4 | The testing community
There's no escaping the negative perceptions of
the software testing industry. We are told testing
P
eople like us, who are serious
and passionate about software
testing know that the negative
stereotypes are simply not true.
is boring; advised to use QA or testing jobs as a Yes, it can at times be boring. Yes it can
stepping stone to another career; and to top it
be a stepping stone to another career and
of course it can be a great big piece of
all, they tell us that testing is a piece of cake.
cake. But if it is consistently any of these
then you are probably in the wrong job or
Rosie Sherry, founder and community manager
perhaps you need some help.
All of these perceptions are really bad
of The Software Testing Club says it’s time to set
for our industry. While I'm not here to
analyse it in great detail, the simple
the record straight. and obvious fact is that if these are
the common perceptions of a QA or
testing job then we are highly unlikely
to attract the smart, enthusiastic and
A call to arms!
dedicate people that we need to the
profession. Until we tackle these myths
we can’t expect the situation
to improve.
So here, I present some ideas (not
solutions) generated with the help of
members of the Software Testing Club
that may help improve the perception
of the software testing industry. I don’t
claim that these are ground-breaking
ideas, but sometimes we just need to
be reminded of them.
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