SEMINAR

Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department

April 19, 2010 at 3:00 pm

Duthie Center Room 117

James A. Whittaker, Ph.D.
Engineering Director, Google Seattle

Google releases software many times every day. Ever wonder what it takes to test in such an environment? James Whittaker talks about test methodology, tools and innovation surrounding the discipline of quality assurance at Google where testers are far outnumbered by developers. Specifically he will present how the webapp-chrome-chromium stack is tested to ensure that Google apps work well on Chrome browser and Chromium operating system. During the talk he presents how Google treats testing activity much like a hospital triages emergency room patients and how game playing metaphors have inspired the development of next generation test automation tools.

Seminar is open and free to the University of Louisville community