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What is the norm for introducing new hires to a code base? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: How do you dive into large code bases? (31 answers) Time required to start coding at a new company [closed] (5 answers) Closed 10 years ago. After college I worked at one company for 6 months, and I’ve just now joined another one, bringing the grand total in my […]

What is the norm for introducing new hires to a code base? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: How do you dive into large code bases? (31 answers) Time required to start coding at a new company [closed] (5 answers) Closed 10 years ago. After college I worked at one company for 6 months, and I’ve just now joined another one, bringing the grand total in my […]

How to communicate software design efficiently between developers? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: How to share problem solving knowledge in a multiteam group? (4 answers) Closed 9 years ago. Recently I’ve come to understand that a serious problem at my workplace is the lack of communication between developers. It’s odd, because we’re a totally open sort of organization. Everyone can go to […]

Helping testers who don’t have specialized domain knowledge

I am a team lead on a project that develops specialized engineering software. My developers generally have advanced degrees and the domain knowledge needed to work with the software we develop, but my testers don’t have the necessary background knowledge. I don’t have much flexibility in determining the composition of my team, so I can’t hire new testers with an engineering background. What steps can I take to help my test team understand the software better — or alternatively, how can I make it easier for them to do “black box” testing for which they won’t need that knowledge?

Helping testers who don’t have specialized domain knowledge

I am a team lead on a project that develops specialized engineering software. My developers generally have advanced degrees and the domain knowledge needed to work with the software we develop, but my testers don’t have the necessary background knowledge. I don’t have much flexibility in determining the composition of my team, so I can’t hire new testers with an engineering background. What steps can I take to help my test team understand the software better — or alternatively, how can I make it easier for them to do “black box” testing for which they won’t need that knowledge?

Helping testers who don’t have specialized domain knowledge

I am a team lead on a project that develops specialized engineering software. My developers generally have advanced degrees and the domain knowledge needed to work with the software we develop, but my testers don’t have the necessary background knowledge. I don’t have much flexibility in determining the composition of my team, so I can’t hire new testers with an engineering background. What steps can I take to help my test team understand the software better — or alternatively, how can I make it easier for them to do “black box” testing for which they won’t need that knowledge?

What Type of Report or Documentation to Expect from my Programmers

First, I am not a programmer nor do I have any programming experience. I am an entrepreneur that had a website idea and hired programmers to custom build it. It has been going on for the last one year now. It uses Wordpress with some plugins such as Buddypress, Bbpress, etc, but a lot of custom codings as well.