2025-03-04 –, RoboCon Online
Creating a project is daunting and finding an easy way to develop one can be frustrating.
Building a project seems difficult, but with a process that starts with the test case an automation developer can result in a model that is flexible and scalable.
Items that will be covered:
- Dependency management
- Fundamental directory design.
- Tools to consider.
- Workflow from Test case, to test suite, to resource creation, and finally custom libraries
- How to further integrate test cases
- Introduce a product centric design pattern
Project, design, framework, workflow
Lessons Learned:Provide skills that can allow existing and new users to efficiently create projects that are scalable and manageable.
Address the often asked question about best practices for folder structure and dependency management referring to the Robot Framework guides pages.
Describe your intended audience:Anyone who is looking for a better method for creating automation projects.
Is this suitable for ..?:Beginner RF User, Intermediate RF User, Advanced RF User
Known for past Robocon talks such as “Robot Framework Is Not ...” and
“You got Robot Framework in my Python”. And last year presented
“Robot Framework Is...” at Robocon 2024 in Helsinki, Finland where
the release of the official Robot Framework Style Guide was
announced. I have been involved in the Robot Framework Style Guide
Work Group for 3 years.
Music Composer with a passion for technology (and a decent paycheck).
I have been working for software development companies for 17 years.
Automation has been my core focus for the last 11 years utilizing
various scripting tools and languages for tests and other processes.
I am an avid sourdough bread baker (even pre-pandemic), home brewer,
and Raspberry Pi tinkerer. I am an active musician in my area playing
Horn (French Horn) and British Tenor Horn. My happy place is writing
and arranging music for the groups I play.
While not officially diagnosed, I am a gnome-a-holic and do not plan to
go into any recovery program for the malady