10 Things About Testing That Should Die

A great article by Scott Barber defining some elements of testing that should be changed. I still feel like I'm getting my feet wet, but I can already see some of these elements (including in myself) in the profession. Not that they have been recognized, it's time to move past them. In summary here are the 10 elements, but I encourage you to check the article out in its entirety.

10. Egocentricity
9. Unreasonable Demands
8. Process Weinie-ness
7. Isolation
6. Excessive Faith in "Dumb" Automation and Checking
5. Misguided Metrics
4. Testing Phase (aka Belief That Only Testers Can Test)
3. Misleading and Unbacked Certifications
2. Ignorance of Businesses Risk and Value
1. The Under-Informed Leading the Under-Trained to do the Irrelevant