RoboCon2025

I hate robot framework: a newbie’s guide to learning robot framework
2025-03-06 , RoboCon Online

My first exposure to Robot Framework was not a stellar experience. My boss assigned a task to me to learn Robot Framework to resurrect an existing project left behind by a former employee. I wish I had all the resources that currently exist for today’s newbies, it would have been a better introduction to a fabulous automation tool.


This presentation will walk through all the resources a new comer to Robot Framework would need: the user guide, the guides page, the style guide, and third party resources.


Categorize / Tags:

Newbie, beginner, experienced, resources

Describe your intended audience:

Everyone new to Robot Framework regardless of automation experience.

Is this suitable for ..?:

Beginner 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

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