Name: Quality Engineering Meetup #1
Start: 2024-11-27T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-11-27T20:30:00.000Z
Location: JetBrains Amsterdam

*In collaboration with* *[Regent AB](https://regent.se)* *and with three very sophisticated talks on our stage, [Qase](https://qase.io) is presenting the **first** Meetup on Quality Engineering in Stockholm.*

**AGENDA**

**1\. Maria Tuleika\, Test automation lead\, Regent AB: *How to use AI to improve QA job security***

Maria will discuss the evolving role of AI in Quality Assurance education, highlighting both the potential benefits and risks. Maria will outline rational strategies for incorporating AI into the learning and working environment, ensuring it complements rather than replaces human expertise. She will also address challenges like model collapse and provide insights into using AI effectively to foster continuous knowledge growth.

**2\. Vitaly Sharovatov\, developer advocate\, Qase: *From Astrology to Code Reviews: Magical Thinking in Life, Software Development and QA***

We don't use astrology in hiring, yet we often transfer past practices to new environments without question. We don’t rely on fortune cookies for product success, but we sometimes treat estimates as precise deadlines. These are just a few cognitive biases and mental traps that affect our decision-making in software development and QA.

In this talk, Vitaly will offer a rational approach to reduce the effects of biases, make better decisions, and work more effectively and happily.

**3\. Edward Schauman\-Haigh\, QA Architect\,** **Odevo: *Quality, Happiness, and Developer Productivity***

As developers take on more testing responsibilities, where do quality engineers fit in? This talk frames quality engineering in a different light; as a form of platform engineering — one that makes developers' lives easier and their work more enjoyable while building better software.

Quality Engineering Stockholm

Vitaly Sharovatov

Hasum Jacob Thenumgal

Johan Gustafson

Quality Engineering meetup #1

Regent

*In collaboration with* [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com) *and with three very sophisticated talks on our stage, [Qase](https://qase.io) is presenting the **first** Meetup on Quality Engineering in Amsterdam.*

**AGENDA**

The doors open at 6:00 pm, the first talk starts at 6:30 pm, and the meetup lasts until 9:30 pm.

**1\. Liliia Abdulina\, JetBrains\, Head of QA at Kotlin team: *Behind the сode: the evolution of QA in Kotlin***

What does quality assurance look like for a programming language team? And more importantly — why does it evolve in certain ways?

In this session, we'll walk through the story of the Kotlin QA team, from its humble beginnings in 2015 with just one member, to a team of 25 today. We'll explore the gradual transformations in our team structure and processes, shaped by the unique challenges and demands brought on by the growth and maturation of Kotlin and its ecosystem.

Through the lens of the Kotlin team, you’ll discover why embracing complexity is sometimes essential, when to adapt processes, and how to align QA with the evolving needs of a product team. This is a rare opportunity to peek behind the curtain of QA for a programming language and its ecosystem as intricate and far-reaching as Kotlin.

**2\. Vitaly Sharovatov\, Qase\, developer advocate: *From Astrology to Code Reviews: Magical Thinking in Life, Software Development and QA***

We don't use astrology in hiring, yet we search for the root cause in our postmortems. We don’t hammer screws into wood, yet we bring the same code review process to a new company that we used at a previous job. We don't rely on fortune cookie predictions for new feature success, yet we sometimes treat engineers’ estimates as exact timelines.

These are just a few examples of the numerous cognitive biases, mental sets, and magical thinking that negatively affect our decision-making and work efficiency in software development and QA.

In this talk, Vitaly will present a rational approach to work, helping us recognize where intuition and "common sense" fail, how to act more rationally, make optimal decisions, and ultimately work happier.

**3\. Artur Parpibaev\, JetBrains\, Kotlin QA Automation Team Lead: *Kotlin: How to create e2e coverage of a programming language?***

Testing a programming language is not common knowledge, yet it is not rocket science either. In this talk, Artur will set on a journey through the Kotlin language’s end-to-end coverage. We will explore various areas of Kotlin tooling, such as Compiler, Build Tools, and IDE Plugin, and how we ensure everything works smoothly on the user side.

**4\. beer\, snacks\, discussions :\)**

Quality Engineering Amsterdam

Paolo B.

Zuleykha Pavlichenkova

Quality Engineering Meetup #1

JetBrains Amsterdam

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