Empowering Economic Growth Through Tech Innovations with Angie Jones
Technology meets economic empowerment in this episode featuring Angie Jones, Global Vice President of Developer Relations at TBD, a Block division. Angie sheds light on the role of decentralized technologies in shaping the future of digital identity and cross-border payments. Her journey from software engineering to a leadership role in tech innovation illustrates her profound impact on the industry. This episode offers valuable insights into how technological advancements are driving economic growth and changing the financial landscape. Angie's expertise and unique perspective make this a must-listen for anyone interested in the cutting-edge intersection of technology, finance, and innovation.
About Angie
Angie Jones is the Global Vice President of Developer Relations for TBD, Block’s new business unit focused on decentralized technologies. She is an award-winning teacher and international keynote speaker who shares her wealth of knowledge at software companies and conferences all over the world.
As a Master Inventor, Angie is known for her innovative and out-of-the-box thinking style which has resulted in 27 patented inventions in the areas of metaverses, collaboration software, social networking, smarter planet, and software development processes.
Show notes:
(00:25) Introduction to Angie Jones and Her Role at TBD
(01:25) Angie’s Recognition in a USA Today Crossword
(02:50) Career Journey and Transition into Developer Relations
(06:04) Block’s Mission and Services in Economic Empowerment
(10:09) Convenience vs. Decentralization in Technology
(16:49) Innovations in Cross-Border Payments
(25:01) Decentralized Tech Stories and Reflections on Tech Innovation
(30:22) Challenging Tech Industry Norms and Global Perspectives
Links Referenced:
TBD: https://www.tbd.website/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/techgirl1908
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiejones/
The Mythos of Testing with Angie Jones
About Angie
Angie Jones is a Java Champion and Senior Director who specializes in test automation strategies and techniques. She shares her wealth of knowledge by speaking and teaching at software conferences all over the world, writing tutorials and technical articles on angiejones.tech, and leading the online learning platform, Test Automation University.
As a Master Inventor, Angie is known for her innovative and out-of-the-box thinking style which has resulted in more than 25 patented inventions in the US and China. In her spare time, Angie volunteers with Black Girls Code to teach coding workshops to young girls in an effort to attract more women and minorities to tech.
Links:
Applitools: https://applitools.com
Black Girls Code: https://www.blackgirlscode.com
Test Automation University: https://testautomationu.applitools.com
Personal website: https://angiejones.tech
Twitter: https://twitter.com/techgirl1908
Why yes, I do have a patent on a time machine
You can find Angie's blog here, catch her on Twitter here, and connect with her on LinkedIn here.
You can check out Applitools and learn about the visual AI system it uses for testing here.
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This week we chat with Angie Jones about all things testing. We’ll cover unit testing, visual testing, end-to-end testing, and more!
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Show Notes:
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Test Automation University
Mocha
Chai Assertion Library
Which tests Should I Automate talk by Angie
Selenium WebDriver
Cypress
React Testing Library
Jest
Enzyme
Kent C. Dodds
Atomic Habits
JUnit
Supertest
Nock
Cucumber
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S11:E2 - Why all developers should understand the basics of testing (Angie Jones)
In this episode, we’re talking about testing code with Angie Jones, Senior Developer Advocate at Applitools, and former Senior Software Engineer in Test at Twitter. Angie talks about how she got into testing, some of the testing and problems she had to solve while working at Twitter, and why all developers should understand the basics of testing.
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Applitools
C++
Test automation
Java
Software widget
Library
Heuristic
Pair programming
Faker
Application programming interface (API)
Boolean expression
Test Automation Frameworks
Codebase
Unit testing
UI (User interface)
Code review
Test Automation University
JavaScript
Debugging
React
Ministry of Testing
Conditional
For loop
Data structure
Language-agnostic
Angie Jones
Angie Jones is a Senior Developer Advocate who specializes in test automation strategies and techniques. She shares her wealth of knowledge by speaking and teaching at software conferences all over the world, as well as and leading the online learning platform, Test Automation University. As a Master Inventor, Angie is known for her innovative and out-of-the-box thinking style which has resulted in more than 25 patented inventions in the US and China. In her spare time, Angie volunteers with Black Girls Code to teach coding workshops to young girls in an effort to attract more women and minorities to tech.