# sqgne Published articles for sqgne. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## T.J. Maher Elected to the Board of Directors of the Software Quality Group of New England DevFeed: [T.J. Maher Elected to the Board of Directors of the Software Quality Group of New England]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: T.J. Maher (noreply@blogger.com) Published: 2026-06-17T23:26:28Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [T.J. Maher]() Topics: [sqgne](), [Testing](), [Software Engineering]() Tags: [community](), [development](), [qa](), [quality](), [sqgne](), [testing]() ### AI overview T.J. Maher announces election to the volunteer board of directors of the Software Quality Group of New England, an all-volunteer nonprofit community focused on software quality. The article also mentions Maher's monthly SDET Lean Coffee discussion group. ### Source excerpt I've been elected to be on the Board of Directors of the Software Quality Group of New England (sqgne.org) on the volunteer leadership committee! The Software Quality Group of New England (SQGNE) is an all-volunteer, nonprofit professional community in New England dedicated to software quality. Since its founding, SQGNE has brought together QA engineers, SDETs, and software quality professionals for monthly educational presentations, discussions, and networking -- covering everything from testing techniques and process improvement to the latest tools and industry trends. I also have founded and moderate an online monthly SDET Lean Coffee discussion group, bringing together software development engineers in test, quality engineers, and automation practitioners to exchange ideas, challenges, and emerging practices. After our hiatus during the summer, we will be meeting monthly up in Burlington, MA. Check us out! Happy Testing! -T.J. Maher Software Engineer in Test BlueSky | YouTube | LinkedIn | Articles ## New Position Unlocked: Senior SDET at AAA Life Insurance, starting Monday, June 15th, 2026! DevFeed: [New Position Unlocked: Senior SDET at AAA Life Insurance, starting Monday, June 15th, 2026!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: T.J. Maher (noreply@blogger.com) Published: 2026-06-04T02:16:39Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [T.J. Maher]() Topics: [Software Testing](), [Mobile]() Tags: [2026](), [aaa-life](), [automation](), [community](), [leadership](), [linkedin](), [mobile](), [programming](), [software-testing](), [sqgne](), [testing]() ### AI overview The author announces starting a Senior SDET position at AAA Life Insurance Company on June 15, 2026, after an extended job search. The article also announces the author's nomination as a volunteer director of the Software Quality Group of New England and describes recent community activities, including a talk on building a mobile automation test framework. ### Source excerpt I have two announcements: I've accepted a job offer as a Senior SDET role at AAA Life Insurance Company, and will be starting Monday, June 15th! And I have been nominated to be one of the volunteer Directors on the leadership board of the Software Quality Group of New England. Man, the job market is brutal! It took me four months of job searching in 2025 to find SELF Id when MassMutual outsourced its technology department. And it took me four months of near constant job searching in 2026 to find AAA Life when I was caught up in the second round of SELF's layoffs in the end of January. After throwing countless resumes into the void, submitting post after post on LinkedIn, experimenting with countless automation frameworks and programming projects on tjmaher.com, and spamming my entire LinkedIn Network (sorry about that!), and everyone I have worked with in the past twenty years as a software tester, desperately looking for job leads, it was a staffing firm working for AAA Life who found me. Thank you, Refactor Talent! Rewriting my LinkedIn Resume to make sure that I was using proper keywords in my "About" section of my LinkedIn Profile seems to have done the trick! I'd also like to announce that I found another awesome software testing community to be a part of: The Software Quality Group of New England, a local non-profit meeting monthly in Burlington, MA. Come join us! And we are always looking for in-person speakers. I've been missing being part of a software testing community! I was Meetup Organizer for the now defunct Ministry of Testing - Boston group from 2016 to 2024, loving every minute I was trying to find speakers, sponsors and hosts. I made so many great connections during my tenure. It's sad the Meetup group was shut down by the Ministry of Testing