Introduction

In January, Nethma Wimalasuriya and Fathima Jamal-Deen had the opportunity to visit Shooters Hill Sixth Form College to give a presentation to students about our role as SDET consultants. The goal was to introduce them to software testing, explain what we do daily, and give them a hands-on experience with an exercise that simulated real-life testing scenarios.

The main theme of our presentation was to show them what an SDET does, how we work with clients to help improve software quality, and what a career as an SDET looks like. We wanted to demonstrate that the tech industry is accessible to anyone, regardless of their educational background or experience.

Introduction

In honour of International Women's Day, we asked some of our team members to share their thoughts on working in the software testing industry. There was a wide range of opinion and we have shared some of this with you below.

Alira Salu - Test Consultant

"My father was a Computer Analyst which inspired me to follow the same career path. Seeing my dad going to the office every day with passion and dedication; as a young girl, it had a great impact on me. My role is perfect for me as I absolutely love problem-solving and get a real sense of joy from being a part of the team, finding solutions to the problems. My best advice for the younger generation would be ‘be kinder to yourself’ as situations get better with time. Generally, I feel we have a good number of women in IT but not as many at the top level so I would like to see that change in the future."

The Godmother of Modern Coding

Today, we welcome back our guest writer, Renée Mineart. 

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (1906-1992) was one of the first computer programmers in the world and she is the reason why we write code today with words, not zeros and ones.

Hopper wasn’t just one of the first developers in the world, she was also the first hacker, computer technical author, tester and considered the ‘Godmother of COBOL’.