© 1999 Harry Robinson Oh, the coder and the tester should be friends Yes, the coder and the tester should be friends Coder writes an app with ease Tester brings it to its knees But that’s no reason why they can’t be friends Testers need to work with coders Coders need to work with test All of us must work together ‘least until my options vest! Managers chorus: Testers need to work with coders Coders need to work with test All of us must work together ‘least until our options vest! Coder: I’d like to say a word for the coder Who hacks good code while bad caffeine ingesting “It’s elegant” he shrugs “But all I’ll hear about is bugs” Tester: So maybe you should try some unit testing! Manager: Oh, the coder and the tester should be friends Yes, the coder and the tester should be friends Testers file bugs for kicks Coders mark them “will not fix” But that’s no reason why they can’t be friends Manager chorus: Testers need to work with coders Coders need to work with test All of us must work together ‘least until my options vest! Tester: I’d like to say a word for the testers Whom unenlightened souls consider flunkies They don’t get no respect For all the defects they detect Coder: Someday you all will be replaced by monkeys! Manager chorus: Oh, the coder and the tester should be friends Yes, the coder and the tester should be friends Some folks like to optimize Some folks like to criticize But that’s no reason why they can’t be friends CEO (slowly): ‘Cuz if some crappy software gets released And we get pounded by the competition The coder and the tester then May wish they’d worked in sync But once you’re sunk it’s just too late for wishin’! All: The coder and the tester then May wish they’d worked in sync But once you’re sunk it’s just too late for wishin’! Oh, the coder and the tester should be friends Yes, the coder and the tester should be friends Some folks get their thrills from breaking Software other folks are making And each one on the other one depends.
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