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Permalink Reply by debrah on May 22, 2010 at 11:33am

Many myths abound, such as being
creatively sadistic or able to handle dull, repetitive work. As a one-time test manager and currently as a consultant to software development and testing organizations, I've formed a picture of the ideal software tester-they share many of the qualities we look for in programmers; but there are also some important differences. Here's a quick summary of the sometimes contradictory lessons that I've learned.

get some more information here: http://www.sqatester.com/qateam/qualitiesofagoodtester.htm

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Permalink Reply by Purnasundaar on May 23, 2010 at 12:06pm

I feel a good Test Engineer must have the following qualities:

1.First quality that the test engineer should have is "Attention to Detail"
2.Test Engineer should have a Customer savvy attitude
3.Should have a Test to Break attitude
4.While testing Should think end user perspective
5.Should communicate the defect findings properly

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Permalink Reply by Santhosh S Tuppad on May 23, 2010 at 1:34pm

Some of the skills that a good tester MUST have according to me,

- Bug Reporting
- Bug Advocacy
- Lateral Thinking
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Software Testing Books
- Writing Blog
- Communication
- Good rapport building

Thanks,
Santhosh Shivanand Tuppad

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Permalink Reply by ragav on June 14, 2010 at 2:03pm

Agree to what is mentioned above & that is all what you need

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Permalink Reply by sunjeet singh khokhar on May 24, 2010 at 6:36am

In addition of a skill centric answer to the question .

I would ask a question back to you :)

What "defines" a good tester also depends on what "service" you want from the tester . What are the needs of the user ( of the tester's test services) and expectations ?

If the needs/expecatations/service requirements are met/aligned properly ,then comes the skill part , as to whether the tester can deliver the goods or not ? Does he have the required skills ?

If I were to go around and look for "good" testers I would need to have an answer with me first ,as to what I want the "good" tester for ?

hope it helps..
thanks

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http://thereluctanttester.wordpress.com/

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Permalink Reply by sabita on May 25, 2010 at 4:31pm

Hi neha...thank u for posting..then i can get the knowledge on software testing... keep posting.........

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Permalink Reply by sharath on May 26, 2010 at 1:52pm

To me "A good tester is one who understands and meet the expectations of a stakeholder."

-Sharath
http://testtotester.blogspot.com/

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Permalink Reply by Pradeep Soundararajan on May 26, 2010 at 2:55pm

@Sharath,

Just to make a small change to what you said above , "A good tester is one who understands and meet the expectations of good stakeholders" :) ( Unless, the bad stakeholder doesn't have authority to fire or deny a hike or promotion )

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Permalink Reply by Venu on June 12, 2010 at 5:26pm

The “ideal” test engineer :
knows all about his feature area …
… and supports requirements engineer with feedback to specs (testability)
knows whole system …
… and validates system with complex tests based on use cases also
has domain knowledge …
… to keep the end customers expectations
is testing efficiently …
… finds the balance between feature coverage and hot spots
communicates with all his counterparts …
… is informed about the project and informs his colleagues

Be destructive during the test, …But be constructive in your support to solve the problems found....

If you don’t find the remaining fault, the end-customer will find it...
Finding faults is NOT to blame colleagues …---> … it’s to HELP them to improve their results
Report all faults detected, DON’T accept a severe fault to be played down
System-Test can concentrate on function-, stress-, stability-tests, prove of concept, combined-tests and duration-tests

Regards,
Venu

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Permalink Reply by Abu Bakr Siddiq on June 14, 2010 at 5:17pm

A Good tester is one who owns the responsibility of Delivering the product as per stake holders expectations.

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Permalink Reply by NBR_NAVEEN on July 20, 2010 at 10:53am

A good tester should possess three Qualities.
1. Having Good Communication skills
2. Better Domain Knowledge.
3. Bit Technical skills to and need to good communication especially with developers.

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