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I'm curious - what do the remaining 70% do?
by socillion 13y ago
I'm curious - what do the remaining 70% do?
- jiggy2011 13y agoVarious things, a common aspiration was to try and fast track to a management position at a consultancy or blue chip where things were are more about spreadsheets than code. Others do technical work, but not strictly development like Q&A or technical support. Some went into academia and some did other things altogether, I know at least one person who became a tree surgeon and another who is a session musician.
- cema 13y agoIf Q&A is QA then it should be considered development, in a specialized domain.
- Datsundere 13y agoexcept you just click things on a GUI there.
- redblacktree 13y agoI'm fond of developer-QA folks that automate most of their pointing and clicking. There is, absolutely, a skill in finding bugs by exploratory testing, but someone who can combine that with automating previous tests (thus building up a regression suite) in a way that's maintainable is a real keeper.
- bcbrown 13y agoUnless you're writing test automation.
- cema 13y agoI think you mean "except when..." As others said, QA automation is a serious endeavor, and an important one.
- msh 13y agoTech support and CS degree?!? It might just be me but I cant really see a person with a bachelor or masters in CS work in tech support.
- jiggy2011 13y agoThere are more jobs available, especially in places without software companies. Or people take those jobs temporarily while they look for other jobs, get promoted and end up following a different career track.
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