Psychology of testing

No developer like bugs. It means extra hours of work for him. But it is much better for a developer to get a bug from a tester than an end user. So developers should encourage testers to find more bugs.The psychology of developer is to create a system that does not break and the psychology of a tester is to break that system.

To find defects in a system a tester needs

  1. Curiosity

  2. Attention to detail

  3. Professional optimism

  4. Critical Eye

  5. Good Communication skills.