Keep calm and forget FOMO
My JOURNEY with UI TESTING and Cypress
The Whys, the Hows, and the Outcomes
Keep calm and forget FOMO
Fear of missing out (FOMO) is a social anxiety stemming from the belief that others might be having fun while the person experiencing the anxiety is not present.
It is characterized by a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.
Does FOMO pay off?
Does FOMO pay off?
What if we ignore it?
I'm Stefano Magni
I'm a passionate front-end engineer, a speaker,
and an instructor.
I work for WorkWave, a Field Service Software company.
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Early 2018
I fall in love with the Testing world
Late 2018
I fall in love with Cypress
Early 2018
I fall in love with the Testing world
Late 2018
I fall in love with Cypress
Early 2018
I fall in love with the Testing world
January 2019
I deepen Cypress for a whole month
Late 2018
I fall in love with Cypress
Early 2018
I fall in love with the Testing world
January 2019
I deepen Cypress for a whole month
February 2019
I start answering on StackOverflow
Late 2018
I fall in love with Cypress
Early 2018
I fall in love with the Testing world
January 2019
I deepen Cypress for a whole month
February 2019
I start answering on StackOverflow
March 2019
I start sharing Cypress plugins
Late 2018
I fall in love with Cypress
January 2019
I deepen Cypress for a whole month
February 2019
I start answering on StackOverflow
March 2019
I start sharing Cypress plugins
April 2019
I start writing a GitHub book about UI Testing
January 2019
I deepen Cypress for a whole month
February 2019
I start answering on StackOverflow
March 2019
I start sharing Cypress plugins
April 2019
I start writing a GitHub book about UI Testing
May 2019
I talk at the first meetup about Cypress (the first of 13)
February 2019
I start answering on StackOverflow
March 2019
I start sharing Cypress plugins
April 2019
I start writing a GitHub book about UI Testing
May 2019
I talk at the first meetup about Cypress (the first of 13)
June 2019
Cypress interviews me
March 2019
I start sharing Cypress plugins
April 2019
I start writing a GitHub book about UI Testing
May 2019
I talk at the first meetup about Cypress (the first of 13)
June 2019
Cypress interviews me
July 2019
I talk at the first conference about Cypress (the first of 3)
April 2019
I start writing a GitHub book about UI Testing
May 2019
I talk at the first meetup about Cypress (the first of 13)
June 2019
Cypress interviews me
July 2019
I talk at the first conference about Cypress (the first of 3)
September 2019
I move to a new amazing company, knew thanks to my talks
May 2019
I talk at the first meetup about Cypress (the first of 13)
June 2019
Cypress interviews me
July 2019
I talk at the first conference about Cypress (the first of 3)
September 2019
I move to a new amazing company, knew thanks to my talks
October 2019
I teach at the first React Testing course, especially about Cypress (the first of 3)
June 2019
Cypress interviews me
July 2019
I talk at the first conference about Cypress (the first of 3)
September 2019
I move to a new amazing company, knew thanks to my talks
October 2019
I teach at the first React Testing course, especially about Cypress (the first of 3)
By-products
my OSS projects got more than 1000 stars
FROM ~200 TO ~650 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER
The most important thing:
I HELPED AND KNEW A LOT OF PEOPLE!
What drives me?
What drives me?
Learning
What drives me?
Learning
Improving quality
What drives me?
Learning
Improving quality
Solving problems
What drives me?
Learning
Improving quality
Solving problems
HELPING PEOPLE
What drives me?
Learning
Improving quality
Solving problems
Money
HELPING PEOPLE
How could you do the same?
forget FOMO
choose one topic that you'd want to learn/deepen
choose one topic that you'd want to learn/deepen
(avoid being stuck on this choice)
choose one topic that you'd want to learn/deepen
(avoid being stuck on this choice)
If you want to climb a mountain, you won't take the first step.
if you take the first step,
you'll climb a mountain.
you need more time and
you need to use it better
learn in public
learn in public
if you can't explain it, you don't know it
learn in public
if you can't explain it, you don't know it
YOUR MISTAKES WILL BE FIXED BY OTHERS
Any negative stuff?!
Any negative stuff?!
Only 2 participants to my first workshop
Any negative stuff?!
Only 2 participants to my first workshop
Commuting at 7AM instead of 8AM
Any negative stuff?!
Only 2 participants to my first workshop
Commuting at 7AM instead of 8AM
Receiving insults for a post of mine
Any negative stuff?!
Only 2 participants to my first workshop
Commuting at 7AM instead of 8AM
Receiving insults for a post of mine
Working hard for the courses
Who inspired me
WHO INSPIRED ME
WHO INSPIRED ME
WHO INSPIRED ME
Thank you
Keep calm and forget FOMO My JOURNEY with UI TESTING and Cypress The Whys, the Hows, and the Outcomes