Wednesday, October 11, 2017

TestBash Germany - My First But Certainly Not Last

Last Friday, TestBash Germany took place for the very first time, in my hometown Munich. It was my very first TestBash; I gave my second conference talk ever; and it was simply amazing.

Impressions

Let's give you an idea of the atmosphere first. Here's TestBash Germany in tweets!

The Meetup Before


The Conference Day


After-Conference Meetup 


Open Space 


Talking, Take Two

Just last week I gave my very first conference talk at SwanseaCon. Shortly afterwards I found myself walking a theater stage, giving my second conference talk. I felt excited to get this opportunity; nervous to get on stage in front of a bigger audience consisting of mostly testers; and a bit freaking out due to the big camera in front of me. Fortunately, according to first feedback the talk seemed to have gone down quite well. If you'd like to have a first glimpse, check out my slides: Next Stop: FlixBus! A Tester Exploring Developer Land. Later on you'll find the recording on the Ministry of Testing Dojo.
Of course, not everything went as planned and I think there are several things to improve on (like learning how to ignore cameras). However, all the feedback and tweets about my talk really made my day; especially the following from two of the most awesome testers and speakers I know of - still can't believe it!

My Personal Highlights

There were many awesome talks and sessions, but the following impressed me the most. 

Last But Not Least: The People

You already heard me say it several times, and I mean it: In the end, it's all about the people. The people make this great community. And the community makes events like TestBash great. Therefore: A big shout-out and thank you to everyone who is part of it. And if you're feeling you're not part of it yet - please don't hesitate to ping me on Twitter. And if you're not on Twitter yet, I'd really recommend you to create an account instantly! Twitter helped me enter the community! :-) 

2 comments: