Chintamani Bapat
S/W Engineer
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Essential Advice
It is very good field growth path is good and helps improving domain knowledge. Also a nice career option.
Role Model
Sachin Tendulkar is my role model. He is very dedicated and very serious in his field. He always keeps his cool.
Areas for the Future
Domain Knowledge. Testing methodologies. Quality. Test Management.
The Journey So Far
I started my career as a manual tester now I moved to Automation testing. I like automation as we get lot of challenges and get to know how to overcome them.
Required Reading
Software Engineering book by Presman, Websites : W3Schools, geekinterview, wikipedia
Changes in the industry
When I started my career there were very less tools available. Now there are variety of tools available in market.
Parting thoughts
A QA requires different thinking and that grows as the career shapes up.
Most Important Lessons
Always be updated to current trends and tools. Decide the domain you are interested to work with.
Currently working at
Automation Tester
Points of inflection
Switching from manual to automation tester.
Plans for the Future
Team leader and technical adviser.
Degrees that Matter
I did IBM's RFT certification. There are lot of certifications those help to grow. ISTQB, CSTE, ITIL are some of them.
A Fine Balance:
By planning your priorities.