By nature I'm very thorough, an over-thinker, and perfectionist. In other words, I can be a pain in the ass, but these qualities actually all help me quite a bit as a QA Engineer. However, at my first ever QA job trying to decide what to test when, how long to test, and to not over test was one of my biggest challenges. And, it resulted in so much stress and countless late nights testing at home, and let's be …
Category: QA
Session based testing is right up there with regression testing for me on my list of least favorites. Going into testing with a set amount of time, say 90 minutes, with no interruptions allowed just isn't my cup of tea. When it's crunch time, sure. I work very, very well under pressure. But if not, I find that taking a break here and there, or having a "distraction" like music playing or a co-worker interrupting asking for help actually helps …
You know when you were younger (or if you're me maybe just last week younger) and you broke something, so you hid it, or glued it, or turned it a certain way so no one would notice and you wouldn't get in trouble? That's kind of like a hot fix. Hot fixes tend to happen when a bug is discovered in prod that cannot wait to be fixed - it has to be fixed right away, and hopefully before any …
A bug/defect goes through many different phases from discovery to when it's fixed. Just because you find it doesn't mean it's high priority and on the list to be fixed, or honestly, that there are plans any time soon to fix it. Can this be frustrating? Hell yes. As QA you want quality, your job is to find these issues and report them with the goal of them being fixed and a better customer experience, however, with how fast things …
Imposter syndrome - I wish I could tell you it goes away, but I still find myself feeling less than and doubting that I'm good enough after years of experience and proving myself. The important thing to know is that everyone has had it at one time or another, and those you look up to and wish you could be like, or whose experiences you envy, may just find themselves struggling with it too. It's normal; so what do you …