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Andy Knight - Automation Panda origin story, BDD, test automation before it was cool

This week Matt sits down with Andrew Knight. You likely know Andy from his blog AutomationPanda.com or from one of his many talks at Tech Conferences spanning across the globe. In this episode Andy discusses how the TI-83 got him hooked on programming, how Automation Panda started as a place for him to save his notes between jobs, and how blogging led to speaking at conferences, consulting, and many more opportunites. Other things discussed in this episode include:

  • Writing Cucumber before it was Cucumber
  • Never planning on being a Developer
  • LexisNexis being the greatest opportunity of his career and so much more

You can follow Andy on:

  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutomationPanda
  • His Blog: https://automationpanda.com/
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwkshD85UGzUH651KyVK4zQ
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