Well said, I've been a software developer in test for several years and number 5 is definitely where you want to get to if you have the resources. Very few do f

Well said, I've been a software developer in test for several years and number 5 is definitely where you want to get to if you have the resources. Very few do from my experience but when they do it's really beautiful and I'm not surprised Google is one that manages to do this. Half my job has become evangelism to get to this point now, half is development. Also (half important point, half plug) solid test results reporting is underestimated in importance and generally not done well. Doing that right can boost engagement with testing. A reason that Tesults (https://www.tesults.com https://www.tesults.com) exists and I'm involved with it.