In this tutorial, we will learn about tester’s and developer’s mindsets that can carry how software developers have the mindset of creation.

Software testers are more concerned with how things might be destroyed—the details why testers don’t always need to code and why UI (User Interface) and API automation matters.

In this IT world, some IT professionals think that a tester’s role is useless and that a developer can test the code that is written by him alone. A developer can test his code and code written by other developers, but the developer will lack the tester’s procedure process and mindset.

Some people believe that discovering and fixing defects early in the software development life cycle (SDLC) will result in higher quality software and lower costs. If more testing is moved in an automated process than problems can be corrected earlier.

The requirement of balance between developers and testers is critical because both software developers and software inspectors have a different mindset but have a single aim to deliver top-quality products and services that meet or exceed the customer’s needs.

The developer’s job is to build, and the tester’s job is to tear down. The biggest challenge for developers is to test their work rather than handing it off to an inspector. The possibility is that they might overlook errors and forget to make changes or feel optimistic.

How is the Tester mindset during SDLC?

• During the requirement gathering phase, the testers understand the application as a whole. The testers create the test plans, test strategies, and follow the scope of the use.
•  Once the development is done, and a well-built and transferable product is available. The test of application correctly in different environments and check the overall application performances and functionalities.
•  Testers start experimenting with the mindset that the development done by the developers might be faulty and need to be tested before providing testing sign off.
• Any defects that appear during the testing are log in a defect tracking tool.
• Then we create the automation scripts designed to reduce the manual overhead.
•  It provides reliable product delivery, regression testing, and retesting have performed.

How is the Developer mindset during SDLC?

•  The post requirement gathering developer analyzes the requirement and defines the challenges involved and includes the best possible approach.
•  Developers are confident about their coding irrespective of their skill. They assume their coding is perfect and error-free, but once the coding is complete, then create unit tests and the application according to their understanding.
• If issues appear during this phase, then code patches are used to repair them.

How tester and developers work together?

Now, as we know, tester and developer work individually, but now the software development life cycle process is whole, i.e., when developers and testers work together as a team.

•  After the requirement gathering phase has been performing, developers get involved in coding their tasks and features. In contrast, testers use the business requirement document to frame test cases and test strategies.
• As the developer creates the unit test case and performs at least one round of testing, the stable application has given to the tester. During this phase, the developers stick to the requirement in hand and provide test data for testing the application. Such testing has a narrow scope and can overlook a lot of possible errors.
•  When the tester gets the developed form, the inspector goes through the requirement document and executes each test case. Also, a round of integration testing is done to ensure that the newly implemented logic or functionality doesn’t damage the earlier version of the application.
•  The thorough examination provides testers significant advantages and helps them identify errors that were missed by the developer. As testers, they cannot be involved in the coding phase; they have a fresh outlook towards the use.
•  Once the testing is completed, and bugs logged, automation scripts are created and executed at periodic intervals to provide better test coverage.
• The tester is also responsible for performing different testing like performance testing, API testing to eliminate any further issues. This type of testing depends on the type of application and the client’s request.