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S2E5: Bas Dijkstra - False positives and negatives in test automation

In today’s episode, I’ll be interviewing Bas Dijkstra, from the Netherlands. He’s an expert on test automation, offering training and consultancy therein. I’ve seen Bas trigger some very interesting conversations on Linkedin so I wanted to discuss them with him on the show. Listen to this episode if you want to learn more about how to deal with false positives and negatives in test automation and how a tester can contribute in unit testing efforts!

Episode highlights:
- What should a tester’s involvement look like in unit testing?
- How to become a better test automation specialist
- Building reliable automated tests: how to avoid false positives and negatives?
- An important philosophy/book he recommends for being more successful and productive

For more notes, links, and a transcript, go here: https://abstracta.us/blog/podcast/quality-sense-podcast-bas-dijkstra/

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