The Tester's Role: Automator vs Manual Tester
summary
A panel discussion on tester roles contrasts automation engineers and manual testers, featuring participants from EPAM, Alteryx, DataArt, and Thomas Cook/Skelia and moderated by Svitla Systems. The panel examines whether separating roles is appropriate, what skills matter more for an automator (testing or programming), and whether one can reach senior-level pay without programming ability.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:19Automator vs manual tester
- 8:08Business ignores specialists
- 16:24Specialists' role
- 23:25Manual vs automated testing
- 31:31Automation market impact
- 39:50Manual testing remains
- 48:15Industry bias and toxicity
- 55:51Automation for business value
- 1:00:32Outsourcing vs product companies
- 1:07:28When to switch jobs
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