Testers: Are they Vegetable or Mineral?

This incisive essay is a must read for testers everywhere so they don't annoy their developer colleagues to the point of homicide.

Here's a checklist of undesirable behavior exhibited by testers, as compiled by Mr. Ed [www.hacknot.info]:

• Abbreviating Instructions for Reproducing the Bug



• Not Identifying the Erroneous Behavior



• Not Identifying the Expected Behavior



• Not Justifying the Expected Behavior



• Re-opening Old Bug Reports for New Bugs with Similar Symptoms



• Testing an Old Version of the Software



• Inventing Requirements Based Upon Personal Preference



• Omitting Screen Shots



• Using Vague or Ambiguous Wording



• Diagnosing Instead of Reporting



• Exaggerating the Priority of a Bug



• Justifying Partial Coverage with Appeals to Bad Assumptions

Testers of the world, mend your ways and we just might get along.

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