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What is the ratio of developers and testers?

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What is the ratio of developers and testers?

The ratio of developers and testers is not a fixed one, but depends on what phase of the software development life cycle the project is in. When a product is first conceived, organized, and developed, this ratio tends to be 10:1, 5:1, or 3:1, i.e. heavily in favor of developers. In sharp contrast, when the product is near the end of the software development life cycle, just before alpha testing begins, this ratio tends to be 1:1, or even 1:2, in favor of testers.

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