Comments on: The Bug of Quality http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/ what happens when a hick from tennessee figures out how to turn the computer on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: sweetie http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-982 sweetie Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:03:29 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-982 One should note that Andy is currently dating a quality assurance engineer. Thanks for not pointing any fingers in my direction. ;) One should note that Andy is currently dating a quality assurance engineer. Thanks for not pointing any fingers in my direction. ;)

]]> By: Linky-link « Movin’ to Seattle http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-945 Linky-link « Movin’ to Seattle Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:27:46 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-945 [...] Andy writes about quality bugs — what they are, why they’re important, how to write them. I completely agree with his assessment of what makes a good bug. [...] […] Andy writes about quality bugs — what they are, why they’re important, how to write them. I completely agree with his assessment of what makes a good bug. […]

]]> By: keith ray http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-943 keith ray Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:31:07 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-943 You have described the behaviors of the best and worst testers I've seen. Check out the Agile Testing mailing list, if you haven't already: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/agile-testing/ You have described the behaviors of the best and worst testers I’ve seen.

Check out the Agile Testing mailing list, if you haven’t already:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/agile-testing/

]]> By: Andy http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-941 Andy Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:42:57 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-941 Matt, you're absolutely right. Unfortunately, a lot of management types have it in their head that one QA is just as good as another (some think the same of engineers). However, QA is skilled labor, and the effectiveness of the QA process is almost 100% dependent on the skill, or lack thereof, of the QA personnel. That is, if you hire one great QA person, the effectiveness of your QA process goes up dramatically. On the other hand, if you hire someone off the street, the effectiveness of your QA process goes down, no matter how many of them you hire. Matt, you’re absolutely right.

Unfortunately, a lot of management types have it in their head that one QA is just as good as another (some think the same of engineers). However, QA is skilled labor, and the effectiveness of the QA process is almost 100% dependent on the skill, or lack thereof, of the QA personnel.

That is, if you hire one great QA person, the effectiveness of your QA process goes up dramatically. On the other hand, if you hire someone off the street, the effectiveness of your QA process goes down, no matter how many of them you hire.

]]> By: Matt http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-939 Matt Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:14:34 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/11/17/the-bug-of-quality/#comment-939 "This is problematic because the engineer’s time costs more than the QA’s time, at least in any company I’ve ever worked for." This, of course, is part of the problem as well. Good test engineers are just as hard to find as good software engineers. When you hire testers of the street, you waste everyone's time. “This is problematic because the engineer’s time costs more than the QA’s time, at least in any company I’ve ever worked for.”

This, of course, is part of the problem as well. Good test engineers are just as hard to find as good software engineers. When you hire testers of the street, you waste everyone’s time.

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