Whenever someone asks me what I do for a living, I tell them that my job is to take software from idea to release as efficiently as possible. I provide this service for multiple teams as a time, without writing a single test case. But in my journey to here, it made me question what the role of a tester really is.
My conclusion was that software testing is not a role – it is an activity. My role therefore is to embed that activity in the software development process, shortening the feedback loop between creation and verification as much as I can. In this talk I will explain what this involves, why it’s awesome and what it means for you as a tester, a software developer, a software engineering manager, and for the budding entrepreneur who’s thinking of building a startup in the next couple of years.
Video producer: http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/