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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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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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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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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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 …
Should a Developer & Tester Work in the Same Technology Stack? Read More »
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 …
It was tough to understand the concept of “Heuristics” when I first heard about this word. Today, when I think back, I wonder what was so difficult about it. While researching heuristics, I landed upon this article by James Bach. Reading this article made this concept super easy for me. For all those, who might …
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If you are interested in solving “real” business problems, questioning is one skill that you would want to master as a tech professional. Until and unless you refine the actual problem to what the business actually wants, you might always risk solving the wrong problem. Real Problem solving involves asking questions at scale and the …
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 …