In this episode of the Vernon and Richard show, the hosts engage in light-hearted banter about football before diving into a deep discussion on QA, QE, and testing. They explore the concept of 'shift left' in software development, comparing its application in agile versus waterfall methodologies. The conversation shifts to the evolving roles of QA and QE in the context of AI's impact on the industry, emphasizing the importance of task analysis and building a quality culture within teams. The episode concludes with reflections on managing expectations in QA roles and the future of jobs in the field.
00:48 - Welcome and "Hey" (may contain traces of ⚽️)
04:45 - Olly's first question: Does shift left lend itself more to waterfall (than other methodologies)?
14:41 - Olly's second question: Does this limit how much agile can be used? Is there potentially a new methodology that can emerge from this?
22:31 - Olly's third question (remixed by Rich a little): "
...is it more now a case of making people aware that they can, should be considering things ahead of development?"
34:24 - Olly's fourth question: How far can you shift-left before it becomes overstepping?
51:53 - Olly's... which question is this now?! Next question! That works!: Where does the QA role end?
Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:
Episode 31