'Why we need testers?'

GB asked my new team 'Why we need testers?', my team mostly has freshers, so for them I put following points I had experienced while doing testing.

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Guys,

I am putting random things what is coming to my mind for 'Why we need testers?':

Thinking: Developers mind set is to create a software and works on building the logic's (+ve thinking), whereas there is need for person whose goal is to break the logic's (-ve thinking).

Orientation: Person who developed software always tries to see things should work correct and always tries to test in a way that it should not fail i.e. clicking on links, images and try to wait for things to load and do next click, whereas tester won't care about these things they won't want to waste their valuable time i.e. waiting for pages to gets load and always love in doing multiple clicks on same links and buttons. Right Gaurav ?

Well known Fact: It is well know fact that testing your own code is tedious work, whereas finding mistakes of others is bit enjoyable.

Perspective: Its always suggested that a person having different approaches will help a lot in viewing project with different angle and identifying variety of issues. So it supports to have a tester!

Speed-Up project progress: While dev is busy in writing the code, at the same time testers are busy in doing Static Testing, which in turn help in speeding up project delivery.

Cost-effective: Identifying issues in very early stage of project is more cost effective then finding it in later stage. So, tester are only skillful wizards which make it possible.

Advanced Technology: As technology has advanced and there are lot of OS's (Win, MAC etc.), Browser's and their new versions releasing in market time to time, so exercising application on all these platforms needs specialist know as Tester (Developer wouldn't confirm you Quality).

Client or Customer Satisfaction: Product without testing is not accepted by client easily and its always risky to release it without testing. Testing provide client satisfaction.

Coverage: Testers are experts to the system, means they know the overall functionality of the product where as developers are dedicated to the particular module.

I think I can add more and more to this list, but guys its a nice exercise, Kudos to Gaurav for starting this, please discuss among team and then search net for more point.

I feel happy if you add more to list.

> Cheers for all tester who are doing such a great Job, which Developers are unable to perform.

Happy Testing,
Vinay

For what I am working so hard - Is it Happiness?

Yes It's Happiness... So, where is this happiness? Good Job which pay me plenty of money or Happiness from family, friends, neighbor, girlfriend etc or having a good health Bla…. Bla…... These all are the things which previously come to mind and what I though happiness may reside. I am continually running around these things to make them upto date. I was mad to attain them on any mean and sometimes also hurt other due to my mind set as I though these are my first priority so, I never care about others feelings etc. But due to grace of lord (KRSNA), and blessing of Saints (reading and hearing to there true words (satsang)), now my mind is no longer much agitated by these worldly things. As now I know these things are always changing – either it is Wealth or Health or Relations etc. To finding where True happiness reside? First find out where it doesn’t, and then what has left behind is true location of True Happiness. Looks like confusing but it is one way which few people has tried… so give it one try ;)
Other, key is: - An Intelligent man makes relation with person who has much more intellect in comparison to him. You can also say that he will find his GURU very soon and start following his (GURU’s) instruction faithfully(there may be up & downs but vector result is in +ve side), then there occur miracle in his life which is slow or gradual according to level of person and how much effort he throws. After some time he and his friends can notice drastic changes and they say – U are changed…. But always remember "Vinay Krshndas" u still haven’t reached the true goal… so keep doing Heart refinement processes whatever we can name it SADHNA….