If you switch to IT , you have software development, technical support, and operation, so why do you choose to do software testing related work? Is this accidental or inevitable?
The changing state of the industry
In the early years, software testing was still a brand new content that appeared in everyone's eyes. What kind of software foundation is needed for software testing is still unknown. However, in recent years, software testing has received more and more attention from companies, and the position of software testing engineer is also playing an important role. However, the growth in the number of testers reflects the scarcity of good testers, and in principle, in industries with high automation coverage, there are relatively few practitioners. Therefore, only with higher requirements can we find excellent testers.
Choose the right test method
Software testing can be divided into manual testing and automated testing. Choosing a good testing method will make the testing process smoother. Whether automated testing and manual testing can be alternated has also become an issue. There are also many automated testing tools at home and abroad that are favored by everyone, such as selenium , QTP , TestWriter and so on. Through the use of the automated testing tool TestWriter , basic testing tools, such as page testing, simple functional testing, and mobile app testing, can be done well. From this point of view, the automated testing team is also an integral and important part of the development process of most development teams, rather than a separate testing department. And many automation testers also use the same development framework, so they can integrate their tests directly into the program build process.
Software Testing Challenges
Regardless of the industry, the hope is to "do more in the least amount of time." The same is true for the software testing industry, which means doing more, more meaningful tests and discovering more in less time. defects, spend less budget, and do more effective testing with fewer testers. Therefore, the quality of the industry has become what everyone needs to pay attention to:
1. Understand user needs;
2. Clarify test quality standards;
3. Select the correct test aids;
4. Correct grasp of time;
5. Self-learning ability (excellent testers must understand code and development principles).
The above are all challenges, and I hope everyone can go better and better on the road of software testing.