测试人员需要了解编程吗？--摘录：uTest speak with Gerald Weinberg

以下摘录自uTest对Gerald Weinberg的访谈，希望能通过这段简短的文字说明软件测试与软件编码之间的关系。

uTest:A good debate has recently sprung up on the subject of whether testers should be able to code. As an expert in programming (and testing) where do you stand on this matter? Are coding skills (or at least a base knowledge of coding) a requirement for good software testing? Are they a nice-to-have? Or are they totally superfluous?

Gerald Weinberg:You can be a great tester if you have programming skills. You can also be a great tester if you have no programming skills at all. And, you can be a lousy tester with or without programming skills.Agreat tester will learn what skills she needs to continue to be great, in her own style.