UK a few months ago, but I am glad to be part of a new software testing group! In the past month as a new member of the SQGNE, I have: * Given a talk to the group on building a mobile automation test framework ## SDET Lean Coffee #1: With AI, what is useful testing and what is workslop? SQGNE, June 2, 2026 DevFeed: [SDET Lean Coffee #1: With AI, what is useful testing and what is workslop? SQGNE, June 2, 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: T.J. Maher (noreply@blogger.com) Published: 2026-06-02T20:35:29Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [T.J. Maher]() Topics: [Testing](), [Agile](), [sqgne](), [Development]() Tags: [agents](), [agile](), [agile-testing](), [ai](), [sqgne](), [team](), [teams](), [testing](), [work]() ### AI overview A report on the first SDET Lean Coffee organized by the Software Quality Group of New England. Attendees discussed useful testing practices with AI, AI-generated workslop, AI workflows, the testing of AI agents, and the pressures faced by software testers. The article also explains the Lean Coffee meeting format and announces the next session. ### Source excerpt With AI, what is useful when it comes to testing and what is workslop? How do you create workflows in AI? With AI producing massive amounts of code, how can a tester keep up? These are some of the topics attendees decided to talk about in our first ever SDET Lean Coffee, as part of the Software Quality Group of New England ( sqgne.org ). We exchanged war stories, horror stories, shared insights, and provided a bit of group therapy as we talked about the stress involved being the main support role of the software development team. A surprise guest was Lisa Crispin (LisaCrispin.com), author of "Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams". Lisa has been working with DORA, Google Cloud's DevOps Research and Assessment division. Recently, Lisa gave a talk teaming up with the "Beyond Quality" podcast, sharing what she has been doing "AI, testing, and the DORA AI Capabilities Model" at Lisa's site at https://lisacrispin.com/2026/04/20/ai-testing-and-the-dora-ai-capabilities-model/ discussing: The Dora AI Capabilitues Model How we need to test AI agents since AI agents can degrade over time What is a "Lean Coffee"?"Lean Coffee is a structured, but agenda-less meeting. Participants gather, build an agenda, and begin talking. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting was democratically generated". This format arose over fifteen years ago, when "Jim Benson and Jeremy Lightsmith wanted to start a group that would discuss Lean techniques in knowledge work - but didn't want to start a whole new cumbersome organization with steering committees, speakers, and such. They wanted a group that did not rely on anything other than people showing up and wanting to learn or create", according to LeanCoffee.org. When Is The Next SDET Lean Coffee? SDET Lean Coffees for the SQGNE will (usually) be held the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT. Interested in attending the next session Tuesday, July 7th? Register at the Soft ## Come join us at the next SQGNE Meeting! Open-Source Malware: Defending Your Software Supply Chain From Evolving Threats - June 17, 2026 DevFeed: [Come join us at the next SQGNE Meeting! Open-Source Malware: Defending Your Software Supply Chain From Evolving Threats - June 17, 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: T.J. Maher (noreply@blogger.com) Published: 2026-06-02T02:34:08Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [T.J. Maher]() Topics: [open-source-security](), [supply-chain-security](), [Malware](), [npm](), [PyPI](), [GitHub](), [software composition analysis](), [Security]() Tags: [github](), [malware](), [npm](), [open-source](), [pypi](), [sca](), [security](), [software-supply-chain](), [sqgne](), [supply-chain](), [supply-chain-attacks]() ### AI overview The Software Quality Group of New England will host a June 17, 2026 meeting featuring Bryan Whyte of Sonatype on open-source malware and software supply chain defense. The session will cover threats targeting npm, PyPI, GitHub, and development pipelines; differences between open-source malware and traditional malware or vulnerabilities; and common tactics used in software supply chain attacks. ### Source excerpt "Open-Source Malware: Defending Your Software Supply Chain From Evolving Threats" will be the topic of the next Software Quality Group of New England (sqgne.org) meeting. Speaker: Bryan Whyte, CISSP Director, Solutions Engineering @Sonatype Date: June 17, 2026 @ 6:00 pm Join us on Zoom or in person at Burlington, MA ( Register Here ) "Bryan