We used to think writing (near) real-time applications that process multiple data streams was for the high IQ crowd and well-funded teams. This belief was probably strengthened by the fact that we (at Qxf2) love Python … and our favorite language lacked good complex event processors, stream processors. So we were excited to discover Wallaroo has set out to fill […]
Getting started with Wallaroo
State of Testing Survey: 2018
Hey, Testers. It’s new year!!! and State of Testing Survey 2018 has gone live. Please consider participating in the survey and start the year by contributing to the testing community. Why take the survey?: This is a worldwide survey that tries to identify the existing state of testing. Taking the survey is one step into bringing more transparency into our […]
Parsing Google Calendar events with Python
This post will show you how to use Python to parse Google Calendar events. Google’s API documentation is good but we haven’t found a realistic example anywhere. So we are sharing what we have. In this post, you will learn to look for all-day events with the word ‘PTO’ in the event title. Overview Here are the steps we will […]
Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform
This is the second part in a series of posts about on getting started with Kubernetes. In my previous post, I covered how to setup single node of Kubernetes Cluster locally using Minikube and discussed a few issues which I came across during its setup. Since Kubernetes comes with its own toolset, we can pretty much configure and run the […]
Getting started with Kubernetes
Recently, I started my first experiments with Kubernetes, Google’s open-source orchestration platform for Linux Containers. As containers have become more important to businesses, it has become necessary to create a system that would allow containers to scale out to meet the needs of enterprise-level deployments. That’s where Kubernetes comes into play. Unlike Docker, Kubernetes is a very robust ecosystem for […]
Experimenting with team structures at Qxf2
This post will give you an overview of how we think about team structure and job roles at Qxf2. We are fairly certain that current structure of testing teams is not going to help us solve a lot of problems that are coming our way. You can read about the challenges we think are coming our way. Haven’t you […]
An introduction to hiring and onboarding at Qxf2
This post will give you an overview of how we think about hiring, onboarding and the steps we have taken so far. This post is useful if you are looking to setup a team from scratch or are starting a services company. Note: This is a very long article, but you can skip sections that do not interest you and […]
An introduction to training at Qxf2
This post outlines our efforts in building a training program at Qxf2. The training program at Qxf2 We doubt that the current skills of testers will be sufficient in the near future (see The need for change (at Qxf2)). Which means we will need to train (or retrain) people to stay relevant. This post will give you an overview of […]
Qxf2’s Data analytics, Machine Learning and AI roadmap
In this post, we’ll briefly outline how our Data analytics, Machine learning and AI roadmap looks. We’ll also give you a feel for how work proceeded before we had a roadmap and how it has proceeded after we came up with one. Note: We ended up doing a lot more in this area since we have some mathematics expertise (for […]
Qxf2’s Hardware and Robotics roadmap
In this post, we’ll briefly outline how our hardware and robotics roadmap looks. We’ll also give you a feel for how work proceeded before we had a roadmap and how it has proceeded after we came up with one. Why use a roadmap in the first place? The return on investment on R&D is not obvious. Our R&D work, in […]