Episode 15 Part 1
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Episode 15 is here! It's so big that it had to be split into another two-parter podcast. The topic for this episode is: How to be a better software tester. In this episode, Emily and Michael share several suggestions with examples of what they mean. Emily and Michael discuss 'natural' testers. They talk about reading books. The importance of enjoying work. Is it important to ask questions. They discuss a variety of points and what they mean to them. Michael recommends Lessons Learned In Software Testing again. Emily discusses Wired magazine.Stay tuned for part 2 coming soon.
As always, your feedback and questions are welcome, and this time Emily is going to be giving a special prize. Stay tuned to part 2 to see what that is.
Music for this episode is provided by Lee Rosevere and the song is Up All Night from the album Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously. Music is provided by the Free Music Archive.
I've finally caught up!
What makes a good software tester? In my opinion; someone who is articulate and knowledgable about the software under test (For example, if you are writing a defect report, imagine how frustrating is to try to make sense out of three lines that amount to: It's broken.)
Definitely need to ask questions, but wisely (don't ask the same question of someone multiple times).
Respectful - remember EVERYONE is your customer, especially on the project team.
Analytical - goes back to knowing the application under test.
I was going to find the appropriate podcast to put the following to, this might be it though: One magazine that I'm a long time reader of is Better Software Magazine and it's associate site wwwStickymindscom
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Oh boy, Michael, I could not disagree with you more on "natural born tester." We all have innate abilities and while someone can work hard to develop the skills that a QA person needs, there are definitely those for whom it comes easily. I wish I had made it mandatory in QA interviews to give the interviewee some sort of puzzle. If they didn't squeal with glee about having to do a sudoku or detangle one of those metal puzzles, I don't wanna hire them!
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