Last week, the DATPROF team travelled to Oslo for EuroSTAR 2026. It was a few inspiring days filled with conversations, fresh perspectives, new ideas, and most importantly, meaningful connections with professionals from the software testing and quality engineering community.
As always, a conference like EuroSTAR is much more than a collection of presentations and exhibition stands. It is an opportunity to reconnect with peers from across Europe and beyond, exchange experiences, and gain insight into the challenges and priorities organizations are facing today.
One topic surfaced in almost every conversation: the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence on software quality.
AI offers tremendous opportunities. From supporting test automation and improving analysis to enabling smarter development and testing practices, the potential seems almost limitless. At the same time, AI raises important questions.
How do we implement AI responsibly?
How do we maintain control over quality?
How do we ensure new technologies create real value rather than additional complexity?
Throughout many discussions, one observation stood out once again: the fundamentals still matter.