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What is browser automation challenge?
Browser automation challenge is a recreational contest where teams race to complete various browser automation challenges using their preferred tools and programming languages.
It aims to bring together automated testers, RPA specialists, QA engineers, students and developers interested in automation.
For more information about the format and rules, check out the event description page.
What are the goals?
While the event is structured as a contest, our goals for this event is for people to:
- Meet up with other automation enthusiasts
- Exchange techniques that different people use
- Observe the masters of their crafts at work
When is the event?
The date is Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in the evening.
Status
| Items | Status |
|---|---|
| Food | ✅ Self-managed with sponsored funds |
| Prize pool | ✅ 26 prizes in total |
| Event staff | ✅ Assembled a team of 14 |
| Challenges | ✅ 8 challenges |
| Live leaderboard | ✅ Still unimplemented |
| Beverages | ✅ Sponsored by We Love Bug |
| Venue | ✅ Sponsored by Cleverse |
What do we need help with?
This section is outdated, but kept here for future reference
- Prize sponsorship: We're using a prize pool system where winners choose prizes in order of their ranking. Any number of prizes are welcome.
- Food sponsorship: We are looking for food sponsors for 80 people.
- Co-organizers: We welcome additional organizers to help plan and execute the event, to make the event the best it can be.
- Event staff: We need volunteers to assist with event logistics on the day.
- Have something else to contribute? We welcome contributions to help us enhance the event experience. Let’s talk!
Contact person is Thai (
Who is organizing this event?
This event is part of showdown.space initiative which aims to give stage for people to demonstrate their expertise through recreational tech contests. We have run these events in the past:
Activity log
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| |
| 2nd and 3rd challenges implemented, which eventually became the ‘buttons’ and ‘robot’ challenges. | |
| 4th and 5th challenges implemented, which eventually became the ‘calendar’ challenge and ‘towers’ challenges. The inspiration for the ‘calendar’ challenge came from seeing how Huly tests their time widgets | |
| Discussed potential date ranges for the event. Consideration is to not collide with students’ final exams and new year seasons. Tentative range is in November. | |
Discussed with   | |
| Announced the intent to organize the event publicly at Vue Thai Conf 2024, kickstarting the organizing process. | |
| Announced the intent to organize on Facebook, recruiting team, call for sponsors, etc. | |
| Confirmed beverage sponsorship from We Love Bug Biz | |
| Confirmed venue sponsorship from Cleverse | |
| Kick-off meeting planned, created FigJam board | |
| Kick-off meeting, Panthipa offered to help with internal coordination and managing the event project | |
| Soft launched. Early bird challenger tickets released. | |
| 7th challenge implemented after getting inspired from discussing with We Love Bug Biz about the challenges they face at work. | |
| Early bird observer tickets released. | |
| General ticket release announced. | |
| General ticket released with a challenge contributed by | |
| Development began on challenge portal, an ElysiaJS server-rendered web app using Grist as a backend. | |
| General ticket challenge re-released as a practice challenge. | |
| Event date. Livestream available on Facebook. |
Metadata
| UPDATED | 21 November 2024 |
| HISTORY | GitHub |