The forum testers and blogs often have questions: how to start the tester, who has just chosen its path?
On the one hand, it is a lot of courses in this area, which is conducted at the different portals.
On the other hand, a novice tester is not always required courses. If you still do not know in what direction, what areas of interest, what knowledge you want to receive – something about which course is it? A comprehensive high school education for testers in the CIS has no … As a result, many people are unable to quickly "integrate" into the profession to find a direction for development and to understand "what and how to study for a quick start?".
So, I made instructions for novice testers or people who have chosen only imagine this area of ??activity, and has supplied its peak of links to information not necessary to collect the crumbs. I hope that this manual will help you in the chosen endeavor.
Here are 7 steps from the kettle to the tester.
This item will help to familiarize themselves with slang testers to understand the general principles and understand how all this industry you are interested. To begin with the most understandable and accessible book will be of Roman Savin about testing Web projects. It is written so easy and fun that the problem of "difficult to finish reading" just does not occur: on the contrary, you can not come off until you finish reading. And it takes a little time, 4-6 hours – and voila!
Alternatively, I can recommend the Bible testers from Sam Kaner, worn a hard copy of which fell into my hands for the first time almost 10 years ago. This book more than 20 years, so it can introduce the novice tester misleading "stamp bug reports in triplicate or features test console applications. But at the same time in her wonderful, accessible form lists all the key issues in testing, touched upon the communications testing (which is important, and that no one has yet written better).
Many novice testers are looking for knowledge that everyone needs. And needless to anyone starting to learn the terms, develop Uncirculated tools and the like. Do not think out! Consider the different jobs in his city. Select those descriptions that you like, to motivate you. What knowledge is required of them? Focuses only on getting these skills, not learn anything that nobody wants!
Perhaps you think the next step will be to "read a book on the chosen instrument" or "information retrieval on the forum? Far from it!
Knowledge without practice is worthless, therefore, when studying any new skills you need to practice. In the worst case, choose a setting as close to life, and follow them. At best – Find the short underworking. The portal freelancers you can always find the task of testing. Honestly admit that you need to learn, and ask for 10 times smaller than the others. Do not be greedy – it’s the only way to get real life practice, and do not forget to get your feedback!
As an alternative to free-Lance, if you have good English, consider uTest – This service combines remote testers worldwide.
Choose the tasks that will be enough for you to interesting and complex as to be able to learn something new.
In the process of solving the problems you always have difficulties and questions that you will be able to reply on the forum. In addition to addressing specific issues, the forum also allows you to always be aware of innovations, to monitor trends industry. In the books of the new themes appear with a delay of several years, to say nothing of Russian books!
If you’re good with English (and in testing it is very important!), A particularly useful will be the largest English-language forum SQA Forums. This resource, if you’re lucky, your questions can be answered by such recognized global guru, Sam Kaner, James Bach, Richard Black and others.
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Now in all major cities began to appear clubs testers. Thanks to them, you can go to regular free meetings, to communicate among the experts, learn, ask questions and get answers. Also, the clubs – a great opportunity to find work, as they often do the test managers.
Education – the best way of knowing! Each of us solve the problem on its own, unique way. Perhaps this is the way you would be the best, the best? To create a blog, you can use simple and absolutely free engine Blogspot, but to be known other testers, add it to broadcast a test blog.
Then you have received the knowledge not to dust, you get useful feedback from experienced testers strukturiruete knowledge and even may be interested in someone who is looking for staff:)
The results of the 7 Steps
Ready?
Then go ahead!