Roundtable: What and How Should We Teach in Testing?
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Participants from several tech companies discuss education and onboarding for software testers, covering what skills aspiring testers should learn (including how to start with automation), how to structure onboarding, why junior hires are often avoided, and what is expected from testing roles. The session focuses on practical approaches to teaching testing and beginning automated testing without burning out.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:10What to learn to become a tester
- 15:20Personal testing experience
- 25:51Onboarding new employees
- 1:01:07Onboarding mistakes and challenges
- 1:14:13Tester's role in team
- 1:44:03Testing: hindrance or help?
- 2:01:10Learning models in companies
- 2:18:35Learning recommendations and resources
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