{"id":74723,"date":"2023-12-20T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=74723"},"modified":"2024-07-23T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:54:44","slug":"quality-engineering-6-trends-software-testing","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/quality-engineering-6-trends-software-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality engineering: 6 trends in software testing to power your business in the next 12 months"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74723\" class=\"elementor elementor-74723\" data-elementor-post-type=\"insights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-871a481 gg-article-content gg-standard-article-template gg-simple-text gg-container-tiny elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"871a481\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d3967\" data-id=\"d6d3967\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61d3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f61d3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1. The rapid rise in AI software testing <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb140a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb140a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The biggest change in quality assurance over the last five years is undoubtedly the integration of AI generative technology into testing activities. The level of sophistication we now see in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/whitepapers\/whitepaper-9-ways-to-drive-business-agility-with-quality-assurance\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">quality engineering tools has accelerated beyond expectation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 and will continue to exponentially.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For instance, we are now able to predict where defects will occur in the development system, using plug-in tools to make accurate predictions. With machine learning, the model learns about the application under test, and after just three iterations it can recognise, and then detect where the defect will occur in software development. So, it is a great way to prevent defects before they happen, saving considerable time and money.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8039519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8039519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAST FACT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a98bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"2a98bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">time and effort reduced by AI software testing<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"40\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34cb82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34cb82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9f8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c9f8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How does it work in practical terms? Let\u2019s say you are developing an insurance application. You want a functionality that allows a customer to declare a claim. The customer has crashed their car and they want a replacement vehicle the next day. This functionality means a new evolution in the next sprint or next version of the software. You define the requirements and write the code. How will that impact the rest of the system? The AI tool helps to identify any dangerous aftershocks on other functions across the application.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Previously, you needed to perform manual regression testing on the system and then make changes. Or you could use heuristics and probabilities to predict the impact. But both these approaches are time intensive, with considerable checking of system components. Now, it is automated by AI and the calculations happen in less than the blink of an eye.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In terms of productivity, a tool like this can reduce 40% of the effort, allowing the tester to spend more time on exploratory activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa3ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aa3ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2. QA needs IQ more than ever <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1d764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c1d764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite the advances in technology, AI generative tools like ChatGPT still need a critical mind to fill in the gaps. Only human judgement can evaluate the true requirements of a system, because ultimately software is developed for humans, not for AI robots. Do not get me wrong \u2013 AI generative tools will continue to be a game changer and they are accelerating rapidly. But quality engineering is a discipline that still benefits from the skill and experience of testers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Testers need to understand what quality looks like for an application, and this requires real judgement. You need to develop a <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">feel<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for the quality attributes. Only then will you design a good test case. It takes competency and expertise to get that right.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Information systems, APIs and microservices require advanced testing at an integration and system level. These are very complicated, and there is no definitive methodology or ultimate tool to get it right. You need a lot of experience to understand software architecture and social organisation. It becomes an information system, not just a technical system.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Testing experience counts here more than expertise in software development because you need to grasp the overall configuration of the technical system. You have to understand the business case of what is truly useful for this information system. Is it performance? Is it functional relevance? Is the priority security or accessibility? You always must sacrifice some part of quality when you engineer quality into a system because time is limited.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That is where the feel comes in. Experienced testers will constantly undertake risk analyses based on the feature functionalities of the system, weighing up the priorities as they work. For some websites, design is not as important. Availability is what matters. Take X (Twitter) for example. The site is not very beautiful, but it is efficient and quick. It can cope with millions of messages bouncing across the world every second. Testers are tuned into the use case.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688b7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"688b7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3. System testing marries IT with product engineering  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0508cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0508cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Software testing is often associated web applications in IT-heavy industries like banking, insurance, retail and utilities \u2013 which live or die by their customer experience. But the reality is that testing is needed across all sectors. The challenges of working on backend systems that run an organisation\u2019s finance, HR or supply chain management systems are similar to a customer-facing website. So, it is not a matter of sectors. It is about having the right processes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The overlap between the two disciplines \u2013 embedded systems engineering and application software engineering \u2013 is so common today. There are countless examples, due to the digital transformation which is now omnipresent across all sectors. Think of the IoT &amp; embedded software development required for automotive manufacturers. They need integration testing services to ensure that the cloud-based backend systems for over-the-air updates in connected vehicles, for instance, work effectively.