Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality Engineering

How Testers Impact Developer Experience - Martijn Goossens


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Four DORA metrics, one clear path for QA

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"If you only rely on very slow UI tests, you can do parallel testing all you want, but it's never going to be as fast without a test environment spinning up then all the unit tests that you could have written and run in that same time." - Martijn Goossens

In this episode, I talk with Martijn Goossens about DevEx, DORA, and how we put the Q into developer experience. We walk through the four DORA metrics and where testers make real impact with CI, smart coverage, and fast feedback. Martijn shares a simple fix that unlocked speed: give each team a test environment. We explore coaching with small experiments, clear metrics, and regular check ins. Start with the State of DevOps report. Map your QA work to these metrics. Speak value, stay visible, and grow with your team and community.

Martijn Goossens has over 20 years of experience in the QA field. He started as an Agile QA automation engineer and has fulfilled various QA leadership roles for the past 8 years. Martijn is ISTQB and TMAP certified and is a frequent participant in QA meetups and conferences. In recent years he found the international conference stages where he is keen to share his experiences from the trenches.

Highlights:

  • DORA metrics give testers a common language to discuss quality impact with developers and business.
  • Teams resist change unless experiments are small, specific, and tied to one measurable metric improvement.
  • Change failure rate is closest to QA work, but metrics alone mean nothing without value discussions.
  • Test automation directly impacts all four DORA metrics in different ways, not just deployment frequency.
  • DevEx coaching works when you observe first, ask what hurts, then propose low-friction experiments together.
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    • Martijns Website
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      Software Testing Unleashed - QA, DevEx & Quality EngineeringBy Richard Seidl | Software Development & Testing Expert