Insights on Software Quality Engineering
11mBeginner2014-01-07
Authors

Aaron Dolberg
QA Engineer behind software such as Flex and Shockwave Studio
Course details
Software quality engineering plays a vital role in the development cycle, saving companies time and money and ensuring that customers have exactly the experience they expect. It's also a lucrative and underappreciated career path. Here, software quality engineer Aaron Dolberg draws on his years of experience in quality assurance (QA) to share his personal insights and cautionary tales. Aaron discusses how to get started in QA, how it fits in at companies small and large, and how it has changed since the rise of agile workflows.
Skills covered
Software Quality AssuranceLegacy SeriesSoftware Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
Interview
- 02 - Why pursue a career in QA
- 03 - Developer or QA engineer - What's the difference
- 04 - What QA problems do small companies face
- 05 - How has QA changed in the wave of agile development
- 06 - How should QA be part of a new project
- 07 - What are the differences between mobile, web, and desktop QA practices
- 08 - What do you see the career path is for someone in QA
- 09 - Tell us a story from your experiences about how quality engineering saved the day
- 10 - Why be a quality engineer rather than a programmer
- 11 - What is the most enjoyable part of being a quality engineer
- 12 - Don't bugs lead to blame
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