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I want advice on which path i choose to do my career well. I have done B.Com. ,While doing B.Com i had Completed the (Advance Diploma in Programming) IT-Software Course.Also I m pursuing Corresponding M.C.A. 3rd Sem now.I m interested in IT-Software Field.I have a 2 years of experience as a Faculty in IT-Institute.I taught there mainly Asp.net Courses (C,C++,C#,ADO.NET,ASP.NET,SQL SERVER 2005,VB.NET). Right now, I am doing a job in a company as a Software Developer in ASP.NET. But now a days i feel that in Development it's so much of stress, even after at home also. For me, if i worked in this type of situation, i m unable to do my personal work.In Software Developer, We mainly have to concentrate on r development work, we have to keep update ourself with the software technology. Its not possible for me to give that much of time for developement. Thats why i decided to do Software Testing. I want to remain in IT-Field only.If i m well in software languages, then testing is a good option ,I can easily grasp it.But is it possible to get job in Software Testing after doing Software Developer work? if yes,what abt d salary range,will it be greater or lesser than my current salary of Software Developer?

Please Guide me on my problem.

Thanks in Advance.

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Several people in this thread already touched the main tradeoffs: noted that coding chops help in testing, and others mentioned certifications and formal QA paths, and rightly flagged that location and employer matter. The core question here is not whether testing is possible after development (it is), but which testing track fits the poster’s goals and how to make a clean transition without hurting pay or career momentum.

Testing tracks to consider (short): manual/functional testing (less coding, lots of domain and process work); test automation / SDET (heavy coding, high demand, closest to developer pay); performance/security testing (specialized, can pay well); test lead/QA manager (moves away from hands-on coding). A developer background is an asset for automation/SDET roles because of debugging, design and scripting experience.

Practical transition steps: 1) pick a target track (automation is the natural move from development); 2) build a small, demonstrable portfolio — a few automated tests against a simple web app or API hosted in a public repo, with a short README and CI job that runs them; 3) reframe resume bullets to emphasize testability work, defect fixes, automated checks or code-quality contributions; 4) take on QA-ish tasks at the current job (automated regression, smoke tests, test harnesses) to gain internal experience; 5) prepare for interviews by practicing test-case design, bug reports, and simple automation exercises.

Reality check on salary and stress: market and role determine pay more than the label “developer” vs “tester.” Manual QA often pays less than mid/senior dev work; automation/SDET and specialized testing can match or exceed developer compensation. QA is not inherently less stressful — it has different deadlines and on-call cycles. If the main driver is work-life balance, evaluating team practices (release cadence, on-call expectations, management) is as important as switching roles.

Recommended next move: choose one focused track, build a tiny public project that proves competence, and use current employment to pilot a low-risk switch (internal transfer or hybrid responsibilities). This keeps options open and preserves negotiating leverage.

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Member Avatar for recoder

Hi,
I am a software developer C++/Java & Co. and I am doing last 6 months mainly testing. Some testing activities are paid very good, fe. SAP automated testing, especially when you involve Edifact Message exchange. I would say that to do good software tests You have to know haow to code, that way you can anticipate many things.
This are my 2cents,

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Member Avatar for jaideepkhanduja

Yes, after certain amount of development career you can shift to software testing stream which is euqlly rewarded. The actual salary will vary from organization to organization.
You can opt to qualify certain certification in testing career such as ISTQB (advanced), CSQA, CSQP, CSQM etc. to grow in this career.

my 2 cents.

Member Avatar for shindevijaykr

Do what you like!!! There is nothing better than working in area that interests you!!

Member Avatar for iLoveNoodle

ok i got a question as well, why is it so stressful as a software developer? i thought software developer has plenty of free time where they can learn new things, and it is the top 2 best job this year.

Member Avatar for OldTime

It all really depends on your location too. No sense getting into an area of IT where workers are a dime-a-dozen.

Member Avatar for vaibhav1983

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Well don't get prejudiced about anything. The exposure you get being a developer is always more than what you get as being a tester. The Developers are always the highly paid people and also job satisfaction is higher. Do what you like but also weigh this, What do you want from life?

Being in college I assume the kind of development you must have done so far would be quite feeble to what you will face in the industry.

Don't give up at such a young age my friend.

Apologies if I sounded rude.

Member Avatar for Elihu5991

With all that experience and knowledge, you should be able to land a job easy; pm me if you don't. Remember, always be happy in what your doing, I cannot stress that enought to people.

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