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What Malaysian Software Students Think about Testing?
Software testing is one of the crucial supporting processes of software life cycle. Unfortunately for the software industry, the role is stigmatized, partly due to misperception and partly due to treatment of the role in the software industry. The present study aims to analyse this situation to explore what inhibit an individual from taking up a software testing career. In order to investigate this issue, we surveyed 82 senior students taking a degree in information technology, information and communication technology, and computer science at two Malaysian universities. The subjects were asked the PROs and CONs of taking up a career in software testing and what were the chances that they would do so. The study identified 7 main PROs and 9 main CONSs for starting a testing career, and indicated that the role of software tester has been perceived as a social role, with more soft skills connotations than technical implications. The results also show that Malaysian students have a more positive attitude towards software testing than their counterparts where similar investigations have been carried out
Myths and Facts about a Career in Software Testing: A Comparison between Students' Beliefs and Professionals' Experience
Testing is an indispensable part of software development. However, a career
in software testing is reported to be unpopular among students in computer
science and related areas. This can potentially create a shortage of testers in
the software industry in the future. The question is, whether the perception
that undergraduate students have about software testing is accurate and whether
it differs from the experience reported by those who work in testing activities
in the software development industry. This investigation demonstrates that a
career in software testing is more exciting and rewarding, as reported by
professionals working in the field, than students may believe. Therefore, in
order to guarantee a workforce focused on software quality, the academy and the
software industry need to work together to better inform students about
software testing and its essential role in software development.Comment: IEEE Software, Volume 40, Issue 5, pp. 76-84, September/October 202