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How long does it typically take to progress from Test Analyst to Senior TA to Test Lead to Test Manager?
How long does it typically take to progress from Test Analyst to Senior TA to Test Lead to Test Manager?
I've been working as a TA for almost a year and was wondering how long it typically takes to ...
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What are some good examples of pure Computer Science and Mathematics applications in software QA?
I am looking for some good examples of pure Computer Science and Mathematics applications in software QA. The objective is to create a course for CS and Applied Math students with applications that ...
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Learning resources for Performance Testing and LoadRunner
This question might be off-topic and/or Subjective but I am asking this question
because I could not fine any suitable answers via Google.
I am a Manual tester with knowledge of Java, SQL Server.
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Looking for growth in automation
Is there something or an automation test tool that is free that I could be using to enhance my skills in automation? My company is not allowing me to grow in my field, and this is not good. They do ...
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How to write Test Strategy [closed]
How do I write test strategy in simple way by referring Functional requirement document. and Business requirement document. What are the bullet points?
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Software Quality Assurance Conferences - List and recommendations
I have been looking for some good conferences to attend and recommend to colleagues. Looking up on Google and some sites, I thought it would be a good idea to create a list of SQA conferences, the ...
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Running Testing with Non-Technical Team, Little Testing Experience Myself - Where to Start?
I'm building a database with one other guy. He's not a developer by training, but he built version 1, and he's contracted me to help out with version 2. We're the only developers on the project.
My ...
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What programming languages are good for novice testers to learn?
I'm looking for a programming language to recommend to a friend considering teaching herself software testing. I have a friend who is interested in learning software testing, and I believe strongly ...
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Is there a guide or systematic way of writing test scenarios?
Are there best practices in coming up with effective test scenarios? Are there documented test scenarios that can be reused across different systems?
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What good learning resources are there for testers who are new to Cucumber?
My team have recently decided to introduce Cucumber for our GUI automated checks. As it happens, we have people in the team who are very experienced with it, so I think we'll be fine, but it's made me ...
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Bug Fix Verification - UI Design
I am working on this ticket created by a fellow QA Tester. The ticket requires a notification message with a link to be created. Our developer worked on it and acceptance test was met. However, upon ...
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What learning resources are there for testers who want to study Systems Thinking?
Systems thinking is tremendously relevant to any professional tester, but few testers study it, despite the obvious benefits of learning techniques/approaches that allow you to study systems in terms ...
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Developers have code kata to practice skills. What test equivalents are there?
Deliberate practice is key to developing mastery of a skill. If you want to practice your programming skills, there are a wealth of resources like code kata.
What are the equivalents for test design?
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How can I transition into getting into QA?
I've been working in various helpdesk/software support positions for several years now, but my goal has always been to work in the field of QA. I enjoy problem solving and I'm always trying to learn ...
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What options are available in the career path of a tester?
I am an ISTQB Foundation Certified Tester and am looking at attaining either the Certified Agile Tester (CAT) certification or the ISTQB Intermediate Certificate to add to my skills and experience to ...
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In terms of doing self study, how can I practice my skills or knowledge in Software Testing?
Are there free software tools where I can do mock testing?
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What attitude or way of thinking should a good QA Tester possess?
I am a new here and would like to learn tips from experienced QA Analysts. What do you think are the attitudes or qualities that will help me excel in this field?
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What are the best beginner tutorials for Selenium IDE
I have gone through the possible duplicate question,it was related to selenium webdriver .
I am new to Selenium IDE tool. Could you please suggest me some best PDFs and sites with Selenium tutorials ...
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Fundamental Requirements For an Entry Level QA Engineer
My intention is for this to be a Community Wiki. Being that I have not been granted the power to make this a Community Wiki, I ask that someone who does have the power make it one before it gets ...
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If you could only give one book to a tester to teach them about testing, what would it be?
One of the things that I used to do a few yeas ago was that whenever an employee started we would give them a personal copy of Steve McConnell's Rapid Development, as well as a copy of Microsoft ...
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Recommend a Good QA Book
What books are people reading that you would recommend.
I've just finished up "Beautiful Testing" (which I would highly recommend) and need to pick up another book.
I'm looking for something fairly ...
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Suggested books to start on software testing
I'm trying to learn more about software testing, so I want to know what are the suggested books on this topic
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How to approach the BBST Courses
I’ve heard many references to the Black Box Software Testing courses and as such I'm interested in going through the coursework. There is a lot of information thrown on the site and no real guidance ...
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How can I use causal loop diagrams to help me test?
Causal loop diagrams seem like a really powerful tool for modelling a system - but I have no experience with applying them to my testing.
Do you use causal loop diagrams? How do you use them, and ...
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What are good link recommendation sites for testers?
For developers, there are many good link recommendation site like Dzone or Reddit. Are there any similar sites exclusively for testers?
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How do you prepare yourself for a testing position?
I'm a developer. Right now we don't have much in my firm in the way of testers. Whether I do it here, or go to a different firm, I'm very interested in becoming a full time tester. How would I prepare ...
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Software testing and QA podcasts
In a similar vein to the question blogs to follow to further learning, I would like to ask if there are any noteworthy testing podcasts? Searching in iTunes domes up pretty empty on the topic.
I know ...
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Where to get feedback on my testing skills?
I've been testing for a number of months during development of two products. However, my organization does not have well-established testing process. We are given templates, TT tool, and told to write ...
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Am I tester or just checker?
I've read about difference between testing and checking and I feel I'm only a checker.
I write tests scenarios to know whether the product satisfies requirements. Is this still testing or only ...
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History of Software Quality Assurance & Testing
Looking for a single source that covers the history of software quality assurance and testing stating what over time were the different approaches, and why practices have evolved the way they have ...
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What new things need to be covered in Embedded Systems testing compared to normal manual testing?
Can you provide me with some common checklist for Embedded Systems testing please? What are the new things that are covered in this?
And can you also advise me some interesting references for reading ...
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Can someone be a good automated tester and be terrible programmer?
I'm currently working as an automated tester. Mostly I do GUI testing in SilkTest, which I like and think I'm fairly good at. Recently, I've been assigned a COM-testing project for our application's ...
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Blogs to follow to further learning [closed]
I've tried my best to keep this question non-subjective so am not asking which blogs are definitively "the BEST" but instead am using the opportunity to just try to broaden my scope of reading around ...
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Good Watir or Watir-Webdriver tutorials/resources for new-to-automation testers?
There are at least two really good books for Selenium beginners, and quite a few courses/tutorials out there, as well as a lot of blogs.
However, I haven't seen quite as much out there for Watir - ...
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What factors do you consider when putting together a dept training plan?
I'm currently putting together a more formal training syllabus/plan for the testers on our team. Whilst on-the-job coaching has served us pretty well so far (helped by the fact that everyone on the ...
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Alternatives to ISEB
I can see why the community can sort of look down on the ISEB exams (at least the Foundation - I haven't looked at the material for any of the others). So I got to wondering exactly what similar ...
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Testing techniques repository?
I was wondering if there are any repositories or wikis of formal testing techniques - test design ideas, like pairwise or boundary. I couldn't find one so far.
Thanks!
Ahmet
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Testing Unfamiliar Software
One thing I've picked up about testing software is to think about the software from the user perspective, and to sometimes "use" the software the way a "normal" user would. However, what if the ...
