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A Pragmatic Learning Roadmap to Becoming a Highly Effective SDET

Looking back on my career journey as an SDET, one of the many things that I believe could have made my journey far easier is a well-defined “Learning Roadmap”. Many SDETs,...

Who is an SDET?

Who is a SDET? Birth of the SDET Role

In my recent post on LinkedIn, it was evident that there is confusion among the community as to who is a SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) and a lot of discussion...

SDET vs Automation Tester

SDET != Automation Tester

Welcome to another post about Automation Testing and the different labels we keep reading and hearing on job offers, articles and the internet in general. Today, and as a follow...

tester-vs-developer

The Software Engineer in Test and the Developer: Key Differences

A few weeks ago I had some interesting debates on the projects I work on: Is the Automation Engineer a Developer? Is a Developer the best candidate to be an Automation Engineer?...

SDET - What's Next

You Are an SDET – What’s Next in Your Career?

Let's assume that you are an SDET that focuses primarily on web test automation with a library such as Selenium WebDriver. You are proficient at building an automation framework...

Software Engineer in Test

A Software Engineer in Test Must Have The Heart of a Developer

I am a Software Engineer in Test (SET). Many people don’t know quite what that means, though. Developers frequently refer to me as a “tester” or “QA,” and a former...