Linda Hayes
Worksoft
Description:
The latest software development tools and techniques are delivering
more functionality faster than ever, yet these productivity gains are often
lost during the test phase because these applications can be tested only manually.
This happens because generated code is generally treated as throwaway, which
means that automated test scripts can’t be reused. In other cases developers
don’t expose the information that automated tests need to work, or incorporate
third party components that aren’t accessible.
Find out what it takes to develop applications that support test automation
and enable the long term maintenance of test libraries, and learn how to educate
both development and senior management about the importance of designing in
testability.
Biography:
Linda is the CTO of Worksoft, Inc., developer of next-generation test automation solutions. She is the founder of three software companies including AutoTester, the first PC-based test automation tool. Linda holds degrees in accounting, tax and law and is a frequent industry speaker and award-winning author on software quality. She has been named as one of Fortune Magazine’s People to Watch and one of the Top 40 Under 40 by Dallas Business Journal. She is a columnist for Computerworld, Datamation, and StickyMinds.com, authored the Automated Testing Handbook and co-edited Dare to be Excellent with Alka Jarvis on best practices in the software industry. Her article “Quality is Everyone’s Business” won a Most Significant Contribution award from the Quality Assurance Institute and was published as part of the Auerbach Systems Development Handbook. You can contact Linda at Linda@worksoft.com.