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Re:Ask HN: What is something every software tester needs to ... by tom_b on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @02:36PM (#2438511)
You must be able to browse, read, and understand the underlying source code and programming language of the application being tested.

I have worked on teams at large IT providers where test teams were marginalized because testers were essentially rote button clickers.