If you’ve been in software testing for a while, you’ve seen the relentless quest to define the “perfect” tester. We’ve cycled through certifications, debated coding skills, and built elaborate automation frameworks. Time and again, the ideal profile seems to land on someone who looks a lot like an engineer: methodical, logical, and adept at systematically [...]
The Origins of Test Automation and the Promise of a Fully Automated Future When software testing automation first emerged, it was hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough. Early tools like Mercury Interactive’s WinRunner (1993) and later Selenium (2004) allowed testers to write scripts that could execute test cases automatically, reducing reliance on repetitive manual testing. [...]
Swedish auto manufacturer, Volvo, has an ambitious goal of reducing accident-related fatalities to 0% by 2020. And central to this mission is the company’s line of self-driving cars. Volvo is already well on its way thanks to on-board detection systems that can help cars automatically avoid moose, deer, and other large game. But the vehicle [...]
If you were to survey the bookshelves of software testers around the globe, you’d likely see all kinds of QA-related manuals, tutorials, and dictionaries. But here’s the thing. No two bookshelves will ever be exactly the same. After all, each one of us has different tastes and needs. Plus, there’s a lot of turnover [...]
Last time, we wrote an article that covered some of the difficulties teams face when hiring outsourced talent – and how best to address those challenges. In this post, we’d like to cover the same topic again. But this time, we’ll shift our focus to the freelancer’s perspective. As a software tester for hire, what [...]
In the software testing world, automation is the ability to run scripts, tests, checks, and other applications with minimal (or zero) direct intervention from the user. Automation allows us to detect or verify a broad range of issues with the simple click of a button. This can be a huge timesaver – whether you’re working [...]
