Software Testing Training in Salem

Goals of software testing

In software testing, the input is provided and checked if it has any desired features or output. Software testing is very important because the bugs can cause various failures and accidents.

Software testing strongly depends on Software Quality Assurance (SQA) which focuses on software defects, bugs, quality assurance, quality control, and software life cycle. Testing should start as early as possible in the software development life cycle. From the requirements gathering to the maintenance and delivery software testing is required.

Goals and objectives of software testing:

• To scan the defects created by the programmer during the software development phase.
• To make sure that the end result meets the business and user requirements.
• To ensure that it satisfies the (Business Requirement Specification) and (System Requirement Specifications).
• To provide quality product to the clients.

Types of testing

• Unit testing: It is typically carried out by the developer with the purpose of checking that as individual parts are functioning as expected.
• Integration testing: Integration testing is focuses on- are two modules communicating with each other or not?
• System testing: This is the testing of software product developed before it is launch to the market.
• Acceptance testing:This is beta testing of the product and is evaluated by the end users.

Personal Qualities

Flexible

If you are able to work in a changing environment, this can be a huge plus your progress, with new tools and approaches emerging so quickly. Always be open to the new, and you’ll be the one in demand.

Quick Learner

Apart from being flexible, you need to be able to get up to speed quickly with new skills and tools. By developing an aptitude for learning you can make valuable investments in your career. To start with, you could consider one of these online software testing courses.

Attention to Detail

This skill will always be in demand for a software tester, and throughout the software industry.

Tech Savvy

This soft skill is about having a technical mindset and being able to dive deeper into a technical field or question if needed, not about having hard skills such as Selenium, HTML or in-depth knowledge in a network field.

 Skills and Specializations

Mobile and IoT

According to statistics, mobile has already gained more than 50% of the market worldwide. The devices are becoming even smarter with IoT, so require new approaches to testing them. Besides that, software testing tends to specialization. Niche specialists, in general, are valued more than those who appear to be ‘jacks of all trades,’ so if you already have significant experience in the area of mobile testing, consider making it your primary specialization.

Security & Penetration

This is another prospective niche of interest within software testing. The importance of cybersecurity is evident these days, and the demand for higher skills and stronger software is set to increase. A branch of it, penetration testing, was found to be the fourth fastest growing.

Cloud testing

With cloud storage continuing to grow in popularity, this skill has a definite future too. Cloud testing presents a few distinct challenges, making it different from testing in a non-cloud environment:

• Security is extremely important in the cloud as the client doesn’t own cloud assets. These are provided on-demand by the third-party (the provider of cloud services).
• Testing the part related to integration with cloud services, where testers don’t control this part of the environment.
• Configuration can’t be adjusted fully by the testers because of the same reason – they either don’t own that part of the environment or this configuration is not supported by the provider.
• Performance within the cloud can be another issue, as it is shared between different cloud users and is not under the control of the development team.

Blockchain and Bitcoin

Blockchain and Bitcoin feature as on the Upwork survey, so testing related to Blockchain technology is a trend worth considering. Many companies are experimenting with how to use the Blockchain distributed ledger technology, while major businesses like Microsoft, PayPal, and Overstock, have already integrated Bitcoin payments.

Big Data and Analytics

Big Data is another dominant trend that is closely related to IoT, Mobile and Cloud technologies listed above. With the volume of total data growing exponentially, this field has high potential now and in the near future.

Robotics, Machine Learning, and AI

According to the Upwork list, Robotics ranks as the most in demand and fastest growing skill to have. While we referred to other technologies as objectives for software testing, Robotics and AI can themselves be used to help with the testing. For example, nowadays and in the near future, robotics can be applied in mobile test automation where physical action is required. AI is changing the way test scripts are created and executed, and in this regard, it can impact the role of a software tester. Another example of the recently developed products in this area is Artificial Intelligence-led quality assurance (AI-led QA). So again, the software tester who is ready to face the challenges of the future should be familiar with machine learning and data science principles and stay tuned with the new updates in these areas.