PNSQC is co-hosting an informal summer get-together at the St Johns Cathedral City Park in North Portland, alongside the Rose City Techies Meetup group! We're very excited to bring two amazing groups of professionals together with a variety of backgrounds and experiences in the tech space. This is a perfect time to ask fellow techies those career questions you just can’t figure out on your own, so come with ideas of things you’d like to learn about from others, or maybe your LinkedIn QR Code to exchange contact information for more conversations!
Let’s enjoy the beautiful Portland summer weather together at a happy hour-style picnic. This will be a potluck-style event, so please bring something to eat or drink—bonus points if you bring something to share! We’ll have a DJ, and the vibe will be casual. Feel free to bring your favorite lawn games, picnic blankets, or your pups to enjoy the day.
We’ll be in the lower, flatter part of the park closer to the Willamette River. Come and go whenever works for you!
This month, our speaker is Leandro Melendez, who will be talking about the relationship between observability and performance testing!
Observability and performance testing are often underestimated… but together, they make the perfect pair! In this talk, you'll discover how to combine these two practices to improve both your system's performance and your testing efforts. We’ll explore what observability really means, dive into modern performance concepts, and show a live demo so you can see the match in action. You’ll walk away with actionable tips and real benefits for QA and your entire team. Expect humor, big hearts, and a lot of tech love. Don’t miss it!
Leandro loves to help his colleagues ramp up their observability, QA, and performance practices. He has over 20 years of experience in IT and over 15 years in performance testing, serving multiple S&P 500 customers all over the globe. He is also the author of the performance testing blog Señor Performo (www.srperf.com), where he curates a diverse set of learning materials for performance testers and engineers.
