Tech and Testing Debt

18 Jun 2025

I tuned into a conversation on testing debt for STEC with Veerle Verhagen and Lewis Prescott

What a wonderful conversation covering so many aspects of testing debt:
- What factors influence how teams evaluate and prioritise testing debt?
- Skill gaps as a cause of debt build up.
- Challenges with legacy automation
- The role of junior testers in managing debt
- The dilemma of maintaining vs. starting fresh
- How can teams reduce and manage testing debt?
- Making testing debt visible
- Establishing team dynamics and responsibilities
- Visualising testing debt
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I've been working in the software testing and quality engineering space since the year 2000 whilst also combining it with my love for education and community. It turns out quality, community and education go nicely hand in hand.

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