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Cover of the expert talk on 'HUSTEF Recap' with Attila Fekete and Richard Seidl.

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HUSTEF Recap

A local testing conference grew from a small meetup in 2011 to a 700 person international gathering in Budapest. The program favors care for people, high quality content, and a relaxed vibe. New formats include longer talks for depth, a master class...

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Cover of the expert talk on 'Man vs. machine: Who judges more fairly?' with Sam Goetjes and Richard Seidl.

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Man vs. machine: Who judges more fairly?

Trust in decisions does not arise in a vacuum. A study on hiring decisions compared human and algorithmic recommendations, controlled by a built-in...

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Cover of the expert talk on 'About the Visibility of Testers' with Cassandra Leung and Richard Seidl.

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About the Visibility of Testers

The evolving role of software testers is marked by questions of visibility, confidence, and influence within modern development teams. Testers often...

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Legal pitfalls in software contracts

When software fails, the cause often lies less in the code than in the contract. The decisive factor is whether success or effort is owed: If agile...

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Cover of the expert talk on 'Control what you can control' with Maryse Meinen and Richard Seidl.

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Control what you can control

Modern product work sits in uncertainty. The piece explores stoic thinking as a practical frame for development and leadership. Progress rests on...

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Cover of the expert talk on 'Dynamic analysis for embedded systems' with Alexander WeissMartin Heininger and Richard Seidl.

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Dynamic analysis for embedded systems

When software interacts directly with sensors and actuators, testing becomes a balancing act. Real-time, scarce resources and the vagaries of...

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Cover of the expert talk on 'What if Da Vinci had been a software tester?' with Barış Sarıalioğlu and Richard Seidl.

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What if Da Vinci had been a software tester?

Software testing sits between art and science. The lens of Leonardo da Vinci highlights habits that matter. Curiosity, close observation, and small...

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Cover of the expert talk on 'Practical software testing with Java' with Pascal Moll and Richard Seidl.

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Practical software testing with Java

Anyone involved in software testing and quality wants a practical approach to the basics of testing methods. This can be found, for example, in the...

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Cover of the expert talk on 'One Breath Can Change Your Project' with Clara Ramos Gonzalez and Richard Seidl.

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One Breath Can Change Your Project

Modern software teams chase speed and features, yet fatigue and poor communication still derail delivery. Quality appears as a human practice, not a...

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Code quality, metrics and mindset for students

Software testing seems abstract at first. In real systems, it takes shape: a pizza store in a Kubernetes cluster, end-to-end pipelines and...

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