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Craft Conference Day 2

Craft Conference Day 2

For me it’s the first day of the conference, but some people already attended a workshop on wednesday. I was so curious how good the venue could be, because my last conference experience was dreadful. That had to do with the acoustics of the venue, there was echo everywhere

Roadburn 2014 Verslag

Roadburn 2014 Verslag

Roadburn 2014 Na de enorme teleurstelling van Roadburn 2013 (eerste dag: ziek, tweede dag: present maar half ziek, derde dag: kon niet komen doordat ik zelf een solo moest spelen ergens) was ik wel heel erg toe aan een volledige Roadburn. Samen met Gaby en Christiaan toog ik naar Tilburg

Budapest Day 1

My boyfriend discovered this amazing conference: Craft Conference. The conference is about software craftsmanship in general: a topic that both him and me have a huge interest in. He already had a green flag from his manager to go there, but I also would love to go. It would be

Back to some golden habits

Back to some golden habits

Back when I was still studying I used to be really into sports and healthy living. Not that I have let go of these values completely, but I didn’t really exercise regularly anymore. And I also am not a vegan anymore these days, I eat fish (but still no

The transition to mobile testing

The transition to mobile testing

It’s marvelous how quickly humans can adapt to situations. It’s equally marvelous how quickly humans can reach a comfort zone where they like to stay because it’s so cosy and familiar. For the last 2,5 years I’ve been a frontend tester and developed my skills

Whiskyfestival Amsterdam

Whiskyfestival Amsterdam

Ik was nog nooit op een whiskyfestival geweest en wist niet zo goed wat ik ervan moest verwachten. In het weekend van 17 januari heb ik er een bezocht en was positief verrast. Oliver en ik gingen naar het Whiskyfestival Amsterdam, wat in de Posthoornkerk plaatshad. Een hele sfeervolle locatie.

My incredibly late report out of the Agile Testing Days

My incredibly late report out of the Agile Testing Days

So, three months after the the Agile Testing Days took place I’m finally presenting you my report out. Sorry for being this late, all the cool people already wrote down their thoughts. I want to take a different perspective so I will write about how the conference still influences