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You always have the same four types of testing:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Functional: will my system do what I want it to do?<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Non-functional: is my system secure, available, accessible etc?<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Regression: will my solution impact other functionalities in my system?\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confirmation: is the correction of a defect successful?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Then there are four levels of testing, which use the four types above:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unit testing: a single line of code<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Component testing: a module of different functionalities<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Integration testing: how code fits with the wider system<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">System (or domain) testing: is the whole system working?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Above all these, you have user acceptance testing, which validates whether business processes conform to overall requirements.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c02320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c02320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#4. Quality assurance will only grow in importance  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51628a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b51628a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The online presence of almost every company is growing. Customer-facing systems are vital for revenue and\/or service, depending on your priorities. APIs need to deliver in terms of availability, performance, scalability and relevance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Testing is therefore critical for regular delivery of a new functionality \u2013 which is crucial for staying ahead of the competition in an ultra-competitive market. (Find me a market today that isn\u2019t ultra-competitive.) Companies need to keep developing new services and adapting quickly to the changing demands of customers. If you cannot test early in the life cycle, then you cannot deliver often. It is as simple as that.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Companies set release dates for new services. Missing those dates can prove catastrophic. Software testing gives you a chance, as production defects can impede development, incurring significant costs. The sooner you detect, the cheaper it is. But also, the better your reputation, the better the customer satisfaction, and the better your sales rate.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37be56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37be56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#5. Quality Engineering (QE) resets the time-quality-cost triangle <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32be6b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32be6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the key benefits of QE is that companies can design and build quality early into a solution, making it more testable at the most critical moments. Validation of requirements is a good example. Up to 70% of defects exist in the requirements and design stages, fixing them there is much more cost effective than reworking or regression testing later down the line.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">QE challenges the traditional notion that improvement in one aspect requires sacrifices in the other two. When businesses test the right things at the right moments \u2013 and target the highest risk areas \u2013 they can reduce the number of defects moving from one phase of production to the next.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Generative AI is all about helping the tester. We want to be agile and we want to be quick, as this will reduce the cost of development. Improved quality will then save both time and money.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6800269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6800269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> #6. The role of software testers is changing <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10289b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10289b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For testers today, it is mandatory to have the skills to automate test scripts. That is a minimum expertise level for a software quality engineer \u2013 which was not always the case. Software development skills are helpful too, as you can then integrate tests into the Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CICD) pipeline, because all development is done in DevOps and Agile nowadays. Most testers have software development skills, but you rarely meet a software developer who knows how to test.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is fair to say that compared to software development, testing was always the lowly sidekick. There was an ethos amongst developers that testers are not engineers like us. Testers just get in the way and send back code defects that slow us down. I do not agree, but that is how we were seen.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Things are changing fast. Quality engineering is becoming cool, and testers are using more sophisticated technology. Test automation is technically hard and is being valued as a more significant contribution. In the high-stakes world of constant development, testers are often the superheroes who save the day (and considerable time and money).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is a growing community of testers in Europe, which is fun, creative and supporting. We have a lot of events in Europe, and especially France. In start-ups and in the US, quality engineers are more prestigious because they are more integrated in the team and able to bring their perspective in the end value for software.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The misunderstanding between developers and testers is reducing. Mixed teams, with more generalists who can do a number of roles, is making the process more compact. Even the name \u2018tester\u2019 is used less. Organisations that adopt the right mindset do not pigeonhole their experts: they simply see members of software engineering teams. Everybody is involved in achieving the same goal. In the future, I feel sure this will become the norm.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.expleo.com\/en\/roles\/quality-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quality assurance is an excellent career<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for somebody who enjoys using both sides of their brain, as you need to be able to write as well as compute. Working with words has always been an attractive part of my job spec. As a tester, you are involved with information as much as technology. 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