored class in 2023, Hidden Trail is hosting another! Register Here Rapid Software Testing Explored (RSTE) is a three-day live workshop that explores and explains the Rapid Software Testing methodology. Through hands-on activities, exercises, and interactive discussion, we challenge assumptions and expose common misconceptions about testing practices. more … read more…
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Feb 22, 2024Ghent, BelgiumMichael is the co-creator of Rapid Software Testing (RST), a testing method and mindset that allows for better and more confident testing. In February 2024, Michael is coming to Belgium especially for Axxes! Our Axxes Testing League is constantly looking for ways to take their knowledge to the next level, and came to Michael. And you can enjoy this! On Thursday, February 22, Axxes is hosting a BREWT meet-up where Michael will talk about RST and the issues that are currently on his mind. We will make it an interactive evening, where you can ask questions as well. read more…
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Feb 19, 2024 - Feb 23, 2024Antwerp, BelgiumA private Rapid Software Testing Explored class, presentations, and consulting in-house for a corporate client in Antwerp, Belgium. read more…
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Feb 7, 2024 - Feb 9, 2024Auckland, New ZealandRapid Software Testing Explored Public Class in the Auckland. Save the dates. Details to come. Learn powerful new ways to think, to apply heuristic models, and to test responsibly and systematically, so that you focus on business risk and do the right kinds of deep testing that your project needs. Organized by Potentia and Resourcefully in Auckland. read more…
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Feb 5, 2024Auckland, New ZealandCreating, applying, and maintaining useful automation to support testing can be immensely valuable. It’s also a huge challenge. This one-day class is designed to help you help you meet that challenge, looking through the lenses of the Rapid Software Testing Methodology. This course is suitable for Testers, Developers, Project and Business Leads. read more…
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Jan 29, 2024 - Feb 2, 2024Christchurch, New ZealandRapid Software Testing, a context-driven methodology for testing any product that includes or involves software. Through hands-on activities and interactive discussion, we challenge assumptions and expose common misconceptions about software testing. Then we show you powerful new ways to think, to apply heuristic models, and to test responsibly and systematically, so that you focus on business risk and do the right kinds of deep testing that your project needs. read more…
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Dec 12, 2023 - Dec 14, 2023Online (for Europe/UK Time Zones)Hidden Trail is hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinar with Michael Bolton, diving into some deep testing questions. This is your chance to present your burning testing related questions directly to Michael! Sign up here for the AMA Session December 12th, 4-5pm (EET) Hidden Trail is hosting Rapid more … read more…
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Oct 27, 2023Copenhagen, DenmarkExcellent testing is an open investigation by skilled technical people. Excellent test management requires you to center on the people who do testing—their skills, behavior, and relationship to the rest of the development process. This class will help you to be a better test manager. Some approaches to testing require more … read more…
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Oct 26, 2023Copenhagen, DenmarkRisk-based testing means organizing test strategy around suspected product risks. This means testers perform risk analysis before tests are performed, to guide the testing process; while performing tests, to notice possible problems and to adjust the strategy; and after the product is released, to learn about risks that were missed more … read more…
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Oct 25, 2023Copenhagen, DenmarkFutureproofing Testing, a public talk and meetup sponsored by Nine and Qalibrate Nine, Kongens Nytorv 18, Copenhagen Time: Doors open at 17:00. The first session starts at 17:30 read more…
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Oct 23, 2023 - Oct 25, 2023Copenhagen, DenmarkRapid Software Testing Explored (RSTE) is a three-day live workshop that explores and explains the Rapid Software Testing methodology. Through hands-on activities, exercises, and interactive discussion, we challenge assumptions and expose common misconceptions about testing practices. Then we show you clear and powerful ways to think about testing that allow you to more … read more…
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Oct 9, 2023 - Oct 12, 2023Gothenburg, SwedenTraining (Rapid Software Testing Explored), presentations, and consulting for a corporate client in Gothenburg, Sweden. read more…
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Sep 25, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023Christchurch, New ZealandTraining (Rapid Software Testing Explored), presentations, and consulting for a corporate client in Christchurch, New Zealand. read more…
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Sep 19, 2023 - Sep 21, 2023Auckland, New ZealandRapid Software Testing Explored (RSTE) is a three-day live workshop that explores and explains the Rapid Software Testing methodology. Through hands-on activities, exercises, and interactive discussion, we challenge assumptions and expose common misconceptions about testing practices. Then we show you clear and powerful ways to think about testing that allow you to more … read more…
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Sep 18, 2023Auckland, New ZealandA one-day visit to a corporate client in Auckland, New Zealand, to talk about testing and exploration. read more…
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Jun 19, 2023 - Jun 23, 2023Vienna, AustriaTraining, presentations, and consulting for a corporate client in Vienna, Austria. read more…
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Jun 13, 2023Antwerp, BelgiumMeasurement, Metrics, and Magic Numbers Tutorial at the 2023 EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference. In the tutorial, we’ll learn about reliability and validity in measurement and metrics. We’ll analyze some common testing metrics, and learn how to recognize when they’re dangerous, based on smoke and mirrors. read more…
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Jun 13, 2023Antwerp, BelgiumCritical Thinking Skills for Testers Tutorial at the 2023 EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference. In this interactive, hands-on and minds-on workshop, Michael Bolton shares specific techniques and heuristics of critical thinking that can help testers deal confidently and thoughtfully with difficult testing situations. read more…