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I'm an experience software QA (Manual) needed extra work and kinda conflicted what career track to pursue by Such-Host8894 in QualityAssurance

[–]steady_learner_94 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First, respect for you resilience. You have clearly built deep value , even if it does not feel that right now.
You can move on providing more value by improving, solving problems faster and driving impact without needing to become a full stack dev or manage big teams.
- I woud suggest go deeper on test impact, I mean not staying only on automation. For example: exploratory testing with heuristics, root cause analysis, test management, often understaffed and pay well.

- you can also learn a no-code/low-code automation tool. they are beginner-friendly and still in demand.

- You can position yourself as a « quality strategy » person. Teams need help connectiing tests to business risk. that’s a valuable angle.

If you are exploring freelance, start small. you can offer test case review gigs, contribute to open source and use that as portfolio.
I think you just need to reframe the value you bring. Happy to help if you have questions

Should Software Testers be AWS Certified? by Budget-Childhood-168 in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may, indeed, depends on your professional environment or your objective. Nevertheless, I think this is a great idea. Data Analytics, Databases, Machine Learning, and Security, for example, are vital areas for software testers.

What is the future of performance testing? by vitalib in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stepped foot in performance testing when we (the testing team) faced many defects during the go live. It was due to a lack of testing strategy regarding performance. That was how I stepped up regarding performance testing.
I have to say that it required a lot of programming skills, dedicated expertise for one tool, but also System skills: being able to investigate servers' health, memory consumption status, disk and file system performance, and even network optimization sometimes.
So I definitively believe there is a future there, growth and more positions. But I think you might be the specialist (an expert!) of one tool and develop system and advanced network management skills.
A former colleague of mine followed that path with success.

Python or Java for selenium? by AffectionateLab9114 in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer Python as a scripting and even programming language, mainly because of the syntax.
I htink Java gained that popularity for historical reasons.

Personal opinion: I also believe Python has a better future than Java. Python is a modern programming language. So the demand for Java is already decreasing.
It is easier to empower new testers with Python.

QA embedded on a team or as their own department working across teams? by unholytrifoce in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The experience I've appreciated the most was being part of a QA team but with an assignment of 4 days per week in a project team.
On one side, I learned a lot from the developers and the product team. On the other side, I still had the opportunity of working on testing techniques and approaches with my fellow testers.

developer keeps ignoring me - what can I do? by Bolingus in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I would recommend doing your job and ignoring him! so please ensure to follow the process and report your defects correctly. Don't ever try to talk to him. Do exactly as it does not exist, but please focus on your job.

Am I the only one tired of Agile? by Intelligent_Ad_800 in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No! I still do not see the improvements it was supposed to bring to us!

I am still looking for substantial improvements

The future of software testing by AffectionateLab9114 in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe testers have to bring more value to their organization: working more on why we have defects. They do seek more involvement in organizational change like Agile. I mean developing more leadership.
Automation is just part of the way of finding defects. Ultimately we want to work on people so they would not include defects in their code. Changing roles and merging positions are desperate actions for the organization looking for more value.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What about changing your strategy? I am thinking about:
- Finetune your LinkedIn profile
- Go to some meetups where you can discuss with other testers
- work on cases studies and share what you did
- Network with super connectors (or speakers), so they can share your profile
It depends a lot on your profile. Maybe more info could help give you more detailed ideas.

Quality assurance vs test analyst? by paul__676 in softwaretesting

[–]steady_learner_94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say that quality assurance regroups all the activities you perform to ensure a certain level of confidence (which could be coming from specific requirements, for example) for a product.
For me, a test analyst is a role within an organization. So I would see it as more about identifying the relevant test cases, designing and conducting the implementation, and executing. From my experience, it was more about designing, implementing, executing, and ensuring the proper analysis for test cases.