Saeed Gatson

Tag: qa

  • Good & Bad QA Engineers Defined By Wildbit

    Wildbit has shared their Good/Bad essays on different company roles. The definition given for QA Engineer is so good that I thought I would share. A good QA engineer takes full accountability for the quality of each product release. They put quality ahead of everything, even if it means having candid conversations with team members. They are willing to…

  • 20 More Types of Software Testing

    This is the second post on the different types of software testing. The first 20 types of software test can be found here. I’m listing these testing types because a common interview question is ‘What types of testing would you do on a chair?’. This should be used as a reference or quick reminder.  The…

  • The Worst Test Case Practice and How to Avoid It

    I’ve seen some pretty bad test cases in my day. Just to be fare I’m sure I’ve had a bunch of letdowns myself. Alright maybe it was just once… yea one horrible test case. That sounds about right. But seriously, if you work at a software company you’ve probably seen at least one poorly written…

  • Habits Of Highly Effective Testers

    Have you ever noticed how a few testers seem to get more done effortlessly? Everything about them is comfortable, confident, & nonchalant yet deliberate at the same time. What is it about these individuals that sets them apart?

  • Characteristics Of A Bad Software Developer In Test

    Was looking through Quora, and saw a great answer to this question What are the characteristics of a bad software engineer? It got me thinking about what makes a bad software developer in test. Here’s the list in my experience.

  • Rules Every Tester Wants Developers To Follow

    Was working on a project where every other checkin would break some test, and it wasn’t because of bugs. Test where failing because of changes to UX, element id’s, paths, etc. Could feel that people where losing confidence in our automated testing. I use to feel like some software developers where trying to make me…

  • You’re Still A Martial Artist

    Went to a job fair last week to recruit interns. There where 4 different areas DevOps, Help Desk, Software Development, & QA. Software Development had the most traffic. The majority of Computer Science Majors had no interest in QA. I was a little hurt by that, but can you blame them?

  • Cure For Testers Guilt Via John Sonmez

    I asked John Sonmez a question a few weeks ago, and he responded!!