It's been an epic journey but all great things must come to an end. So...what tester are you has been a blast and I've had a lot of fun bantering and discussing each of them with you. Thanks to all of you for the feedback it's been incredibly useful.

But that is all of them published. They are now all out there in the wild. Fairly soon me and Rosie will be putting together an ebook so keep your eyes peeled for that.

So what's my conclusion?

Well. I don't believe there are testers out there who show just one of the traits I've outlined. They'd be too unbelievable. They'd be hilarious. Maybe they do exist. Let me know. But I do believe that there are testers out there who show some of these traits more than others. Who are heavily leaning towards one of the traits.

For me though, the really good testers are the ones who have a little bit of many of the traits. Who are not an extreme either way. Who are balanced. They are the testers who can switch from trait to trait when needed.

And despite the fact that some of the traits are negative they are often what makes us human. They are the very things that make us software testers. They make us who we are. They make us real.

• We sometimes need to over-react to a bug in order to get it fixed just like the Drama Queen. Sometimes the drama makes people realise the importance.
  
• Sometimes we may need to Nit-Pick through documentation and artifacts as often we are the only ones who will do this. Sometimes we need to get hung up on terminology. Especially in markets where TLA (Three Letter Acronyms) are the norm.
  
• Day dreaming can be good for the soul. It's often a way of thinking up new and interesting tests.
• We all need to be experts at something. Or at least appear to be...
• Checklisting is an essential skill to have. We all need to checklist at some point in our careers to realise what has and has not been tested.
  
• No tester can be called a tester without an element of the Explorer. Investigating bugs..looking at new software..we all do it, whether we realise it or not.
  
• I've been trying to come up with something positive for Micromanaging teams but I'm not sure I can justify it. Let me know if you ever believe the Micromanager is a worthy trait.
  
• We all need to move towards the Boss but in some environments being a Boss is a sure way of being fired. Some senior managers just can't cope with managers who say No to impossible asks.
  
• Sometimes we all need to be a Chuck Norris. We all need to vent our frustrations on our desks. Note: I don't condone violence in any way shape or form, even towards programmers.

You see where I could go with this. I'll let you make your own mind up for the other tester types. But my advice is to analyse your own traits, your own behaviour and work out what is positive or negative. Then work on these traits to either hide them away or bring them out in force. But analyse them in conjunction with your team. You could find a negative trait actually complements one of your team mates nicely. It's a balance you need to work out. And only you can decide which is the most appropriate route to take. Only you know the context in which you apply your trait.

Only you can decide how to apply your tester types. I do hope you have enjoyed the journey.

You never know....there could be a sequel.

Rob..