The Braidy Tester: Hallmarks of a Great Tester
The Braidy Tester put his STAR East presentation online in this PDF.
He has written about this before in this post titled Hallmarks of a Great Tester. Below is the list of things he feels makes a tester great. How are you at these items?
Is devious
Is curious
Is excited by bugs
Knows there are always more bugs
Stays on track
Scopes appropriately
Investigates weird behavior
Writes precise bugs
Has passion for the customer
Is a specializing generalist
Picks their fights
Stands their ground
Can ask developers where the bathroom is
Knows testability is just one of many concerns
Knows when to ask for help
Makes time for training
Never stops testing
Excellent PDF, thanks for sharing. I’m not a tester (but trying to be one along with being a Dev, PM, Lead,…) but believe me I learnt a ton from your PDF.
Prasanna,
Just to be clear, that is not my PDF. It’s from The Braidy Tester.