The Value of Testers

April 27, 2009 by Isaac

I am very fortunate indeed to work for a company that truly values test engineers. However, over the years I've seen some places that treat testers as second rate citizens. They are simply a check box on the software (or hardware) development cycle.

A couple years ago I had the privilege of listening to Lee Copeland speak. I quite enjoyed his talk and in my subsequent study of some of his other material, such as his book A Practitioner's Guide to Software Test Design I have come to really respect and enjoy his knowledge.

One of the greatest resources of all time for a tester is Google Videos. There are so many great videos by professional testers that it is amazing. Anyway, enough of an intro. Here's the video from Lee Copeland.

Buy the book. It's a great resource.

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