Old Testing vs. New Testing - Tibor Csöndes

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"You know that usually you will present the bad news and you have to know how to present the bad news. Because the bad news does not mean that you are the bad guy. Maybe you are the good guy who can find a real bug which can destroy your company or your product later." - Tibor Csöndes

In this episode, I talk with Tibor Csöndes about how testing grew up and where it goes next. We recorded live at HUSTEF in Budapest, a conference he helped shape. Tibor shares telco roots where automation was normal. Tools change, thinking stays. He sees AI as a third wave after CATG and model based testing. Helpful, not a job thief. Use it, or the testers who do will take your seat. ISTQB gave us a common language across industries. Learn the basics, automation, AI, and the human stuff like clear messages and critical thinking.

Tibor Csöndes is a highly skilled Hungarian engineer and manager specializing in telecommunication and software testing. He's a veteran at Ericsson Hungary Ltd., R&D, having started his career there in 1997.

He currently works as a Line Manager (since 2009), handling people management and leading various engineering teams in areas like Component Development and MTAS&CSCF. Before his managerial role, he was a Test Architect and Senior Specialist, contributing to the TTCN-3 standardization within ETSI.

Tibor holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). He remains active in academia as an Honorary Associate Professor at BME, where he supervises students and researches using optimization methods to solve complex testing problems. He's a prominent figure in the industry as the President of the Hungarian Testing Board (ISTQB member board) since 2018. Critically, he is the Head of Organization for the well-known HUSTEF conference, a major identified event in the European software testing community.

Highlights:

• Tools change, testing mindset stays
• AI is the third wave after CATG and model based testing
• AI supports testers and does not replace them
• ISTQB gives testers a common language across industries
• Grow skills in fundamentals, automation, AI, communication, and critical thinking

فصول

1. Software Testing Unleashed Podcast (00:00:00)

2. Bridging Testers and Developers (00:05:49)

3. AI in Testing: Adapt or Lose (00:10:07)

4. Learn AI & Testing Basics (00:10:55)

5. Importance of Communication in Testing (00:15:10)

6. ISTQB: Building a Testing Community (00:21:08)

7. Hungarian Testing Board Membership (00:22:19)