Ripped jeans, ponytails, dev geeks - a disruptive, innovative and technical breed of test consultant is on the way...

It's all about the customer; they are the reason we have jobs. And they are a fickle bunch.

Training providers of prospective and current software testing practitioners have not adapted their curricula in line with global trends.

Most software quality and testing internship programmes are doomed to fail, and many of these youngsters will be left discouraged.

It's time for local IT service providers to stop viewing testing services as an afterthought.