When should a tester engage in testing?
Test Early Image Credit: https://cdn-images-1.medium.com - Why should I hire testers at an early stage of a project and not just during the testing phase? - Why should I let my testers test early? - How can I hire and retain testers? - How testers can evolve as PRODUCT ENGINEERS? - And finally, why software testing is not a boring job? Here is an attempt I made to address these questions. As far back as my memory goes, I have been an advocate of testers involving themselves in the SDLC right from the beginning of a project. I have questioned when no testers were invited to the Architecture Review Board meeting at a previous firm that I earlier worked with. I strongly wish that testers start contributing to a project from its discovery phase. Right from when the decision is made to build the software. This means that we do contribute to building the product right from the beginning and are not mere time wasters of programmers (coder/designer) who have already spen...