“Watch the Fine Video”is the new “RTFM”

Jason HugginsCo-founder, Sauce Labshugs@saucelabs.com

A Brief History of Sauce Labs

(abridged)

A Brief History of Film(abridged)

The Silent Movie Era(1900 – 1927)

“Talkies”(1927 – present)

The key technology?

A Brief History of Computers

(abridged)

The Silent Documentation Era(1979 - 2004)

“RTFM”

“Screencasts”(2004 – present)

Rails Screencast==

Jazz Singer

The key technology?

What comes next?

[ demo ]

Conclusion

Arguments against testing before

agile took over the world:

“It takes too much time!”“It's too expensive!”

“It's not worth the effort!”

Arguments against screencasting before

“WTFV” takes over the world:

“It takes too much time!”“It's too expensive!”

“It's not worth the effort!”

“Watch the Fine Video”is the new “RTFM”

Jason HugginsCo-founder, Sauce Labshugs@saucelabs.com