Take the 2-minute tour ×  As part of our recent recruiting
effort we need to decide on the best approach for choosing
automation engineers. On the one hand software engineers, or
programmers, can write great automation software, faster and
better leaving the "what to test" to others.  On the other hand
engineers with solid testing background but only with basic
programming skills might be able to write good-enough automation
but with much better "what to test" in it.  I worked with both
types and seen advantages to both, but with no conclusive
winner. Am I missing something ?  share|improve this question
What sort of answer are ou expecting apart from 'it depends' ?
Won't it be dependent on what skills you gave in place, what
gaps need filling, what sort of environment you work in ? – 
Phil Kirkham Sep 9 '12 at 13:40 add comment  3 Answers  For the
past three years, I've spent all of my time consulting to test
automation groups in a variety of organizations. My clients'
test automation focuses entirely on bas