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To be, or not to be... (technical)

Published 10 months ago • 1 min read

Filip Hric

13th May 2025

TO BE OR NOT TO BE (TECHNICAL)

Hey Reader!
There’s an ongoing debate in the QA world on whether it makes sense to get technical or not. I remember having a fairly heated debate on this last November at Agile Testing Days in Potsdam. My talk titled "Test like a developer, develop like a tester" argued that we should put the effort as testers to become experts in the software we test. And yes, that includes having a fair bit of developer knowledge.

Jason Arbon called this a "debate of our ancestors" and made some excellent arguments on why the more important question is asking whether you are adding value to the team or wasting everyone’s time. I agree a lot with his take. After all the real question is whether we are learning as testers, or comfortably sitting in the QA chair while industry keeps on moving and leaving us behind. If you are reading this newsletter, chances are you’re part of the first group ❤️

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Filip Hric

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