who does your test automation - manual testers or programmer
I am asking if there are a lot of folks out there for whom this is considered an engineering function vs a manual tester's function. Thanks.
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It's just me using TC (there is 1 dedicated tester on our team, yours truly).
I'm a manual tester, not a programmer.
I stumble all over the place in TC and am learning the hard way, but I'm trying.
I've actually recently been looking at changing jobs and had 3 prospective offers for similar automated QA roles.
Most of whom desired a strong programming background AND extensive manual regression testing experience.
None of the companies I interviewed with considered this a role for a programmer.
The reasoning is rather simple in my opinion. QA personality types and programmers are drastically different.
The programmer: Assumes everything is working until proven otherwise.
The tester: Assumes everything is broken until proven otherwise.
Smart employers will embrace those differences and hire appropriately.
Ryan_Moran wrote:The programmer: Assumes everything is working until proven otherwise.
The tester: Assumes everything is broken until proven otherwise.
Smart employers will embrace those differences and hire appropriately.
I resemble that remark. :smileysurprised:
