[BrentRitterbeck]

Why does QA not get any respect? This is something I have trouble understanding.

I work in QA. I am fully able to read and write code. The engineers I work with have a background in computer science, and I have a background in the domain. The engineer is learning about the domain as he does his job. I am learning about computer science as I do my job. QA and engineering have to operate as a cohesive unit. It's not supposed to be one group against the other. Both groups are there to make the product better. The two groups are just approaching a better product from different directions.

The engineers I have the easiest time working with are the ones that leave the ego at the door, realize that both sides bring something to the table, and are simply concerned with solving the problem at hand.

[mathattack]

I think it is a self fulfilling prophecy.

But companies in markets that value quality can use QA for competitive advantage.