tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560956185552695265.post4857900939377882765..comments2019-11-27T10:38:31.762+05:30Comments on Testing the Testable: The new year .... to do or not to do !Meeta Prakashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12257157581026070185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560956185552695265.post-38877305580224348492010-04-14T18:29:01.938+05:302010-04-14T18:29:01.938+05:30Awesome idea ...lets compile it then !!Awesome idea ...lets compile it then !!Meeta Prakashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257157581026070185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560956185552695265.post-91096475005164716302010-04-14T16:28:53.510+05:302010-04-14T16:28:53.510+05:30Excellent questions Meeta.
I have heard these ques...Excellent questions Meeta.<br />I have heard these questions as well. In fact I had similar questions like this when I started with software testing. <br />At least in India I feel testing is still looked upon as an activity anybody could perform. There could be a lot of reasons for this. Let me list some from my own experience<br />• None of us are introduced to software testing in college.<br />• All labs, projects, presentations, workshops in college favored software development.<br />• We saw “n” number of institutes claiming to teach software testing in 10-30 days. How can any one learn software testing in 10 days? If it is possible it has to be pretty straight forward right?<br />• Anyone who was bad at development was moved into testing. I am sure most of them would have become *great testers today, simply because they could write bad code. [*automation is a must to have skill]<br />• I have seen developers who got married move into testing because they feel testing is much easy and they could go home earlier :)<br />• A number of organizations look upon testing as a final activity because a client asks for it.<br />• The standard process and best practices defined.<br />• Bad interviewers<br />And most importantly<br />• Tester’s inability to test.<br /><br />I am sure I can think of a lot more reasons why questions such as the one you have posted crop up. Will keep posting more :) (I feel we can have something like 101 myths to not take up software testing :)Sharath Byregowdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598574569004749448noreply@blogger.com