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Portrait of Alister Scott

The Luvo 100 / ANZ

62No. 62 of the
Luvo 100 ANZ
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Alister Scott

Automation Lead, Auto & General; WatirMelon author
Auto & General Australia
Australia

Test Automation & Tooling

Why Alister Scott is in the Luvo 100

WatirMelon has documented practical test automation for well over a decade, and Alister contributed to Watir before publishing open Playwright and TypeScript automation templates that teams use as a starting point. This writing has been a steady reference point for automation practice in Australia.

About

Alister Scott serves as automation lead at Auto & General Australia in Brisbane and writes the WatirMelon blog. For well over a decade, the blog has documented practical test automation, establishing a steady reference point for automation practice across Australia.

Alongside authoring the book Pride & Paradev, Alister contributed to Watir and continues to support engineering communities by publishing open Playwright and TypeScript automation templates that teams use as a starting point.

Career highlights

  • Serves as automation lead at Auto & General Australia
  • Author of the long-running WatirMelon test-automation blog
  • Author of the book Pride & Paradev
  • Contributed to Watir and publishes open Playwright and TypeScript automation templates