In a recent post, Test Better, I suggested that developers can and ought do a better job of testing their own code. If you haven’t read it, I recommend you read that post first. I’m totally not biased in saying this at all. GO DO IT ALREADY! There was some interesting pushback in the comments. Some took it to mean that we should get rid of all the testers. Whoa whoa whoa there! Slow down folks. I can see how some might come to that conclusion. I did mention that my colleague Drew wants to destroy the role...
The ASP.NET Team is still looking for that QA person out there who shares our passion for technology and improving the means by which software is made. Keep in mind that the QA position on our team is not someone who mindlessly follows a script hoping by sheer random luck to find bugs. Oh no no no my friends. This is considered a software development position in which you will be responsible for improving the processes and tools we have in place for ensuring quality software. You’d be involved in improving the quality of all phases of...