Speaking - Chris Kenst

Speaking

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FAQs to How I Became An Automation Engineer (talk)

FAQs to How I Became An Automation Engineer (talk)

I’ve given the talk on How I Became an Automation Engineer a few times. Each time I’ve gotten good feedback and a lot of questions from engaged participants. With each repeated question, I try to update my talk to address those points for future audiences. However often I

What it means to be a leader in testing

Background: During CAST I sat for an interview with Pradeep Soundararajan of Moolya Testing. We talked about a few things mostly on what it meant to be a leader in the testing space. They made a short video on the interview so check it out or read the transcript. Transcript:

How I Became An Automation Engineer

How I Became An Automation Engineer

Have you ever wondered what an Automation Engineer is or what they do? I’ve never found a great definition so I shared my experiences on How I Became an Automation Engineer and what that first year has looked like: the good, bad and the ok. I also talked a

Participating in Code Reviews as a Tester

Participating in Code Reviews as a Tester

Have you ever wondered what a code review is and/or what it’s like to participate in one? Are you a tester, product or business person who regularly interacts with the output of the code but wonders if they could catch bugs earlier by “shifting left”? Turns out you

Join my Webinar on Participating in Code Reviews as Tester

Join my Webinar on Participating in Code Reviews as Tester

Last year I wrote an article for Stickyminds about Participating in Code Reviews as a Tester where I made the case for Code Reviews being more than just a chance to catch bugs. They also serve as a chance to see how something is built and have a conversation about

Lessons Learned from the Contributing to GitHub is For You Workshop

On April 11, 2018 I gave a workshop called Contributing to GitHub is For You is For You (abbreviated as C2GI4U) in Des Moines, IA to the Des Monies Area Quality Assurance Association (abbrevitated as DAQAA). Roughly 36 people signed up for the DAQAA event meetup and of those about

A GitHub Workshop & why Version Control is a Technical Skill

A GitHub Workshop & why Version Control is a Technical Skill

On April 11th, 2018 I’m giving a workshop in Des Moines, IA to the Des Moines Area Quality Assurance Association (DAQAA) called Contributing to GitHub Is for You (join us!) on learning to use git with GitHub. The workshop is based on a presentation I did with Matt Heusser

Contributing to GitHub is for Everyone at the Online Testing Conference

Contributing to GitHub is for Everyone at the Online Testing Conference

One of our sessions you can’t afford to miss “Contributing to GitHub is for Everyone” with @mheusser & @ckenst https://t.co/dfFpLj6pwQ pic.twitter.com/D1MMQQjicw — onlinetestconf (@OnlineTestConf) May 23, 2017 On June 13th Matt Heusser and I will be giving a talk at the Online Testing Conference on

Shaping Your Identity as a Tester

On Thursday, June 25, 2015 I presented my first webinar called Shaping Your Identity as a Tester that was based on an earlier article I wrote called Blogging for your Career. uTest recorded it and made it part of their uTest University series, you can check it out here. I’