Vickie Said:

Future Career in software Testing?

We Answered:

Hi, I spent 20 years doing software testing and management. I'll take your questions one by one.

1. Is it good career option?
It can be. Junior software testers at large corporations can make 60k. You'll need a degree in computer science.


2. What is the future of software Industry for say next 8 -10 years in general?, Software Testing in particular?
Nobody has figured out how to create software that does not need testing. Formal proofs, requirements tracing etc etc etc don't suffice. Software of any meaningful complexity is basically a huge set of interacting instructions; while modular design and good requirements promote quality software, there are undoubtedly bugs to be found. Software testing is not going away, and neither is software.

3. Career growth opportiunities in software Testing?
Very good, often better than software development (for good engineers). In my experience, good software testers move up the technical and managerial ladders faster than their development counterparts.


4. Resources in software Testing--- Books, Website, Article, Personal Contact IDs?
Books by Boris Beizer:
Software testing techniques
Black Box Testing
Software testing and quality assurance

Here's a website with many links out to others, this one answers a lot of questions: http://www.softwareqatest.com/index.html

5. Where can i get real insights about real time software Testing in a software company?
Hmmmm what do you want to know? I worked for two very large networking companies, testing their (Internet) Operating Systems. Huge (millions of lines) software, all real-time, highly complicated. You have to really like software technology and view testing as a challenge to find and eliminate all the important defects prior to release. You will be on the "critical path" and that can mean long hours, and big rewards.

6. I have lot of questions to ask.. For now its advanced Thank

Connie Said:

Why is everyone talking about Jarryd Hayne to be picked for Australia?

We Answered:

I think it will be Slater at f/b and Hayne on the wing. His form at the moment means he is too good to leave out.

On the subject of which country - he was born in Australia and chose to play for us. However, the rules allow a player to appear as a guest player for one of the lesser RL nations if they have that heritage and are not playing for Aus.

Way back in the 80's John Hopoate, who had already played for Aus and NSW, represented Tonga as a guest player. So it's been going on for a long time. Other smaller RL countries benefit enormously by having an NRL player in their team, so I think it is right to continue.