Huibschoots: get basic understanding of what testing is and what it is about. This site has a ton of information to go through. Should be bookmarked by all testers.
A few resources which I’ve used in my very first year as a software tester.
I spend one whole month before my first tester’s job interview reading this page Software Testing Tutorial to get myself familiar with software testing foundations.
https://testautomationu.applitools.com/ Test Automation Uni. is such a great place to start with test automation. There are various courses on different test automation tools/ frameworks that you can choose from. I started with learning basic Python prgramming (by Jesse Ingrassellino), then basic test automation with Robot Framework (by Paul Merill).
One of favorite bloggers who share useful tutorials and articles about software testing and test automation is Andrew Knight from https://automationpanda.com/
Last but not least, I have discovered endless of great topics here in MoT, especially the serial events of “Co-creating Junior Software Tester Curriculum”. I will have very exciting months ahead filling with so many testing events that are actually targeting junior testers.
Big big thanks to all MoT’s community builders. I hope to contribute more to this community in the future.
Cheers,
The experience that single-handedly changed my career was TestBash Manchester in 2019. It was my first ever conference as a tester and the view of my career changed more in that single day than I ever thought possible.
My talk highlight was ‘Continuous Testing’ by Gary Fleming. He talked about how we should bin the testing column as we lose valuable insight from testers earlier on in the development cycle. Strategies to change this included Three Amigos, example mapping and generally pulling testers into the conversation earlier. Finally he talked about the coaching mindset and how he thought since quality is everyone’s responsibility what we need is quality champions and people to teach the team about testing strategies. I loved his theme of including testers everywhere in the development cycle and it was the first time I’d heard of the quality coach role.
My other highlight was learning that (at that time) testers lived on twitter. I’d never had a twitter account before and now I have over 1000 followers. Although it’s not the same there anymore, that first conference day showed me not only the sheer size of the testing community but also its openness to anyone who wanted to join. This network has helped me in so many ways and it is easily my most treasured community and the best thing I have done to help my career.
This not so much what helped me, but what I wish I had when I started learning @playwright/test.
It is a bot trained on the entire Playwright documentation. It can be a fantastic resource for those just starting to learn Playwright, as it provides instant, accurate information drawn directly from a reliable source.
Hello at everyone. I started my journey to testing area by following some related courses in Udemy. I’m also using the following bootcamp academy in Python and SQL challenges https://academy.workearly.services/.
You have to praise TAU when it was at its peak, great initiative.
But overall, I have to go with Twitter. When used correctly it’s such a powerful information radiator, I’ve discovered so much from Twitter. It’s a shame so much has changed there, but still providing enough value for me to hang around at the moment.
I won’t link a link, but …
The biggest impact on my testing career, bar none, was getting career coaching.
Basically some guy telling me how I could best sell myself in today’s tech-world.
By learning that, I was much more successful in my application and interviews, and could even turn down offers if they didn’t meet my standards. It basically gave me control over my career.
Never too late, @bharath_s. You can join in whenever it works for you. Start at the end, works backwards, and turn it upside down. Jump in on one and ignore another. Or just read the lot and never post. Whatever works for you. Go full tester mindset on the whole thing.
