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Category: Quality Assurance

The Illusion of Quality Assurance

July 16, 2017

When I first started testing my role description was Tester. In the numerous years that have rolled by since stumbling into the most satisfying phase of my career, I have been both Tester and QA. My previous role had me labelled Principal QA Analyst, my current role Senior Test Engineer. In official communication I will … More The Illusion of Quality Assurance

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