“Better to find bugs early than write perfect code, right?”
At Hongda Tech, the software department were the lofty “chosen ones,” while the testing department were “supporting characters on the sidelines” who did nothing but nitpick.
Tang Jixiang, the software department’s star developer, nicknamed “Little Chubby,” earned 25,000 yuan a month. His catchphrase was: “This bug isn’t my fault. The test environment is the problem.”
Xiahou, a senior DQE in the testing department, earned 8,000 yuan a month. His daily routine: take the blame, work overtime, and get chewed out.
Then, one day, the [Comprehensive Quality Insight System] awakened.
In Xiahou’s eyes, every line of code became a stream of visualized data, and every potential bug glowed red.
“Tang Jixiang, this core algorithm of yours risks a memory leak. It’ll crash as soon as it goes live.”
“Don’t talk nonsense! I ran it through three rounds of testing and it was fine. What would a tester like you know about architecture?”
Three days later, at the new product launch, the entire system crashed, and losses in the tens of millions loomed.
As the whole company scrambled in a panic, Xiahou quietly brought out a repair patch and test report he’d prepared in advance.
That night, Xiahou’s salary jumped three levels, putting him ahead of Tang Jixiang.
That night, Tang Jixiang saw the “D” on his performance review and felt the sky come crashing down.
From then on, Hongda Tech adopted an unwritten rule:
No code goes live without Xiahou’s signature!
“I’m a DQE. I’m not just the gatekeeper of quality, I’m the judge of whether you get to keep your jobs!”
