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10:30am PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Radical Transparency for Software Teams

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST

Gregory Lind, Buildly, CEO and Founder

Redefine team communication with radical transparency. Fostering a culture of openness, honesty, and positivity in your team, can create a work environment where everyone feels empowered to do their best work and grow both personally and professionally. This talk will give an overview to bringing radical transparency into your DevOps, software and product development processes.

Speakers

Gregory Lind

CEO and Founder, Buildly

Author of "Radical Therapy for Software Teams", CEO of Buildly, and 20+ year career in Software, Open Source and Startups. Founder and CTO of four successful startups in 3 different countries. Worked with NGOs and Government agencies building open source grant management systems... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PST
VIRTUAL OpsWorld

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, Virtual, OPEN Session, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual Virtual

1:30pm PST

[Virtual] OPEN Session: Where Is the Love? Why Automated Regression Testing Isn’t Getting the Attention It Needs

Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST

VIRTUAL OpsWorld

Jens Wessling, Veracode, Chief Technology Officer

As software development continues to evolve at a rapid pace and new innovations bring a world of possibilities, one item is often left behind: automated regression testing. The truth is without it, organizations can forget about software quality, security, winning customers' trust or being agile.

Regression testing is an integral, non-negotiable part of the production software development process right from the very moment the first line of production code is written. Its impact goes beyond code correctness, influencing development velocity, reducing long-term maintenance costs and ensuring a smoother integration process during acquisitions. However, companies often scramble to retrofit regression testing into their legacy code, but in reality, less than 10% of these after-the-fact efforts ever pan out. It might be tempting to overlook the absence of solid regression testing in smaller companies, but here's the catch: the long-term costs of maintaining code without automated testing don't just stay put – they grow. It's not just a “nice to have” it’s a strategic investment to safeguard their current operations and for companies to position themselves for future growth, innovation and success.

In this Thought Leadership Session, Jens Wessling, CTO of Veracode, outlines the importance of automated regression testing, highlighting why both developers and the C-Suite should make it a priority from the outset and how to make it a core aspect of your team's ethos.

Speakers

Jens Wessling

Chief Technology Officer, Veracode

Jens Wessling is the Chief Technology Officer at Veracode. He leads the architecture vision for Veracode’s core capabilities around its proprietary data model and AI-powered remediation engine. With more than 25 years’ experience in software engineering and architecture, Jens... Read More →

Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:30pm - 1:55pm PST
VIRTUAL OpsWorld

Dev Exec World

Tracks & Topics DevOps
Session Type OPEN Session
Conferences Dev Exec World, Virtual, OpsWorld
In-Person/Virtual Virtual