I’ve experienced both, were the dev team also had to do QA, and a dev team with QA people.
I personally hated writing automated tests, but it did give me a much deeper understanding of the product. Especially when writing tests for features I wasn’t working on.
That said, having a dedicated QA person within the team is far more effective. The dev team can build features, while our QA person works with the business to come up with test cases and test data.
I personally hated writing automated tests, but it did give me a much deeper understanding of the product. Especially when writing tests for features I wasn’t working on.
That said, having a dedicated QA person within the team is far more effective. The dev team can build features, while our QA person works with the business to come up with test cases and test data.