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In this podcast recorded at Agile 2019, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Lanette Creamer about the need for technical skills by testers and the importance of exploratory testing.\n\nWhy listen to this podcast:\n\n\u2022\tDespite the importance and value it provides, software testing is not a particularly respected profession\n\u2022\tTesters with development skills and developers with testing skills can communicate effectively with each other and pairing results in faster bug identification and removal\n\u2022\tUnit tests are an asset of confidence\n\u2022\tTesters have an ethical responsibility to think beyond the intended use of the code, considering what could happen and how the product could be misused\n\u2022\tExploratory testing is an approach where instead of trying to prove that the software works, the goal is discovery\n\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/3hQAiuP\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\n\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/3hQAiuP