论文标题
软件实践者中软件测试人员角色的不受欢迎：案例研究
The Unpopularity of the Software Tester Role among Software Practitioners: A Case Study
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论文摘要
随着软件系统变得越来越普遍，它们也变得越来越容易发生故障，从而导致了潜在的致命组合。软件测试对于预防软件故障至关重要，但可以说，这是软件生命周期中最不理理解的部分，也是最难正确执行的。在测试的过程和技术维度上都进行了充分的重新搜索，但在人类维度中没有进行。这项工作试图通过探索人类维度来填补空白，即试图了解软件从业人员的动机/脱位动力来承担和维持测试职业。调查了来自几个古巴软件学院的一百四十四个软件从业人员。询问个人在软件测试中从事职业及其这样做的机会（优点或动机）和缺点（缺点或脱位者）。这项调查的结果确定了9个主要优点和8个主要缺点，这表明测试人员的作用被视为社会角色。
As software systems are becoming more pervasive, they are also becoming more susceptible to failures, resulting in potentially lethal combinations. Software test-ing is critical to preventing software failures but is, arguably, the least understood part of the software life cycle and the toughest to perform correctly. Adequate re-search has been carried out in both the process and technology dimensions of testing, but not in the human dimensions. This work attempts to fill in the gap by exploring the human dimension, i.e., trying to understand the motivation/de-motivation of software practitioners to take up and sustain testing careers. One hundred and forty four software practitioners from several Cuban software insti-tutes were surveyed. Individuals were asked the PROs (advantages or motiva-tors) and CONs (disadvantages or de-motivators) of taking up a career in soft-ware testing and their chances of doing so. The results of this investigation identi-fied 9 main PROs and 8 main CONs for taking up a testing career showing that the role of tester is perceived as a social role.
