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Grzegorz Piechnik
Grzegorz Piechnik

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Massive Layoffs of Manual Testers?" πŸ’ΌπŸ”

πŸ’‘ In a rapidly evolving tech landscape, the question arises: "Massive Layoffs of Manual Testers?" πŸ’ΌπŸ” Amidst the surge of automation and AI πŸ€–, many speculate that the role of manual testers might become obsolete. But is this truly the end of the road for manual testing? πŸ›£οΈ

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Fyodor

I don’t think so. Many companies, startups especially, just have no time for proper automation. So experienced manual testing engineers are always needed. The problem is usually it’s more efficient to hire an automation engineer and give them this work with parallel work on gradual automation coverage.

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Grzegorz Piechnik

Absolutely, your points are spot on! Experienced manual testers are invaluable for their nuanced understanding of user experiences!