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Lessons learnt from a phone call

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Can you refer some of your friends for technical training at my college? – sis (sister) asked, Me: What is it about, why do you need them? Sis: for assisting my students clear campus interviews and get placed Me: What language/technology/domain trainers are you looking for? Sis: C, C++, JAVA. Well, the answer for this question could have been a “Yes” or a “No”. Let’s analyze both the scenarios…. Scenario “No” I say “No” to my sis, wish her good night, ask wife/mom to serve dinner, and sleep well on sleep well mattress. Scenario “Yes” - Commit to her, that I would refer some of my friends. - Call a friend who is good at any of them(C/C++/JAVA), or in some cases ‘master of all’, ask him/her to make some money, share my sis number. - Sis shall get a call from my referrals, invites them to her college, they teach C/C++/JAVA for may be a day. They go back with money, sis goes back happily that she conducted training, students go back with WHAT??? ( Neither I Know) Let’s analyze the same sce...

Why TestToTester????!!!!

Hi All, Let's start with the basics. Who AM I? My name is Sharath Byregowda, a self inspired, passionate software tester with around 4 years of experience in testing. In the 4 years of testing, I have learned/ disagreed/ challenged/agreed/questioned -- the process/managers/co-workers/software/myself. On the personal front, I am married to a wonderful human being “sunitha”, I thank her for reading all my blogs/listen to my ideas/supported me/and sometimes forgive when I stay late :-). Why TestToTester?? After 4 yrs in testing, not very satisfied (though appreciated from clients and managers across most projects), the passion to learn more, the urge to prove myself, the urge to prove the industry that testing is not a click-click job (I shall not categorize every one into this, but yes I have come across many) all of these led me to the world of blogging, where I came across many inspiring, thought provoking articles. The blogs which inspired me the most are http://testertested.blogs...