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Someone over at self-proclaimed united nations of testers, also known as International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) published recently a letter (a white paper really) of what I assume is the result of having a fever dream after having watched Blade Runner 2049. Something tells me they probably were left thinking that the Wallace Corporation is the hero of the story (For those who’ve never watched that movie, a similar analogy is believing the iceberg was the lead hero of the Titanic movie). Jokes aside, my belief is that what the white paper means for the industry and the testing professionals should not go unchecked. You can read the full thing here. Here’s a few excerpts on the white paper: “Software testing is moving towards more automation”; (…) “In the future, there will be more testing technology solutions” (…) “The testing technology solutions will have ‘intelligence’ built into them.” (…) “These testing technology solutions will iteratively learn the testing discipline from testers and testing experts” (…) “The testing technology solutions will also learn from themselves and, therefore, teach themselves as part of the iterative learning and evolving testing discipline, especially emphasizing testing quality attributes.” (…) “The testing technology solutions will have the ability to explain to testers and testing experts the rationale supporting their recommendations and solutions.” (…) “As more software solutions are being made available for use and as these software solutions expand into more industries, there needs to be a greater definition and integration of the training solutions for testing professionals.” (…) “Testing professionals shall need to embrace the new methodologies and technologies around software development and testing, with intent to integrate these faster into their testing technology solutions.” (…)
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April 2020|9
