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Bridging the Gap: From Developer to Tester

jclarkin
August 13, 2014

Bridging the Gap: From Developer to Tester

There is often a divide between those who write the code and those who verify the solutions. These organizational silos act as barriers to efficient communication and collaboration. This year, I decided to leave my role as a senior software architect to join my company’s software testing team. It confused many people, especially other developers.

I believe that any developer would benefit from greater understanding of the current testing culture and techniques.

In this presentation I share:

* My story on what caused me to bridge the gap, in hopes that it helps testers build bridges to strengthen relations with developers
* Insights on how to entice developers to listen more actively to testers' results, which testing skills inspired me to want to learn testing
* What aspects of the tester culture might lead to new recruits.

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August 13, 2014
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  1. Bridging the Gap Or: Why I Left Being a Senior

    Software Architect to Join the Testing Team All copyright belong to their respective owners. Images and text owned by other copyright holders are used here under the guidelines of the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Law. by Jonathan Clarkin
  2. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION HAS BEEN RATED TESTERS STRONGLY CAUTIONED PG-13

    SOME MATERIAL MAY BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 EARLY CAREER IGNORANCE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS LEARNING & GROWTH Twitter @_jrwc http://about.me/jclarkin
  3. Software Quality Moral Hazard A situation where a group can

    take risks knowing they will not incur the costs of their choices.
  4. Let’s find the flaws Let’s find the flaws Let’s find

    the flaws Let’s find the flaws Let’s find the flaws
  5. THANK YOU This is not a work of fiction. Names,

    characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s memory. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is not entirely coincidental. All copyright belong to their respective owners. Images and text owned by other copyright holders are used here under the guidelines of the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Law.