Is Tech Writer a Tester, and Vice Versa, Is Tester a Tech Writer?
summary
Argues that technical writers and testers share concrete practices: both produce automated and manual tests and clear, stepwise regression scripts used across iterations under agile and scrum; API writers already know functions classes and parameters so API technical writing maps directly to automated test work; recommends learning JavaScript and JSON for automation tooling; cites the book Agile Testing, describes swapping roles between companies, and notes small but effective tactics like offering chocolate to get developer time.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:37Who is who
- 4:46Tech Writer vs Tester
- 6:51Testing vs Writing
- 10:51What it takes to become a Tester
- 13:39Software Quality Engineer Skills
- 17:09Agile Testing
- 20:03Sweet Developer Life
- 22:50Why Switch
- 24:39My Life Experience
- 25:34Conclusion
- 26:42Thank you
- 27:00Questions
- 28:22QA Transition
- 29:22Tool Questions
- 30:31Testing Docs
- 31:25High Level Overview
- 32:21Usability Issues
- 33:41Transition to Tech Writing
- 35:23Role Transitions
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