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Interview Question : What is the 'software life cycle'?
Answer : A good test engineer has a 'test to break' attitude,
an ability to take the point of view of the customer, a strong
desire for quality, and an attention to detail. Tact and diplomacy
are useful in maintaining a cooperative relationship with developers,
and an ability to communicate with both technical (developers) and
non-technical (customers, management) people is useful. Previous
software development experience can be helpful as it provides
a deeper understanding of the software development process,
gives the tester an appreciation for the developers' point
of view, and reduce the learning curve in automated test
tool programming. Judgement skills are needed to assess high-risk
or critical areas of an application on which to focus testing efforts
when time is limited.
Interview Question Category : Testing - General
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