About the Blog

Automation Panda is a blog about software, testing, and (most importantly) automation from my own career experiences. I hope to make this blog both a journal for my professional growth as well as a valuable resource for others. Why name my blog after pandas? Why not! Please comment, share, and subscribe.

About Me

My name is Andrew Knight, and I’m a software engineer. My specialty is building test automation systems from the ground up, which involves both software development for test code as well as the infrastructure to run it in continuous integration. I also do Web dev and tool dev from time to time, and I love databases and compiler theory. My main programming languages are Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript, but I have worked with others and can pick up new ones quickly. I hold a Computer Science BS/MS from RIT. My full resume is on LinkedIn.

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Consulting

Please contact me if you are interested in my consulting services. I can provide training and expertise on development, testing, automation, BDD, Agile, and more!

Speaking

Please see my Speaking page for my full speaking history.

Teaching

Please see my Teaching page for online courses and tutorials.

Guest Articles

I frequently write articles for the Applitools blog. Here are other articles:

• A Python Orientation – How to Get Started
• Automation Testing Roundtable: Industry Insights from QA Leaders
• Better behavior-driven development: 4 rules for writing good Gherkin
• PyDev of the Week
• Python BDD Framework Comparison – The Pros and Cons
• Why Python is Great for Test Automation
• What is BDD, and how do we practice it?
• What is behavior-driven Python?

Publications

• Threshold Interval Indexing Techniques for Complicated Uncertain Data (2013)
• Efficient Range Query Processing on Uncertain Data (2011)
• Threshold Interval Indexing Techniques for Complicated Uncertain Data (2010)

Personal Posts

• A Cucumber Recipe
• A Cucumber Kimchi Recipe
• A Panda’s Retrospective on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Let Me Google That For You
• My Choice to Automate
• PyCon 2018 Reflections
• The Spark: What Makes Coders Great
• Tutoring: A Lifelong Impact
• White Guy in a Kurta: My Passage to India

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