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I believe many people are still a little unfamiliar with software testing, and don’t know what software testing is? What to do in software testing?
Next, I will introduce to you in three parts:
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First, let's talk about what software is. The professional definition of software is very abstract. In order to make it easier for everyone to understand, in simple terms, software can be understood as a program installed on a computer or mobile phone, such as the well-known WeChat on mobile phones. There are many editing tools such as Audio, Taobao, Word, Excel, Wps and so on on the computer. It can be said that software is ubiquitous in our daily life.
Second, let’s talk about what software testing is. Do you rarely encounter software failures in the process of using it? In fact, this is the credit for software testing. A software is a long process from the beginning of the design to the promotion of it to everyone. Only after professional software testers have tested it and ensured that the software has no problems will it be officially used.
Third, the job of the software test engineer. The job of the software test engineer is to use the software through various methods before the software is released to the outside world, discover various problems that affect its use, and then cooperate with the developer to correct it until there is no So far.
How do you now have a certain understanding of software testing? If you are interested, you can continue to look down. Let's introduce software testing from the development and several aspects of software testing!
1. Industry status and development of software testing
In recent years, the Internet has ushered in vigorous development, and various Internet companies have sprung up. With the establishment of companies, various software products have emerged in an endless stream, and the release of each software product needs to be tested, because Everyone has higher and higher requirements for software quality. For example, when you buy something on a website, you find that the website often fails, either the page cannot be opened or the order is unsuccessful. I believe that many people will not go shopping there soon. , So now the gap in software testing is huge. According to industry statistics, there are currently three to four million IT technical posts in China, among which there is a gap of at least 300,000 software testing talents, and this number will continue to increase in the next 5-10 years. Now is the era of Internet +, the application of big data, cloud computing and other technologies makes the future Internetization an unstoppable trend, and the software testing industry will become more and more popular with the development of the market.
2. Whether the software test is suitable for you
You can see that the development prospects of the software testing industry described above are very good. Some people may want to ask what are the requirements for software testing. Can they do software testing? In fact, any industry has a requirement, and software testing is no exception. First of all, age. It takes at least 5 or 6 years for any industry to do well. If you are over 30, it is not recommended to change careers, whether it is energy or learning ability, because even if you start a job, you must continue to work. Only with continuous improvement, the value of oneself will become greater and greater. After getting older, there will be a big gap between young people who have just graduated in all aspects; there is also academic qualifications, and now software testing The minimum academic requirement is a full-time junior college. Educational background, to a certain extent, represents a person's ability to learn. Only with a good foundation can a good ending be possible. For high school and junior high school students, it may not only be more difficult to study, leading to abandonment halfway, even if they are finished, they will face the rejection of many companies in the employment process. Finally, the most important one is interest. Although the saying that interest is the best teacher is not absolute, it still makes sense. Everyone has different interests and different things. If you are more interested in software products, curious about the Internet, and full of challenges, then congratulations, you are very suitable to become a software test engineer.
3. Is software testing better?
If you read this, it means you want to enter the software testing industry. Here I can tell you very clearly that it is not difficult to get started with software testing. The basic knowledge mastered mainly includes computer foundation, database foundation, programming language foundation, testing foundation, as well as various types of testing and the use of various testing-related tools. These can be through self-study or through training in many ways. There is no good or bad way, as long as it suits you, you can change careers successfully. If you have strong self-discipline and clear learning goals, you can choose to study by yourself, of course, the time may be longer. If you have poor abilities and no clear learning goals, it is recommended to find professional personnel for training. You can get started in a short time, such as setting up an environment. It may take half a day for self-study. If someone is instructed, it will be done in a few minutes. , And in the learning process, combined with real project practice, it is easier to understand.
4. Salaries of software testers
In various industries, the salary of the IT industry has always been among the best. The following is the salary of Beijing's software testing industry in 2019 from the Internet for reference.
It can be found that the salary of software testers is still good, and with the increase of work experience, the salary will also increase significantly. Basically, the monthly salary can reach about 20,000 in 5 years, so if you want to change careers as soon as possible, the better.
V. Career planning in the software testing industry
With the accumulation of work experience and different personal interests, software test engineers have three main directions. One is the business direction. When in a business test field for a long time, such as the banking industry, such as the payment industry, it can be transferred to a product manager, business expert, etc. in the later stage. One is the technical direction, which requires a certain degree of coding ability, and will be transferred to test development engineer/performance test engineer/automated test engineer/safety test engineer, test architect, etc. according to different technical directions. The last one is the management direction. This requires a certain degree of communication management ability, and will be transferred to a test manager, test director, etc. later.
How is it? After reading so much, do you have a strong interest in software testing? If you have any questions about software testing, you can leave a message for me, I will help everyone!
6. Written at the end:
In the end, what you believe can become anything. Because the two most terrifying words in the world, one is persistence, and the other is serious. Serious people change themselves, and persistent people change their destiny. They don't expect sudden good luck. They just hope that all their efforts will be rewarded.
Don't be depressed, don't panic. We try to grow up as snails trying hard to crawl or stupid birds that keep flying, we stumble all the way, and then we are all covered with bruises. Persevere, one day, you will stand in the brightest place and live the appearance you once wanted.
The new year is here. There are new goals and new pressures. Pack up your bags again and move on. I believe that you will not forget your original intention. If you go forward courageously, you can finally bloom a flower of your own. Come on. !