Are all testers idiots? No, surely not. QA is important, and many testers are very intelligent. That said -- and maybe this is my programmer-bias speaking -- b

Are all testers idiots? No, surely not. QA is important, and many testers are very intelligent. That said -- and maybe this is my programmer-bias speaking -- but I can't help but have more respect for someone who creates something new, as opposed to someone who merely verifies that something someone else built satisfies its specification.