💡 Real-World QA Lesson: It’s Not Just About Local Success! 💡 Ever been in this situation? A developer delivers a build for testing, but issues pop up. When addressed, the developer says, “But it works perfectly on my local setup!” The project owner then steps in with a truth bomb: "We're not building a product that only works on ‘your’ local environment!" 😏 This highlights a key principle in QA: A successful product works across all intended environments, not just locally. Testing is here to catch these gaps, ensuring a consistent, reliable experience for all users, not just developers. Lesson: Quality assurance is about real-world readiness, not isolated success. The goal is a product that performs reliably for every user, every time. Let’s keep testing and iterating until the experience matches the vision—beyond “just my local”! 👏 #ContinuousImprovement #RealWorldReady #QA #SoftwareTesting #QualityMindset
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