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Rad2014-11-06 11:19:12
Rad, 2014-11-06 11:19:12
What should a junior tester read besides books on testing?
Tell me what to read to a novice tester, except for books on testing? What technologies to study?
The literature is in Russian. For example, for xpath, kibana, xml, selenium, etc., in general, everything that is useful for a tester in his work.
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@azShoo
Depends on what needs to be tested.
Ideally, the tester should have at least a general idea of the operation of all elements of the system that he will be testing.
In practice, this all comes as problems / questions arise.
What does a junior tester need to know, in the most general way?
1) You need to understand the theory of testing: what is a defect, priorities (the classic question about priority & severity), basic test design practices, understanding how and why to write test cases, understanding how to localize an error.
2) You need to have a general idea of the subject area:
If you are testing the web - a general idea of the client-server architecture, all sorts of post-get requests, and so on. + REST and API
If you are testing mobiles, read more about the specifics of testing mobiles.
well, etc. with desktops, hardware, smart cards and other good stuff.
3) Databases. Have a general understanding of relational and non-relational databases, be able to write selects in SQL, then dance further from a specific technology stack.
In general, all this is perfectly described in the framework of thematic materials on testing. Forums, reports, video tutorials and, last but not least, books. There are very few explanatory books on testing.
In general, here you need to acquire the main skill for a tester (and any specialist) - the ability to quickly find and assimilate the information you need.
The list of technologies listed by you confused.
Kibana is a GUI wrapper for a NoSQL database, I don't know why a tester needs to know this. In most places you will not encounter it, and when you do, you will figure it out in a day and a half with Lucene Query and live happily.
XPath and Selenium are for the autotester. Putting a junior (a person with a minimum of experience) for autotests is a violation of the product and the person. Then it will come in handy, at the stage of the junior - in fact, it is not necessary (it is clear that knowledge is not superfluous, but you are unlikely to have to apply it).
XML - well, what you need to know about xml, I honestly don't know. Except what it is and what it looks like.
In general, it should be borne in mind that the tester must be a generalist. Ideally, you should have enough knowledge to catch the errors of an analyst (compose\read\analyze technical documentation), a developer (whitebox testing, error localization, etc.), a configuration engineer, an understanding of usability, and more.
As a result, a wagon and a small trolley require knowledge, and the higher you set the bar for yourself, the deeper you need to understand how the product works.
@Timfeb
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azShoo, 2014-11-06 @azShoo
in general, everything that the tester will need in his work.
Depends on what needs to be tested.
Ideally, the tester should have at least a general idea of the operation of all elements of the system that he will be testing.
In practice, this all comes as problems / questions arise.
What does a junior tester need to know, in the most general way?
1) You need to understand the theory of testing: what is a defect, priorities (the classic question about priority & severity), basic test design practices, understanding how and why to write test cases, understanding how to localize an error.
2) You need to have a general idea of the subject area:
If you are testing the web - a general idea of the client-server architecture, all sorts of post-get requests, and so on. + REST and API
If you are testing mobiles, read more about the specifics of testing mobiles.
well, etc. with desktops, hardware, smart cards and other good stuff.
3) Databases. Have a general understanding of relational and non-relational databases, be able to write selects in SQL, then dance further from a specific technology stack.
In general, all this is perfectly described in the framework of thematic materials on testing. Forums, reports, video tutorials and, last but not least, books. There are very few explanatory books on testing.
In general, here you need to acquire the main skill for a tester (and any specialist) - the ability to quickly find and assimilate the information you need.
The list of technologies listed by you confused.
Kibana is a GUI wrapper for a NoSQL database, I don't know why a tester needs to know this. In most places you will not encounter it, and when you do, you will figure it out in a day and a half with Lucene Query and live happily.
XPath and Selenium are for the autotester. Putting a junior (a person with a minimum of experience) for autotests is a violation of the product and the person. Then it will come in handy, at the stage of the junior - in fact, it is not necessary (it is clear that knowledge is not superfluous, but you are unlikely to have to apply it).
XML - well, what you need to know about xml, I honestly don't know. Except what it is and what it looks like.
In general, it should be borne in mind that the tester must be a generalist. Ideally, you should have enough knowledge to catch the errors of an analyst (compose\read\analyze technical documentation), a developer (whitebox testing, error localization, etc.), a configuration engineer, an understanding of usability, and more.
As a result, a wagon and a small trolley require knowledge, and the higher you set the bar for yourself, the deeper you need to understand how the product works.
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Timfeb, 2017-02-24 @Timfeb
Choose the literature from this list https://qalabs.com.ua/spisok-rekomendovannyh-knig-...
Really good books for testers, it's just that everything is clearly written. just for beginners)
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Elena, 2014-11-06 @Nidora
Forums. You will find a lot of useful and, most importantly, new information on thematic forums.
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