RRU 137: From QA to Developer with Rani Zilpelwar

Changing careers into software development is always an interesting story and Rani Zilpelwar's story is no different. In this episode, Rani, the QA developer turned software consultant, talks about how she's held almost every software role at one point or another, and how she's continuing to improve her skills now as a software consultant. The discussion includes books and websites she's found helpful to building up her knowledge, how the company she works for helped set her up for success by pairing her with a more experienced developer as a mentor when she started out, and now how / why she blogs on her own site to give back and solidify the things she's learning. Rani's deep knowledge of testing also lends itself well to her new role and she and the team discuss testing strategies and best practices from her days as a QA engineer. This is a great episode if you're looking to make your own career transition and see how other skills can apply there. Panel

• Carl Mungazi
• Paige Niedringhaus
• TJ VanToll

Guest

• Rani Zilpelwar

Sponsors

• Dev Heroes Accelerator
• React Error Monitoring | Sentry

Links

• Interview Cake
• Grokking the System Design Interview
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
• Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards
• Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards (Audible)
• Code Kata
• React Status
• Frontend Focus
• Programming Digest
• How to Write Good Unit Tests | Elevate your Code
• JavaScript End to End Testing Framework | cypress.io
• BDD Testing & Collaboration Tools for Teams | Cucumber
• WebDriverIO
• Pact Tests
• Percy
• Elevate your Code
• Linkedin: Rani Zilpelwar
• Software is our craft | 8th Light
• Careers | 8th Light

Picks

• Carl- Fullstack Node.js by David Guttman
• Carl- Boost Note - An open sourced markdown editor for developers
• Carl- Ignite Hubs | Re-imagining learning to inspire young minds
• Paige- Riviera (TV series)
• Rani- Refactoring by Martin Fowler, with Kent Beck
• Rani- Smiling Mind
• TJ- Key Light | elgato

Special Guest: Rani Zilpelwar.

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