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QA is a function that is distinct from development and both are distinct from operations. SRE and DevOps are merging development and operations. QA is disappear
by uiri 10y ago
QA is a function that is distinct from development and both are distinct from operations. SRE and DevOps are merging development and operations. QA is disappearing because of automated testing. It is a separate career track altogether and is usually significantly less lucrative than development.
People have weird feelings about certain markets. Examples include housing, labour, health care, and education. These weird feelings result in irrational behaviour and irrational claims like "there is a tech shortage" when prices aren't rising to compensate.
Comparison to your parents salary or the salary of any other industry is a red herring. The market always clears if participants are willing to pay market price. Your refusal to pay market price might be why you have trouble filling your resume funnel.
- dasmoth 10y agoQA is disappearing because of automated testing. They are, and frankly it shows. Someday we're going to realise that (especially for tools that the developers can't or won't dogfood extensively) it's a terrible loss.
- pinaceae 10y agoIt is. Functional QA is the very first user of a new feature. Automation handles the rest of the work. But not having a human go through the software as it is intended is a mistake.