About

Gerard Meszaros is an independent software development consultant with 25 years experience in software and a nearly a decade of experience applying agile methods. He is a thought leader in agile user stories, agile usability, test automation patterns, refactoring of software and tests, and design for testability and has applied automated unit and acceptance testing on projects ranging from full-on eXtreme Programming to traditional waterfall development in wide range of industries. He is also a leading expert in the implementation and customization of agile methods such as Scrum and eXtreme Programming and has been one of the early proponents of including usability practices on agile projects.

Gerard has been a frequent presenter of papers and tutorials at major conferences. He offers on-site training courses on Rightsizing User Stories, Testing for Developers with xUnit and Fit and Use Cases for Agile Projects. His book xUnit Test Patterns – Refactoring Test Code was published in May 2007 by Addison Wesley in the Martin Fowler Signature Series and recently won a Jolt Productivity Award in the Best Technical Book category.