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Test automation with Python Behave without BDDNDC TechTown 20252025-09-22
Argues that Python Behave is a practical end-to-end automation framework even without BDD and shows production use at Neat over four years to test…
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Test architecture is a real thingNDC TechTown 20242024-09-09
Argues that test architecture matters by showing concrete choices: end-to-end tests on Neat’s embedded devices, a python-behave page object model that…
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The art of living with broken thingsNDC TechTown 20232023-09-18
Claim: end-to-end tests have a different failure policy than unit tests—failing or flaky E2E tests often provide valuable, actionable signal. Built an…
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Auto-testing for situational awarenessNDC TechTown 20222022-08-29
Auto-tests focus on timelines not just pass/fail: nightly GitLab CI runs on Alpha correlate test durations, executed-test counts and reruns to reveal that a…
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TestOps at scaleNDC TechTown 20212021-08-30
Nightly runs execute end-to-end and unit tests across 30+ machine targets and many branches, using behave (Python) for Gherkin specs, Catch2 for C++ component…
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