Software Testing Masterclass: From Zero to Pro

Engage with the course by asking questions in the q&a, contact the instructor, and deliver objective feedback to help aspiring software testers and push it above the 4.5 recommendation threshold.

Explore software testing as a process to find defects and ensure quality by running tests, verifying requirements, and creating and executing manual test cases on the source demo website.

Master requirements analysis using user stories with ids, descriptions, and acceptance criteria, highlight tester involvement in design meetings, and outline how to craft test plans and ensure consistent product specs.

Design a comprehensive testing plan for the source demo product page, outlining title, author, introduction, objective, scope, strategy, test data, risks, approvals, and include functional, exploratory, and usability testing.

Design and document manual test cases from user stories using an Excel table with columns for id, test case, preconditions, steps, expected results, and outcomes.

Execute manual web page test cases to verify login, product page display, alphabetical and reverse alphabetical sorting, high-to-low pricing, add-to-cart, and cart counter behavior, while documenting usability issues for bugs.

Test a dummy web page with varied user personas to uncover bugs like duplicate product images and broken filters. Identify add-to-cart issues and performance glitches that slow navigation and login.

Learn to report defects with a concise title, detailed description, reproduction steps, and expected versus current results, plus priority and environment, then follow the bug life cycle to closure.

Master static and dynamic testing, including white box and black box methods. Explore functional and non-functional testing such as performance, usability, compatibility, security, and regression testing.

Develop strong communication skills for software testers through active listening, clear communication, and constructive bug reporting. Collaborate with developers, stakeholders, and project managers to align goals and resolve issues.

Master time management and prioritization as a software tester by setting goals and deadlines, planning tasks, reporting bugs, saying no when needed, and focusing on high-impact testing.

Develop an analytical and logical mindset to excel in software testing by breaking complex problems into parts, gathering data, identifying root causes, prioritizing testing activities, and creating test cases.

Cultivate an eagerness to learn to stay ahead as a software tester by understanding system complexities and underlying technology, adapting quickly in fast-paced software development.

Develop attention to detail to identify even small errors that affect software quality. Stay focused, break testing into tasks, keep a log, spot patterns, and take breaks to stay sharp.

Master the seven testing principles: defect presence, exhaustive testing is impossible, early testing, defect clustering with the Pareto principle, pesticide paradox, context dependence, and absence of error fallacy.

Explore agile development with scrum, contrasting with waterfall, and learn how product owners, the scrum team, and the scrum master manage sprints, backlogs, increments, and retrospectives to deliver value.

Apply equivalence partitioning to divide login input data into partitions, reducing the number of test cases while ensuring all valid and invalid scenarios for username and password are covered.

Apply boundary value analysis to test min, max, and near-boundary inputs, including just inside and just outside limits, using a -50 to 50 temperature device as an example.

Learn state transition testing: identify states and events, build diagrams, and create and execute test cases, using a login flow to illustrate home page or account lock.

Explore decision table testing as a structural technique that maps input conditions to outputs in a table, using a jpg upload example to illustrate eight possible input combinations.

Search for Azure DevOps and sign in with a Microsoft account. Choose a project name and create the project named source demo.

Translate user stories from Excel into Azure DevOps, set a sprint, create development and testing tasks, and plan test cases and acceptance criteria with static analysis under chief left testing.

Learn to report a bug in Azure DevOps by creating a new item, adding a clear title, steps to reproduce, expected versus current results, and priority with OS and browser.

Use Chrome dev tools to simulate mobile sites, inspect HTML and API requests, edit labels, and test device views like iPhone 12 Pro with network and console insights.

Explore screen capture and recording tools like Lightshot and Screencastify, install their Chrome extensions, capture areas with markers and arrows, and record browser activity for bug reporting.