the tester is dead, long live the tester. a vision on the tester by beersma & bits
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The tester is Dead… Long live the tester
Bernd Beersma |18-03-2014| Erik Bits
Belgium Testing
Days
International Software
Testing
“Doing” Conference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper
m: +31 6- 10157172tw: @erikbits
m: +31 6-11010659tw: @bbeersma
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Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
<1956•debugging-oriented period
1978•demonstration-oriented period
1982•destruction-oriented period
1987•evaluation-oriented period
>1988•prevention-oriented period
Gelperin, Hetzel”The Growth of Software Testing” [ Communications of the ACM, Volume 31 Issue 6, June 1988, pp. 687-695].
Too many Functions
Too manymethodologies
We know too littleabout too much
NOW!
Evolving Technology
Changing Customer Demands
Changing Development
Methods
Quality EngineerQuality Director
Heritage
Internal External
• Exploratory• Verification & Validation• Helicopter View • Craftsmanship
• Techniques• Functionality versus
Characteristics• Test automation• Virtualization
Tester 2014
Quality Director
Arm against external
factors
Quality Engineer
Extent Maturity fase
Generalist Heritage Specialist
Maintain & Gain
characteristics/skills
Tester 2020
For those who are convinced that their life as a tester is over by 2020 ,
We’d like to say: “Don’t wory…”
“…It’s Not the end of the world”
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