The Truth About Testing
/via https://www.monkeyuser.com/2016/testing-hammering-nails/ This totally nails it when it comes to Manual Testing, doesn’t it? Oh, I agree, there is a place for manual testing — smoke tests to build confidence, complex tests that simply can’t be automated, and so forth. However, what I do see all too often is Manual Testing being used as the default approach to existence. This, typically in organizations where QA consists of “ those folks over there ”, and developers consider testing a four-letter word. My advice — if you’re working at one of those places, and if you have agency, leave. It’s just not worth the candle…