In this session, Gil Zilberfeld highlights a critical challenge in test automation—the creation of "Frankenstein tests." These tests combine programming languages, frameworks, and domain-specific languages into a mishmash that is difficult to read, interpret, and maintain. While this approach may seem functional initially, it often leads to complex, fragile tests that become a burden as projects evolve. Gil emphasizes the importance of addressing this issue to prevent the "monster" of unmanageable tests from overwhelming your testing strategy.

Gil will explore how to simplify and improve test design by abstracting framework-specific language, making tests more readable, maintainable, and aligned with the domain language. Attendees will gain insights into the pitfalls of overcomplicating test scripts and learn actionable strategies to create cleaner, more efficient tests that are easier to understand and maintain over time.

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About Speaker:
Gil Zilberfeld has been in software since childhood, writing BASIC programs on his trusty Sinclair ZX81. He is a trainer and mentor working to make software better.

With more than 25 years of developing commercial software, he has vast experience in software methodology and practices. From unit testing to exploratory testing, design practices to clean code, API to web testing – he’s done it all.

Gil speaks frequently in international conferences about testing, TDD, clean code, and agile practices. He is the author of "Everyday Unit Testing" and “Everyday Spring Testing”, blogs and posts videos on these topics and in his spare time he shoots zombies, for fun.
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Connect with Gil on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilzilberfeld/

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