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Jenny Bramble on Testing and Collaboration at Papa

Jenny Bramble on Testing and Collaboration at Papa

FromElixir Wizards


Jenny Bramble on Testing and Collaboration at Papa

FromElixir Wizards

ratings:
Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today on Elixir Wizards, we chat with Jenny Bramble. Jenny is the Director of Quality Engineering at Papa, a platform that connects older adults and low-income families with companionship and a helping hand with daily tasks. Tune in to learn more about Jenny's experience with testing and team collaboration at Papa.
Key Points From This Episode:
Jenny tells us about her journey to learning Elixir (for 8 years now!)
We learn about the 24 talks that Jenny has done as a keynote speaker
The breakdown of her talk this year at Elixir Conf on upgrades
How Jenny got in to writing tests after going to college for computer science
What goes into developer handoff and how that varies depending on the company and team
The connection and importance between customer service and empathy
What it's like to work in Quality Engineering and Testing at Papa
What is testing?
She provides helpful tips of things that tend to be caught up by QA during code reviews
Jenny has a course on management for Test Automation coming out in 2023!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Jenny Bramble on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybramble/
Jenny Bramble on Twitter — https://twitter.com/jennydoesthings
Jenny Bramble on GitHub -- https://github.com/jennydoesthings
Papa -- https://www.papa.com/
SmartLogic — https://smartlogic.io/
SmartLogic Twitter — https://twitter.com/smartlogic
Released:
Dec 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Elixir Wizards is an interview-style podcast for anyone interested in functional programming and the Elixir Programming Language. Hosted by SmartLogic engineers Sundi Myint, Owen Bickford, Bilal Hankins, and Dan Ivovich, this show features in-depth discussions with some of the brightest minds in the industry, discussing training and documentation in Phoenix LiveView, the evolution of programming languages, Erlang VM, and more. In the current season, we're celebrating a decade of Elixir and exploring what the next ten years hold for this powerful language. With expert insights from guests including José Valim, Hugo Baraúna, and Saša Juric, we discuss emerging trends in cyber security, cloud infrastructure, web transports, machine learning, static vs dynamic types, and what the future might hold for Elixir developers. Learn more about how SmartLogic uses Phoenix and Elixir. (https://smartlogic.io/phoenix-and-elixir?utm_source=podcast)