{"id":18197,"date":"2013-05-22T22:09:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T20:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=18197"},"modified":"2013-05-22T22:09:15","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T20:09:15","slug":"the-absolute-worst-testers-you-can-possibly-have-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/22\/the-absolute-worst-testers-you-can-possibly-have-a\/","title":{"rendered":"The absolute worst testers you can possibly have a…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The absolute worst testers you can possibly have are developers. They’re better than nothing. But barely. Even a mediocre tester will make your application better, and by proxy, encourage you to become a better developer. The very best testers will drag you, kicking and screaming if necessary, across the bug-bar threshold. Professional testers force you to become a better developer. Sometimes it’s painful. But in a good way, like a heavy workout.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The absolute worst testers you can possibly have are developers. They’re better than nothing. But barely. Even a mediocre tester will make your application better, and by proxy, encourage you to become a better developer. The very best testers will drag you, kicking and screaming if necessary, across the bug-bar threshold. Professional testers force you … Continue reading The absolute worst testers you can possibly have a…<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,18,62],"tags":[2955,3074,1673,1108],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-18197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","hentry","category-general","category-programming","category-technology","tag-jeff-atwood","tag-quality-assurance","tag-software-engineering","tag-testing","post_format-post-format-quote"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t