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Mr. Kari Kakkonen is the author and CEO of Dragons Out Oy, creating a fantasy book to teach software testing to children. Kari Kakkonen is working in Finland at Knowit (knowit.fi), which is a Nordic ICT services company known for testing consultancy and software development, and other innovative ICT related services.

Kari Kakkonen has M.Sc. in from Aalto University (aalto.fi). He has also studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (wisc.edu) in the United States. He has ISTQB Expert Level Test Management Full, Agile Tester, Test Automation Engineer, Scrum Master, SAFe and DASA DevOps certificates, and works mostly with agile testing, lean, test automation, DevOps and AI. He has been in testing since 1996.

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Drachen Raus - German version is out

Lernen Sie zu testen! Yes, my Dragons Out book about dragons, knights and software testing is now available in German. It is called

Drachen raus! Ein Buch über Drachen, Ritter und Softwaretesten
and you can buy it here
https://buchshop.bod.de/drachen-raus-kari-kakkonen-9783819266201
A fantastic thank you to my super German translator Thomas Meißner and my talented illustrator Adrienn Szell!

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	Agile Testing Foundations: An ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester guide by Rex Black, Marie Walsh, Gerry Coleman 3.94 avg rating — 33 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragons Out!: A Book About Dragons, Knights and Software Testing 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Act 2 Lead: Ohjelmistotestauksen johtamisen käsikirja by Marko Rytkönen (Goodreads Author), Kari Kakkonen (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ACT 2 LEAD: Software Testing Leadership Handbook by Marko Rytkönen (Goodreads Author), Kari Kakkonen (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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