Software testing status - up, up and away

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"A career in software testing is the fastest emerging choice among IT students today, though for long it was not considered challenging enough.

Software testing has often been perceived by many as an overhead rather than a crucial part of an IT project.

But the fact is that proper testing is an imperative part of any project - the single biggest cause of failure in major IT programmes is lack of, or inappropriate testing. The emergence of testing as a professional discipline, that makes the difference between success and failure, has challenged outmoded perceptions and created a thriving industry focused on delivering quality, and ensuring both fitness for use and fitness for purpose.

There is also a perception that testing is not that exciting a career, it can be viewed as monotonous and not as fast paced or challenging as development for example. There is plenty of variety, innovation and challenge involved, and it is a career that has it all, interest, demand and longevity."

So the status of testers will change, right? With all that variety, innovation and challenge and all those IT students pouring into the profession how can it be otherwise!

But hold on there. Before you push and your chest and go posing down the West End with your "I am a tester" T shirt on you should know that the quotes come from The Hindustan Times in India. So it may take a while for the sentimant to filter across to the UK...

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