NZCS Test Professionals Network (Auckland) presents:

Test Automation for Legacy Systems with Rick Mugridge.

Most software is developed without test automation in mind.  The software usually changes over time and the systems are likely to have become rather tangled. This makes it hard to apply test automation at multiple levels. And it can be difficult to have clean test independence, especially when test systems are shared.

Test automation often has to be carried out through user interfaces, which tends to make automation slow and fragile. We look at the issues in applying test automation to legacy systems, including political ones, and look at some useful approaches.

We would be grateful if you could please forward this invite to others who may be interested in the event.

About The Speaker

Rick Mugridge is an expert in agile software development, working in NZ, Europe and USA as coach, architect, developer and consultant to people working in test automation.

He has developed FitLibrary, an open-source testing framework that works with FitNesse. He continues to develop tools for test automation, including for web systems, and with a current focus on legacy systems. He is the main author of "Fit for Developing Software", Prentice-Hall, 2005, which covers test automation techniques.

Rick has a PhD in Computer Science and has taught software engineering at the University of Auckland.

We hope that you can join us for this event.

The Auckland TPN Committee

Event schedule:

5:00pm to 5:30pm – Registration & Networking
5:30 to 6:45pm – Presentation and Questions
6:45 to 7:00pm - Networking & close out

Drinks will be available at a cash bar (cash only).

Registration Details:

You can register for this event via Credit Card online now by using the link below, or alternatively call 0800 252 255 with your Credit Card details.

NZCS Corporate Partners and approved organisations can opt to pay by invoice by calling 0800 252 255 or emailing attendee and business details through to registrations@nzcs.org.nz. Credit criteria and other conditions apply.