I had started my testing career approximately 20 years back. I did not attend any training course. And there was no YouTube back then. As my experience grew, I learnt. On the job. I learnt from watching others performing the testing. More importantly, I leant from mistakes. My mistakes and…

In this article, I will share my experiences as Test Lead. Lead can be name for Lead-QA, QA Lead, Lead-Testing, whatever. Designation may be different, but I was leading a testing team. Based on my experience of about 20 years, I am listing the tasks of the Lead QA Engineer. …

Growth. That is what all of us want. Right? We need to grow-both personally and professionally. Some people think that there is no growth in testing. According to them , we just test. Execute test cases, report bugs. Some times, we use automation. But that is wrong perception. You, as…

You, the tester is special. You are the first user of the application. When it is developed, you are the first person to get the feel of it. Work on it and give feedback about it. You invest your time. Invest time in planning, strategizing the testing. You care quality…

Automation is important. Development of automated scripts is very important. What is more important and key is, maintenance of the scripts or framework as a whole. Change is the constant. You know that. We all need to adapt to change. This is applicable to automated testing /verification as well. When…

Dear Tester, You read it right. I don’t report the bug. As soon as it is found. I do other activates, which help me to write good bug. Rather make the bug reporting great. All this process I have learned in my 20 years experience. I have learned by mistakes…

Testing is fun. In the product’s success, quality is very crucial. The testing journey is filled with intriguing challenges and invaluable lessons. Having spent two decades in software testing, I’ve witnessed the ebb and flow of methodologies, tools, and expectations. In this article, I try to shine some light on…

Testing is manually done. Testing is not just checking. It is beyond that. It needs proper analysis, strategy, reporting, etc. But it is sometimes thought as just checking. Checking is algorithmic. That is, if some input is provided to system, an output will be provided. Checking is to make sure…

Testing is everyone’s responsibility. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders for a product-Product Manager, Architect, Developer, Tester, Customer support agent. Quality is responsibility of each one of them, But it is you, the tester, who owns quality. I think you already know it. Testing is not just checking. It…