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For the past one year I have interviewed enough people to set my own standard for the best SDET candidates. Here is the list of credentials that I am looking for when I interview SDET:

• Coding skill - This is a must. What I don’t want to see is using a data structure without a good reason. That explains the level of understanding of software engineering.
• Tester eyes - Can you catch critical flow of your code? Can you catch edge cases of a program?
• Scope - Can you generalize a problem? Can you extend the idea beyond a problem asked?
• Communication skill - Do you ask if a problem is not clear? Can you negotiate with a good reason?

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• Agile Project Management with Scrum
• Automated Defect Prevention: Best Practices in Software Management
• Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art

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The Five Orders of Ignorance - Philip G. Armour

1. 0th Order Ignorance (0OI)—Lack of Ignorance.
   You know the question and you even know the answer.
2. 1st Order Ignorance (1OI)—Lack of Knowledge.
   You don’t know the answer, but you at least know the question.
3. 2nd Order Ignorance (2OI)—Lack of Awareness.
   You don’t know the answer or the question, but you know you don’t know and you have a way to find it.
4. 3rd Order Ignorance (3OI)—Lack of Process.
   You have no way to discover that you are unaware of your ignorance.
5. 4th Order Ignorance (4OI)—Meta Ignorance.
   You don’t know that there are Five Orders of Ignorance; now you do.

What is your order of ignorance?

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This is Windows Live Space of Keith Stobie, Test Architect at MS, whom I met a few times. He is really interesting individual with very interesting ideas in test (very knowledgeable, too). I haven’t gone through many of his papers yet, but they make me think that the need for a better testing engineering in the software engineering is essential for making better software.

If anyone else is interested, here is the link.

Link to Musing about Software Testing

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