This conversation captures the vibrant atmosphere of Agile Testing Days in Potsdam, highlighting the importance of community, targeted automated testing, and the exploration of tester identity. The hosts discuss their experiences at the conference, including workshops, networking opportunities, and a unique musical performance that showcased the talents of attendees. They delve into the significance of understanding tester identity and the symbols associated with it, emphasizing the need for connection and belonging within the testing community. This conversation at Agile Testing Days explores various themes including the experience of performing in a musical, insights from keynote speakers on technical coaching, the importance of documenting achievements for career advancement, and the evolving identity of professionals in agile environments. The discussion emphasizes the value of networking at conferences and the need for continuous learning and adaptation in one's career. [AI]

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 01:00 - Agile Testing Days 2024 (ATD)
  • ATD's website
• 02:00 - 🤠 Señor Performo aka Leandro Melendez (who Vernon definitely did NOT call Leonardo 😅😇🤥🥷🐢🤦🏾‍♂️)
  • Señor Performo's website
  • Señor Performo's English YouTube channel 🇬🇧
  • Señor Performo's Español YouTube channel 🇪🇸
  • Señor Performo's English podcast channel 🇬🇧
  • Señor Performo's Español podcast channel 🇪🇸
  • Señor Performo's book
  • Señor Performo's LinkedIn
  • Señor Performo's X
• 03:00 - Richard's tutorial Targeted Automated Tests
• 04:35 - Mark Winteringham
  • Mark's website
  • Mark's books (probably why he's so slick with words!)
• 10:07 - Lisa Crispin & João Proença
  • Lisa's website and LinkedIn pages
  • Lisa's Bluesky
  • João's LinkedIn page
  • João's Bluesky
• 10:17 - José "Pepe" Díaz & Uwe Gelfert
  • José's website
  • José's Bluesky
  • José's LinkedIn
  • Uwe's LinkedIn
• 11:25 - Alex(andra) Schladebeck
  • Alex's website
  • Alex's LinkedIn
• 13:05 - The cast
  • Samuel "Robot Overlord" Nitsche
  • Lena "Test Management Saviour" Pejgan Nyström
  • Rachel "Pitch Perfect" Kibler
  • Veerle "Light Sabre Extraordinaire" Verhagen
  • Tamara "Putting the "Rock Star" in Rock Star Developer" Josten
  • Callum "The stage is my happy place" Akehurst-Ryan
  • Bastian "Best Bad Boss Ever" Knerr
  • Tobias "Chill Samuel I've got this" Geyer
  • Did you order a light sabre duel with your musical? You did? Well here you go!
• 19:32 - Leandro's workshop Ramping up modern performance
• 21:53 - Jenna Charlton
  • The description of Jenna's ATD keynote Testing, Identity, and Symbols
  • Jenna's LinkedIn
  • Jenna's Bluesky
  • Martin Hynie
    • Martin describing the wider impact of his talk, including a link to the talk itself
    • Martin's LinkedIn
• 22:57 - Ashley Hunsberger
  • Ashley's LinkedIn
• 39:05 - Bart Knaack
  • Bart's LinkedIn
• 42:21 - Emily Bache
  • The description of Emily's ATD keynote Technical coaching development teams using the Samman method
  • Emily's YouTube
  • The Samman Society website
  • The Hartman Proficiency Taxonomy by Marian Hartman
  • Bloom's taxonomy for cognitive thinking
  • Paul Holland another ATD contributor of allTheThings and Rubix Cube legend
  • Emily's LinkedIn
• 47:16 - Ash "Data is dope" Hynie
  • Ash's LinkedIn
  • CountrPT's website
  • CountrPT's LinkedIn
  • Patrick Prill (who aside from being a generalist, also gives THE BEST hugs around, trust me on this folks!)
  • Rita Avota
  • Ben Dowen
  • Joao Proenca
    
    

01:00 - Intro LIVE from Agile Testing Days!
03:00 - Why are we here?
10:52 - The importance of networking and conferences
12:17 - What kind of event is ATD?
13:05 - The ATD Musical (you read that correctly)
18:29 - Guest: Señor Performo discussing who he is and performance testing
21:53 - Guest: Jenna Charlton explaining the relationship between testing, identity, and symbols
36:15 - Guest: Basti aka Bastian "Best Bad Boss Ever" Knerr talking about being part of the musical
39:05 - Guest: Baart Knack talking about his escapades at ATD over the years and hi...