Ronnie E. S. Santos, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Cleyton V. C. de Magalhães, Rodrigo Souza
{"title":"关于软件测试职业的神话和事实:学生和实践者的观点","authors":"Ronnie E. S. Santos, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Cleyton V. C. de Magalhães, Rodrigo Souza","doi":"10.1109/CSEET58097.2023.00024","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Testing is an indispensable part of software development. However, a career in software testing is reported to be unpopular among technology students. 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. We obtained 63 answers from practitioners in the software industry, and previous surveys analyzed the perceptions of 648 students from software engineering. 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. In particular, courses in testing automation are expected to increase the popularity of the area among students.","PeriodicalId":256885,"journal":{"name":"2023 IEEE 35th International Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T)","volume":"230 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Myths and Facts about a Career in Software Testing: The Perspectives of Students and Practitioners\",\"authors\":\"Ronnie E. S. Santos, Luiz Fernando Capretz, Cleyton V. C. de Magalhães, Rodrigo Souza\",\"doi\":\"10.1109/CSEET58097.2023.00024\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"Testing is an indispensable part of software development. However, a career in software testing is reported to be unpopular among technology students. 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. We obtained 63 answers from practitioners in the software industry, and previous surveys analyzed the perceptions of 648 students from software engineering. 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. In particular, courses in testing automation are expected to increase the popularity of the area among students.\",\"PeriodicalId\":256885,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"2023 IEEE 35th International Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T)\",\"volume\":\"230 1\",\"pages\":\"0\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2023-08-01\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"2023 IEEE 35th International Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T)\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEET58097.2023.00024\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2023 IEEE 35th International Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEET58097.2023.00024","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Myths and Facts about a Career in Software Testing: The Perspectives of Students and Practitioners
Testing is an indispensable part of software development. However, a career in software testing is reported to be unpopular among technology students. 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. We obtained 63 answers from practitioners in the software industry, and previous surveys analyzed the perceptions of 648 students from software engineering. 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. In particular, courses in testing automation are expected to increase the popularity of the area among students.
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
分享
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
扫码关注我们
