{"id":13431,"date":"2018-07-17T14:26:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\/?p=13431"},"modified":"2018-07-24T12:32:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T11:32:59","slug":"testers-knowledge-towards-automation-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devopsnews.online\/testers-knowledge-towards-automation-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Testers knowledge towards automation skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you look around the testing landscape you will see that manual testing<\/a> roles are disappearing, but not manual testing itself.<\/p>\n

Despite this, the skill set of a manual tester is still needed. According to Brijesh Deb<\/a>, Agile Testing Evangelist and High Tech Test Manager at Sogeti, this is simply because it is impossible to have zero manual intervention. Every software, be it a mobile app or a component of the NASA rocket, would have to go through some kind of a manual test at some level, at least.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, it appears that not all testers have the skill set to carry out automation tests.<\/p>\n

Deb commented: \u201cTest automation is a far bigger animal with a much greater scope where everything from the inception, to the design to the coding, everything is done through automation.<\/p>\n

Testing evolution<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe quality parameters have changed with a lot of additional weight now being given to non-functional parameters such as performance and security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat this means is that the skill set of the testers has also had to evolve. With this changing outlook of the software testing industry and the evolution in testing, it is imminent that testers add automation to their repertoire as manual testing alone is not going to be enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout a decade or so ago, there was a lot of impetus being given to UI tests and UI was the primary candidate for automation alongside regression tests. Despite this, manual testing can be ubiquitous as the tests and code written for automation are, typically, written manually.\u201d<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Anand Bagmar<\/a>, Founder of Essence Testing, believes automation is NOT the only skill for a tester to contribute and be effective.<\/p>\n

\u201dThere are many other areas where they can add value\u00a0\u2013 but they need to be able to learn, understand and show a willingness to get close to technology and code\u00a0\u2013 that is non-negotiable from my perspective,\u201d Bagmar added.<\/p>\n

Skills & capabilities<\/h2>\n

In order to build\u00a0good quality software that will give value to the users of that functionality and in-turn, the creator of the product as well, Bagmar recommends testers must have the following skills and capabilities:<\/p>\n