Mystery Bread

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The goal of QA teams is to help develop software that works as intended, not just testing, and this mindset shift can improve software engineering

intermediate Published 20 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Recognize that the primary goal of QA is not just testing, but ensuring software works as intended
  2. Shift the focus from testing to overall software quality
  3. Collaborate with development teams to identify and prioritize quality goals
  4. Implement testing strategies that support the overall quality goals
  5. Continuously evaluate and improve the testing process to ensure it aligns with the quality goals
Who Needs to Know This

QA teams and software engineers can benefit from understanding the true goal of QA, which is to ensure software works as intended, not just testing

Key Insight

💡 The goal of QA is to support the development of working software, not just to test

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The goal of QA teams is to help develop software that works as intended, not just testing, and this mindset shift can improve software engineering

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# Mystery Bread

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There's a belief that, when I share it, will sometimes make other folks in software tilt their heads at me.

The goal of QA teams isn't good testing.

The goal isn't even testing the "right" things in the "right" way.

The goal is doing our part to help teams develop software that does what it's supposed to do. Testing is one way we get there, but certainly not the only one and often not the best one. And yet, the go-to quality conversation at many places is st
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