We have been talking to about 100+ developers every week and figured out a few software engineering personas.

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1. The Coding Cowboys

Folks who literally live by “I don’t always debug my code, but when I do - I do it on production.” Typically seen in startups where the velocity of feature delivery is super fast.

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2. The Test-Prophet

We have always run into folks who always preach (and sometimes follow) Test Driven Development. Following TDD shoots up go-to-market timelines in the short term but ultimately helps speed up the overall software development.

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3. The Code-Shy

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Folks who joined the company recently, or don’t have a lot of hands-on experience in pushing production-grade applications. If the existing code base is covered with unit tests, these folks can move fast and start contributing to your product. 

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4. The Test-Dodger

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Say anything about writing unit tests, these folks will find out reasons not to. They have read all the blogs that say end-to-end test cases are the way to go about testing.

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5. The Tech-Debater

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React js or Vue js? Java or Javascript? Python is the greatest programming language or not? Pick any of these topics, these folks will always be up for a heated debate, with anyone from peers to the CTO of the company.

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6. The Debugging Detectives

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Production Issues? The quickest way to fix them is to get these debugging detectives in action right away! Debugging across a mesh of microservices is their backyard.

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7. The Test-Fugitives

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Folks who claim that unit tests aren’t important at all. They usually shine well since they could deliver features fast. However, when the project goes to a maintenance stage, they jump ships. Folks who take over from them, have a hard time maintaining the project though. 

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So which persona do you connect with the most? Do join our discord channel and let us know.

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P.S. This post is to be taken strictly in a lighter vein.