25+ years in the quality space

When I started out in testing, I got uninspired pretty quickly, my job looked something like:

Honestly, I struggled often got bored. (And that's a big reason the MoTaverse exists today).

Today, it looks so different. And for me, I refer to it as quality engineering.

It's sytems thinking. It's coaching. It's collaborating with the team. It's looking at risks. It's automating what we can. And it's also recognising that many things cannot be automated. It's showing care for all that we do. It's continuous quality thinking, shift-everywhere or whatever term you want to use, rather doing most of the testing at the end.

Quality engineering, what a career to have now. It's varied. It can be very technical, or often not. There are opportunities to be hands, or lead from a more high level or coaching angle. And many people who have started in testing have gone on to be amazing engineering managers, with that awesome understanding of what quality is.

And in the AI world, this only gets more interesting and complex.

It's important to reflect. 25 years have gone by in a flash. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, and it's easy to forget that change has happened. And it will continue to do so.

Quality Engineering is something I continue to be excited about and advcotate for.