Why do developers make bad testers?
An important part of a tester’s’ job is to find the weak spots of the system and in it the breakable locations so they can be fixed. Most developers are concerned with solving problems, not creating them, which in turn makes it difficult for them to get into the tester’s mindset of destroying instead of building.
Should I switch jobs if I want to be a tester?
Testing can get frustrating at times. But still, if you want to be a tester, try switching internally in the current organisation, as the outside world will expect you to have some testing experience, before hiring you. First be clear why you want to switch – fed up of Development, Not liking the Development, Finding testing easy or any other.
How do I switch from a software developer to a tester?
You can take those ISTQA tester cert and get test automation skills. If you want to switch from Developer to Tester then you must try and learn Selenium. With this you can write Testing scripts and be better than a normal Tester. Moreover, you can utilize your experience as Developer and write a better script than many.
Is it difficult to become a tester if you don’t know coding?
It becomes very difficult for a tester to start learning to code and change his role but the same doesn’t apply to a developer who wants to shift to testing as finding bugs, reporting them and writing test cases doesn’t involve coding. But you will be a better tester then usual because you can dig into code to find the reason for a defect.
What is the career path of a tester in software testing?
A Tester, after having years of experience – can have two ways to travel – either in Testing or as a Business Analyst. A Tester can work as an end user, where he / she can enjoy the real functionalities of the application. Thanks for contributing an answer to Software Quality Assurance & Testing Stack Exchange!