Hello Friends,
I had received a mail few years back a converstaion between Testing Guru and University Scholar. I would like to share the story with you all.
A university scholar, Mr.
John Smith approaches his friend a software-testing guru telling him that he
has a Bachelor in programming,
and now would like to learn
the software testing to complete his knowledge and to find a job as a software
tester. After summing him up for a few
minutes, the software-testing
guru told him "I seriously doubt that you are ready to study software
testing. It's the serious topic. If you wish
however I am willing to
examine you in logic, and if you pass the test I will help teach you software
testing. "
The young man agrees.
Software testing guru holds up two fingers "Two men come down a chimney.
One comes with a clean face
and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one washes his face?
The young man stares at the
software-testing guru. "Is that a test in Logic?" software testing
guru nods.
"The one with the dirty
face washes his face," He answers wearily.
"Wrong. The one with the
clean face washes his face. Examine the simple logic. The one with the dirty
face looks at the one with the clean face
and thinks his face is clean.
The one with the clean face looks at the one with the dirty face and thinks his
face is dirty. So; the one with the
clean face washes his
face."
"Very clever" Says
Smith. "Give me another test"
The software-testing guru
again holds up two fingers "Two men come down a chimney. One comes out
with a clean face and the other comes out with a
dirty face. Which one washes
his face?
"We have already
established that. The one with the clean face washes his face"
"Wrong. Each one washes
his face. Examine the simple logic. The one with the dirty face looks at the
one with the clean face and thinks his face is
clean. The one with the clean
face looks at the one with the dirty face and thinks his face is dirty. So; the
one with the clean face washes his
face. When the one with the
dirty face sees the one with the clean face washing his face, he also washes
his face. So each one washes his face"
"I didn't think of
that!" Says Smith. " It's shocking to me that I could make an error
in logic. Test me again!."
The software-testing guru
holds up two fingers "Two men come down a chimney. One comes out with a
clean face and the other comes out with a
dirty face. Which one washes
his face?
"Each one washes his
face"
"Wrong. Neither one
washes his face. Examine the simple logic. The one with the dirty face looks at
the one with the clean face and thinks his
face is clean. The one with
the clean face looks at the one with the dirty face and thinks his face is
dirty. But when the one with clean face sees
that the one with the dirty
face doesn't wash his face, he also doesn't wash his face So neither one washes
his face".
Smith is desperate. "I
am qualified to study software testing. Please give me one more test"
He groans when the
software-testing guru lifts his two fingers, "Two men come down a chimney.
One comes out with a clean face and the other comes
out with a dirty face. Which
one washes his face?
"Neither one washes his
face"
"Wrong. Do you now see,
John, why programming knowledge is an insufficient basis for studying the
software testing? Tell me, how is it possible for
two men to come down the same
chimney, and for one to come out with a clean face and the other with a dirty
face? Don’t you see?
GUYS !!! Requirements for
testers will look the same but expectations from clients will vary every now
and then…
So never under estimate
TESTERS..
I hope you all like the conversation, Please feel free to share it among your friends.
As Development is a core strength of Software Industry, Testing is the spine to it. Both goes hand in hand.
Don't forget testing is a creative and challenging task. Finally it depends on your skill and experience, how you handle this challenge.
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