Month: April 2022

Doctor Consultation vs Google – Tester Perspective

I saw this question in one of the chat groups today. To me, It sounded like a manual testing vs automation testing problem. Reasons why we require a doctor (or any human specialist for fixing a specialized problem): Evaluation & Sense-Making Judgment & Analysis Understanding of Context Identifying Risks The decision to investigate further Decision on when …

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Personal Tips: How to improve skills and grow in your career?

Someone asked me this question today. Although, I feel I am still too small for giving such advice. However, based on my experience in the industry, some things have helped me more than others, I would try to share that here: I have learned a lot from my mentor, Ajay Balamurugadas. Have such mentors. Also, remember …

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How to stay humble when people are aggressive towards you?

An old-time mentor asked me this question today. Though, I feel that I don’t know much about this skill (“constructive confrontation”). However, there are a few things that I have realized over the years by interacting with people over the last 10-12 years: Time is precious. Allocate it only to people who matter. Know your …

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How can experienced testers help new testers who “really work” in getting more “work”?

Promote any good stuff by them. (Good stuff in general spreads fast automatically irrespective of any push, however, a push always helps). Organize Bugathons / Testathons (Create opportunities for new testers to really “test”). Volunteer for pair testing sessions. I have done it with many testers. Some were junior, some were seniors. I learned in …

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Should a Developer & Tester Work in the Same Technology Stack?

As they say, Context is the King, I feel it is the King, Queen, Jack, and everything when it comes to technology and problem-solving. Some questions to ask before deciding on the technology stack/tools for your test teams: What is the current expertise of your team? Are the developers available (or have enough time) to …

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Experience @ Testing Hackathon: ZenQuest 2021

Participated with my friend, Apoorva Ram (Senior Software Test Engineer @ Qapitol QA). Day # 1 10:00 AM IST: Intro Session Fun Games by Azhar Shams. Brief by ZenQ Team (It’s a nice company with a strong position in testing). Product Demo by 3 Product Teams: FireCamp MoneyHop Unifarm Introduction about The Test Tribe from Ashutosh Garg …

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Test to Sell!

Original Question that triggered this blog post:Ashutosh Garg in TTT Discord: Is testing or a part of testing also sales? “What are we testing for?” It is a fundamental question that helps us to explore the purpose behind our testing. For different stakeholders, there might be different purposes, some of which would be common, while the others would …

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