Building DX - Developer Experience

Testing is often perceived as the gatekeeper of products, causing deployment delays. This common misconception overlooks the significant role testing plays beyond merely testing and managing bugs. They are instrumental in shaping a product that users will love. And smoother developer experience. You may be wondering how?

Thinking like a user - making the right thing

By constantly testing from the user's perspective, testers develop an intuition for how real people will interact with the product [they don’t really have any other choice]. With time, they start to anticipate how users would interact with the system. If your team is progressive, developers start to understand how testers test.

• Technical Outcome: The entire team works towards creating something the user actually wants.
• Framework: How can a user design a feature?
• Visible Outcome: Increased customer satisfaction

Managing Technical Debt

When a tester is involved in a project, it invites a major debt identification - Process Debt. The earlier a tester is involved, the faster this debt appears. Yes, collaboration is one of the reasons for this to appear. But it’s a good problem to deal with.

• Technical Outcome: The product team can focus more on innovation rather than constantly being in firefighting mode.
• Framework: How Process debt slows down a product?
• Visible Outcome: A team with an efficient development process

Faster Delivery

Effective collaboration between testers and developers is key to streamlining the development process. Testers can identify potential problems early on, preventing rework and delays.

• Technical Outcome: Features are delivered more rapidly.
• Framework: The Efficiency Trap - Building Fast vs Building Right
• Visible Outcome: The right features are developed, allowing the team to focus on innovation.

Result? Product Building Experiences

This collaboration doesn't just find bugs; it uncovers issues that can hinder the product's overall effectiveness. It helps in identifying problems that are hindering a product’s growth. No one would want to deal with bugs if positioning of the product is something you want to focus on. Resolving them together as a team helps them all to work on innovation that will leave an impact on what it is being built for. 

Isn’t that what we’re all working towards - Experiences!