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It is human nature to respond to any challenges thrown upon them.
But what do we mean by a
challenge? Well one of the
definition of challenge is
'a demanding or stimulating
situation'. A challenge
could be 'a call to engage
yourself in a contest' As a tester we face different challenges in our profession.
These situations can be
handled in
a better way if we have the
skills to analyze the
problem and off-course by
understanding how our
fellow testers are tackling
a particular problem in
their unique context.
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As a
tester, we have some
challenges which are very
unique to our profession and
some challenges are more
generic in nature. TestingGeek has
classified these challenges
into two broad categories:
Analytical
Challenges - These
challenges are not unique to
our profession and most of
the professions require some
degree of analytical skills.
Analytic can be defined as "Having
the ability to analyze"
or "Ability to divide
into elements and principle",
given the nature of testing
it is very important for
testers to have good
analytical skills. Like any
other skill, analytical
skill can also be improved
by practice. This skill can
be improved by practicing
different Puzzles, taking
challenges or reading
different books to improve
your aptitude. Best
mechanism of improving this
skill is to exercise your
brain. In this section
TestingGeek will give you an
opportunity to exercise your
brain by providing you mind
stretching challenges and
puzzles. Along with the
puzzles related to our
domain, you will also find
interesting puzzles which
will make you think out of
the box and help you in
developing lateral thinking.
Professional
Challenges: Every
profession has its own
challenges. This section explains the
different challenges faced
in this field and how you
can overcome them. These may
be the interaction with the
developer, attitude of
Management towards testing,
identification of tools,
their usage and training ,
interaction with the
customers, acceptability and
entry-exit criteria for the
tests and many more. TestingGeek
will try and explain a few
professional challenges and suggest how
these
should be addressed. We
might not be able to provide
you solution to your
problem, but if you are
aware of the challenges that
as a tester you can face, it
helps.
Like everything else on
TestingGeek, this section is
also open for you to share
the challenges you faced, or
interesting puzzle you feel
every tester will enjoy. Its
very easy to share anything
on TestingGeek, just write
whatever you wish to share
and send an email at
webmaster@TestingGeek.Com
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