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Does one require more start-up time than the other?
My department is gearing up for a spike in development this summer. We plan to use temporary, contractor developers and testers.
IMO, the contractor devs do not need to know nearly as much about our systems as the contractor testers do. The devs will be able to make their updates with limited business domain or system knowledge. However, the testers will need to go way beyond understanding single modules; they will need extensive business domain and system knowledge in order to determine what integration tests to write/execute.
Some on my team have a notion that testers can come in and be valuable by running simple tests, with limited knowledge. It scares me so much I would almost consider giving up my entire summer, moving into the office, and doing all the testing myself.
I’m also wondering if contractor testers should be paired with veteran devs and vice versa. If we have contractor testers working with contractor developers, as is the plan, it sure seems like a recipe for disaster.
Have any of you experienced something similar? What advice do you have for me?
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