Career in Software Testing Archives

SDET Interview Questions And Answers (Complete Guide)

Read this complete guide to Software Development Engineer in Test Interviews to know the format and how to answer the SDET Interview Questions asked in the various rounds:

In this tutorial, we will learn about some commonly asked interview questions for the SDET roles. We will also see, in general, the common pattern of the interviews and share some tips to excel in the interviews.

We will be using Java language for the coding problems for this tutorial, however, most of the SDET tutorials are language agnostic and interviewers are generally flexible around the language that the candidate chooses to use.

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Top 8 Skills To Become The Best QA Analyst

Are you wondering what are the Top Skills for QA Analyst? This Tutorial Discusses the Top Skills and Mindset Required to Become the Best QA Analyst:

In my journey of being a QA Analyst, I have met so many students who ask the question like how to get into testing and how can I become the best at it. My answer is always “personality is everything- testing chooses its people”. You may be an Einstein, but this is not the Game of Thrones (brains) but of Avengers (personalities).

In all the wars that the Avengers have won what stood out for me was their personalities over smartness or their individual powers. So, in this article, I would like to take you through my formula for being the best QA Analyst using Avenger’s personality description.

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Career Shift from a Tester to Business Analyst – A Step by Step Guide

A Step-by-Step Guide for a Tester to become a Business Analyst:

A testing professional is required to thoroughly test the software developed to ensure that the software meets the end requirements of the customer.

A Business Analyst is also responsible to verify whether the software built and delivered meets the end customer requirements. This aspect of both roles makes it easier for a tester to switch to a business analyst role.

=> Take A Look At The Business Analyst Beginners Guide Here.

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QA’s Roles Vs Goals: How to Balance Both to Achieve Your Goals

This article is dedicated to my passionate QA Fraternity!!!

Gone are the days when the QAs used to have ample time waiting for the builds to come and later they would start testing, raise bugs accordingly and then again wait for the developers to fix them.

They would spend a major portion of their time in practicing English, LOL!!. I mean writing Test Cases, reviewing them and finalizing them to be used for testing.

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Cognitive Bias in Software Testing: Why Do Testers Miss Bugs?

Cognitive Bias in Software Testing: Have You been Influenced?

The testing world is moving at a very quicker pace with technological advancements in order to ensure “quality at the speed of light”.

“Continuous Integration, Digital transformation, life-cycle automation, shifting quality to the left to minimize costs” etc are some of the magical words that are swinging around. While we speak about these, the underlying question –“Why and how the defect was missed” still continues to be heard and remains unanswered as well.

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Mutual Comprehension in Testing: A Key for Delivering a Quality Software

Role of Mutual Comprehension in Software Testing for delivering a Quality Software:

In this busy world, we do not have much time to speak with each other. Yes, today’s article is all about that.

Just imagine how it would be if a developer does not know anything about software testing and the tester does not have even a little knowledge on software development, at such instances we cannot expect a quality software to be released either to the market or to the customers.

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