[TriPython] TriPython July 2017 Meeting: Just What Is A Quality Engineer?

[Lisa Stillwell]

Tony,

Thought you might be interested in attending this:


> On Jun 23, 2017, at 12:47 PM, Calloway, Chris <cbc at unc.edu> wrote:
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>   [1]http://tripython.org/Members/cbc/july-17-mtg
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>   When: Thursday, July 27, 7pm
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>   Where: Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
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>                  Biltmore Conference Room, 5th Floor
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>                  100 Europa Drive, Suite 590
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>                  Chapel Hill
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>   What: A great plurality of companies today, who deal with the delivery of
>   software or providing software services should have a team responsible for
>   checking the quality of their products before they get into their
>   customers' hands. This team, far too often, is comprised of a single
>   person, usually labeled with the term "QA", and is responsible for making
>   sure that all known issues with the product are verified and that some
>   level of testing is performed before it can be `shipped' to customers. Not
>   everyone really knows what happens during this phase, but it is well-known
>   that someone, somehow, installs, configures and `tests' all the facets and
>   features of a product before it `goes out the door'. The stereotype is
>   that somewhere in the building where you work, there is at least one
>   person, "not suitable" to be a developer, who is relegated to pushing
>   buttons and clicking elements on web ui elements to make sure that things
>   work as advertised. These are the `button pushers'. If you have some of
>   this species inhabiting your work environment, good for you. But if you
>   really want to deliver quality with your products, then what you need is a
>   Quality Engineer, a rare hybrid species that merges software development,
>   forensics, DEVOPS and creativity skills into a super being. Og Maciel
>   presents. Og is a Senior Manager of Quality Engineering for the Red Hat
>   Satellite team. He has spent the last 5+ years building a team of black
>   belt quality engineers responsible for the automation of complex systems
>   and delivering quality products through the use of continuous delivery of
>   processes. He is also a podcaster, a dad, and an avid reader.
>   Extemporaneous "lightning talks" of 5-10 minute duration are also welcome
>   and don't need to be pre-announced. Lightning talks are for you to "show
>   and tell" something you've learned about Python recently, no matter how
>   small. We all use Python, therefore, we are always learning something new
>   about Python that we can tell others. Plenty of free parking is available
>   in the RENCI parking deck. The meeting will be followed by our usual
>   after-meeting at a nearby tavern for food and beverage. Come join us for a
>   fun and informative evening.
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>   --
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>   Sincerely,
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>   Chris Calloway
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>   Applications Analyst
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>   University of North Carolina
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>   Renaissance Computing Institute
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>   (919) 599-3530
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