How did you cope being the only tester?

When I was the only tester on the team, I used several approaches for effective work:

• Prioritizing tasks: focusing on the most critical and risky parts of the product.
• Automating testing: creating automated tests for routine checks to save time.
• Collaborating with developers: working closely with the team to quickly identify and fix bugs.
• Using checklists and test plans to systematize the process.
• Maintaining documentation to facilitate knowledge transfer and team scaling in the future.

This approach allowed me to effectively cover key functions with testing and maintain product quality despite limited resources.