Elixir Wizards is an interview-format podcast, focused on engineers who use the Elixir programming language. Initially launched in early 2019, each season focuses on a specific topic or topics, with each interview focusing on the guest's experience and opinions on the topic. Elixir Wizards is hosted by Eric Oestrich and Sundi Myint of SmartLogic, a dev shop that’s been building custom software since 2005 and running Elixir applications in production since 2015. Learn more about how SmartLogic uses Phoenix and Elixir. (https://smartlogic.io/phoenix-and-elixir?utm_source=podcast)
Jenny Bramble on Testing and Collaboration at Papa
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