Whyte breaks down the latest wave of open source malware, explains how these threats diverge from traditional vulnerabilities, and shares actionable steps for organizations to defend mission-critical software. "As organizations deepen their reliance on open-source software, evolving security threats are reshaping the landscape at an unprecedented pace. "Threat actors are now increasingly targeting development pipelines and trusted ecosystems like npm to orchestrate supply chain attacks with significant downstream impact. Incidents such as the 2025 Shai-Hulud npm campaign, the XZ Utils backdoor, and the widespread compromise of over 23,000 GitHub repositories illustrate how open-source malware has quickly become a critical, top-tier threat built to evade legacy scanning and exploit trust woven into modern delivery pipelines. "--The shifting tactics of threat actors targeting npm, PyPi, GitHub, and development pipelines "--Key differences between open-source malware and traditional malware or vulnerabilities "--The most prevalent malware types and tactics driving today's software supply chain attacks "After spending 20 years in software development, Bryan started his journey into Application Security in 2015 with the AppScan tool suite for Static, Dynamic and Mobile Application Security Testing. In 2018, he expanded his Cybersecurity proficiency, earning the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). In 2019, he was excited to join Sonatype due to the explosive growth of open-source software, which has made Software Composition Analysis (SCA) a critical aspect of Application Security". See you there! Happy Testing ## SQGNE Lecture is tonight! Building a React Native Mobile Automated Test Framework with T.J. Maher DevFeed: [SQGNE Lecture is tonight! Building a React Native Mobile Automated Test Framework with T.J. Maher]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: T.J. Maher (noreply@blogger.com) Published: 2026-05-20T14:12:23Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [T.J. Maher]() Topics: [Mobile Testing](), [React Native](), [Testing](), [CI/CD](), [TypeScript](), [GitHub Actions]() Tags: [ci-cd](), [github-action](), [mobile-testing](), [react-native](), [sqgne](), [test-automation](), [testing](), [typescript]() ### AI overview The article announces a Software Quality Group of New England lecture on building an automated testing framework for React Native mobile applications. It describes using Wix's Detox to address loading, animation, timing, and test flakiness issues, with examples covering refactoring, maintainability, and CI/CD testing on iOS simulators and Android emulators. ### Source excerpt Are you in Boston? Come hear me talk about Building a a React Native Mobile Automated Test Framework in tonight's Software Quality Group of New England meeting in Burlington, MA: Registration Page: https://sqgne.org/n-May-2026.html Slide Deck: https://tinyurl.com/detox-demo-sqgne Taken from the Registration page: "Building a React Native Mobile Automated Test Framework Thomas F. - T.J. - Maher, Jr. "Wednesday May 20, 2025 6:30-8:00 PM - in person (free pizza!) Register Here "Check in between 6:00 and 6:30 to network "About the Presentation. . . "Writing automated tests for a React Native mobile application is notoriously difficult. Mobile components display on the page, but are not fully loaded. Lengthy animations and slow-loading components take a while to finish. Timing issues cause your automated tests to error out giving the appearance of flaky tests. "Thomas F. - T.J. - Maher, Jr. will be sharing his experience tackling these problems using the open-source mobile testing framework, Wix's Detox, designed specifically for testing React Native applications. "Setting up a mobile test automation framework. "Vibe-coding a toy React Mobile Login page app to test against ( tinyurl.com/detox-demo ). "How to reduce timing issues and flakiness in automated tests. "Refactoring code into tests, page objects & base pages, separating out credentials and message strings for easier maintainability. "Setting up automated tests in CI / CD for iOS simulators and Android emulators with GitHub Action Workflows. "How developers can test their code before they push it into the main branch". About the Speaker. . . "A former organizer of Ministry of Testing - Boston, Thomas (T.J.) Maher is a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) based in the Boston/South Shore area of Massachusetts, with a decade of experience building web + mobile test automation frameworks. His recent work includes architecting a mobile automation framework from the ground up using Detox and TypeScript for a Re