# Theresa Neate: Testing != Quality

EP-084 | January 18, 2021 | 48:55



Topics: Testing, Code Quality


Robby speaks with Theresa Neate, Director of Quality Engineering at Slalom Build Australia. She shares an overview of the Quality Engineer role, why quality isn't something you can assure in software, and why we shouldn't hire junior developers and toss them into a testing role.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Theresa Neate, Director of Quality Engineering at Slalom Build Australia. She shares an overview of the Quality Engineer role, why quality isn't something you can assure in software, and why we shouldn't hire junior developers and toss them into a testing role.

## Helpful Links

- [Book] [The DevOps Handbook](https://itrevolution.com/the-devops-handbook/) by Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, and John Willis
- [Book] [97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Expert](https://www.amazon.com/Things-Every-Cloud-Engineer-Should/dp/1492076732)
- [Follow Theresa](https://twitter.com/theresaneate) on Twitter
- [Theresa's website](https://theresaneate.net/)
- Connect with Theresa [on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neatet/?originalSubdomain=au)
- [Testing and Quality: Correlation does not equal Causation](https://medium.com/@theresaneate/testing-and-quality-correlation-does-not-equal-causation-f34229a1bbae)

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