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SUMMARY:How Google Tests Software
DTSTART:20100525T171500
DTSTAMP:20260408T175802Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr. James A. Whittaker (Engineering Director\, Google)\nAbstra
 ct:\nGoogle releases software many times every day. Ever wonder what it ta
 kes to test in such an environment? This talk will describe test methodolo
 gy\, tools and innovation surrounding the discipline of quality assurance 
 at Google where testers are far outnumbered by developers. Specifically he
  will present how the webapp-chrome-chromium stack is tested to ensure tha
 t Google apps work well on Chrome browser and Chromium operating system. D
 uring the talk he presents how Google treats testing activity much like a 
 hospital triages emergency room patients and how game playing metaphors ha
 ve inspired the development of next generation test automation tools. \n\n
 Biography:\nDr. Whittaker is currently the Engineering Director over engin
 eering tools and testing for Google's Seattle and Kirkland offices. He hol
 ds a PhD in computer science from the University of Tennessee and is the a
 uthor or coauthor of four textbooks. How to Break Software\, How to Break 
 Software Security (with Hugh Thompson) and How to Break Web Software (with
  Mike Andrews). His latest is Exploratory Software Testing: Tips\, Tricks\
 , Tours and Techniques to Guide Test Design and he's authored over fifty p
 eer-reviewed papers on software development and computer security. He hold
 s patents on various inventions in software testing and defensive security
  applications and has attracted millions in funding\, sponsorship\, and li
 cense agreements while a professor at Florida Tech. He has also served as 
 a testing and security consultant for dozens of companies and spent 3 year
 s as an architect at Microsoft. 
LOCATION:INM 200
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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