Tuesday, 25 May 2010

How did you end up being a tester?


NOTE: this cartoon was first published in the Software Testing Club magazine
Posted by Andy Glover

5 comments:

  1. Markus Gärtner25 May 2010 at 13:41

    I missed the sarcastic part of being a tester here. How about replacing the things in the time arrow with some more humor. The arguments to become a tester now seem to be very negative :/

    (I hoped to have some examples what a sports star could excel at, and then as a last step become a tester. :>)

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  2. Younus Poonawala25 May 2010 at 21:43

    Hey Andy,

    This one is awesome! Thank you for entertaining us, you bring life to QA/testing through your cartoons :)

    2 things -
    a. Request you to add a cartoon on similar lines for bugs (or bugs that are not caught) (i mean how bugs are introduced in a system)

    and

    b. a positive version of the above.. for people who educate themselves to become software testers (though I am not one, else they wud find it offensive, on lines similar to @Markus)

    Thank you once again

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  3. Andy Glover26 May 2010 at 12:06

    Hi Markus,

    This is a cartoon I did a while back and I remember that I struggled to decide what to write in the middle. The main idea that I was trying to put across is that I don't know of anyone who planned to be a tester while at school, somehow though, they've become a tester. But, the cartoon comes over negatively… I must work on that, thanks for the feedback.

    Let me clear about one thing, I feel I’m extremely lucky to be in the job I’m in! I've had lots and lots of lucky breaks. Similarly to a song from a band that I used to love, Catatonia, I sing “Every day, when I wake up, I thank the Lord I test”. ;o)



    Hi Younus,

    Thanks! I’ll have a think about your ideas, see if I can come up with something.

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  4. Knorr21 July 2010 at 18:55

    "I don't know of anyone who planned to be a tester while at school, somehow though, they've become a tester"

    Hey! I used to send letters to SEGA when I was 8 or 9 years old asking them to hire me as a beta tester!

    FK

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  5. Brian Jenks12 July 2012 at 06:36

    You may be a software tester, but that means you should also spot typos => "Carrer" = Career!

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