Rick,
> The best Q/A person I have ever worked with made it his goal > to force at least one developer to breakdown in tears every > day <g>. Our customers *and* our developers (with a couple of > exceptions) appreciated this guy (nicknamed - Testing Sith) > because the software was way more solid than it would have > been if we did not have him around. I've had close working relationships with software testers, and I would say that each successful experience was characterized at least by: - a friendly but very professional relationship between us - the person is basically intelligent and curious - the person is not being afraid to say things that I (and/or others) might not want to hear. His design wasn't to hurt feelings, but to make things right and deliver a good product to the customer. Granted, a son-of-a-bitch would fill this role, but I don't believe that's necessary, and is actually counter-productive because relationships with such people eventually sour. It really boils down to mental attitude. - due diligence. He followed through on details (lists, line-items, fact checking) - he didn't mind putting the hours in, because this work is very time consuming Bill > Rick _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
