A Tester Only Makes One Mistake!

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Examines how a single mistake by a tester can lead to failures in software quality and development flow, using examples from testing practice. Discusses trends and best practices in testing to reduce human error, and suggests hybrid conference formats (onsite and online) for learning and workshops at TestCon Moscow 2022.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:08Hiring testers at Huawei
3. 2:34Main testing goal
4. 8:11Tester vs programmer
5. 10:56When testing ends
6. 16:59Bug bounty motivation
7. 19:01Product release criteria
8. 24:00Tester helping programmer
9. 29:03Testing book recommendations
10. 30:52Four testing ideas
11. 35:51Tester-programmer conflict
12. 43:54Bug count realities
13. 52:38Q&A

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