Manager:
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.