Will Yates talks testing

02/03/2022 33 min Temporada 2 Episodio 10

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, IBM’s Will Yates takes us along on a ride through the landscape of testing on z/OS and what the future looks like (pro tip: bring sunglasses, it’s bright). Will starts off by giving us a brief summary of what drew him to testing, the importance of testing early and how he uses his background and passions to push the envelope when developing cutting-edge tech to elevate testing efficacy, practices, ease-of-use, and accuracy. He even shares a short story about one of his favorite television shows growing up, and it’s pretty awesome!
Topics:

Will's education and opportunities to work as a student with IBM
Will gives us a rundown of the work he and his team have done to impact new products and mechanisms to push DevOps practices forward
Will discusses his role in Z VTP
Galasa – what is it?
How are Z VTP and Galasa related?
How positive hiring practices and team dynamics around Neurodiversity have contributed to his team’s successes

And be sure to check out past episodes of the Z DevOps Talks podcast.
Links related to this episode:

IBM Z Virtual Test Platform
About Galasa and IBM Z Virtual Test Platform
Galasa home page