alexfru wrote:
ggodw000 wrote:
Since I look at both angles, software development tends to be highly specializing in certain areas and narrow scope and QA tends to gain more broader knowledge and of course less knowledge in certain functional areas. I liked doing both. QA tends to be more authoritative position. Especially when you have a dev experience and file a defect that is more insightful than B.S bugs which help developers a lot.
In many places there exist an unhealthy tension between dev and test/QA (precisely because test/QA is technically inferior (by design, i.e. by hiring and paying) and is looked down upon by dev) and if you happen to be in the latter group, you may need to prove you're equal (or at least not an "idiot"), if possible. If not, move to dev or a different company.
yes i noticed it. in fact when i was developer i did find qa-s are in generally inferior in technical knowledge and it is just the way it is. I have proven several dev-s that i am constantly in touch that i am worthy, as even as a qa, i always deal with software bug from dev perspective by always asking how it will help developers to solve easily. Also out of several dozen dev-s i work with all the time lot of them are real cheap and corner cutters, and i catch the cheap work on a dime. So it can go both way. Most devs who look down on qa is normally junior or some kinda issue with them, best engineers actually take adv. of qa in their best interest. But there are also tons of shitty qa-s who has no idea what they are doing. so it is mostly on individual rather than who is qa or dev.
Saying that (my situation and title) does not mean it help for generic opinoin that qa-s are less knowledgeable and indeed it is generally so. and that is kinda ongoing concern with me. It is sometimes felt when i met a hordes of developers that i never worked with. or if i apply for a new job it can also backfire. So it is kinda problematic although it is not acute. i I am considering the possibility of going back to dev, but working in narrow scope also will be disappointment. So I am kinda waiting to see what will interest more down the road.