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Adam Goucher

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Adam Goucher has been testing professionally for over 12 years at a range of organizations from national banks to startups. A large part of that time has been spent augmenting his exploratory testing with automation. After discovering Selenium during a capital budget freeze in 2006, it quickly became his tool of choice when automating web interfaces. As an active member of both the core development team and the larger Selenium community he has recently started to revitalize the IDE project in an effort to kickstart business adoption of it. Automation is not the only tool in his toolbox. As an experienced tester who believes in the principles of both the Context School of Testing and the Agile Manifesto he brings an open and modern view of testing to projects. His first book, Beautiful Testing was published in October 2009.

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Ask the Tester

Thursday January 5th 2012 8am 3 0 Comments ST&QA Magazine
He tests software, writes automation (java, selenium, python, ruby, take your pick) and yes, used to coach Lacrosse. Of course I’m talking about Adam Goucher, the Canadian Test Consultant and Contractor.
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Functional Automation is the Gateway Drug to Continuous Delivery

Monday October 10th 2011 12am 1 0 Comments Automation

The Relationship of Testing Tools to Economics & Freedom

Thursday October 7th 2010 9am 3 4 Comments Automation Testing Membership Software Software Test Professionals Conference Web Tools
Article by Software Test Professionals Conference & Expo 2011 conference speaker, Adam Goucher. Adam is a consultant who in this article, gives tips to understanding the complexities of acquiring testing tools and justifying their costs. How does a tester develop a business case to acquiring a new testing tool that gives testing the freedom it deserves.
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Six Shocking Automation Truths

Tuesday August 3rd 2010 8am 46 15 Comments Automation Best Practices Software Test Professionals Conference Software Web
By: Adam Goucher, Principal of Element 34 and STP 2010 conference speaker. These truths are shocking not only because they are counter to the prevailing best practices in the industry but because they can cause me – the consultant – to lose a billable opportunity. A client who saves money but achieves their objectives is often the happiest client.
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Getting the most out of your Selenium scripts

Tuesday November 24th 2009 8am 0 0 Comments Newsletters Automation selenium
In my opinion, Selenium has a bit of a marketing problem. It’s not an issue of mind share; as the largest open-source browser automation project the tool enjoys broad awareness among users. The problem revolves around educating users as to which part of Selenium to use for what and where. This article will help you get the most out of your Selenium scripts by taking a look at each of the main components of the Selenium project in the context of what I call the ‘Selenium Value Chain’.
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