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 MungaziPaige NiedringhausTJ VanToll Guest Rani Zilpelwar Sponsors Dev Heroes AcceleratorReact Error Monitoring | Sentry Links Interview CakeGrokking the System Design InterviewEmotional Intelligence 2.0 by  Travis Bradberry and Jean GreavesCaptivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van EdwardsCaptivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards (Audible)Code KataReact StatusFrontend FocusProgramming DigestHow to Write Good Unit Tests | Elevate your CodeJavaScript End to End Testing Framework | cypress.ioBDD Testing & Collaboration Tools for Teams | CucumberWebDriverIOPact TestsPercyElevate your CodeLinkedin: Rani ZilpelwarSoftware is our craft | 8th LightCareers | 8th Light Picks Carl- Fullstack Node.js by David...