Quality remains a bit controversial topic. What is even more controversial, though, is the what testing has to do with the quality. Throughout my career, I was lucky (or not so lucky) to work as Tester, SDET and developer, and I may have very bad news for you.

Surprising, only after moving into Development role I was actually able to (efficiently) improve the quality of the product. There were quite a few lessons learned, and some scientific research performed.

I would like to share my experience and findings and suggest what it may mean for Testers and the industry in general.

Takeaways:
1) Development team, approach and techniques are the main source of quality (or issues with quality) for a product
2) Holistic view on the product delivery and role of testing in it: Testing as a part of QA, which is a part of Risk Management, which is a part of...
3) Learning path to stay competitive in the world with the decreasing demand for testers