Software Testing 101 : topics to explore

If you are a beginner or having few years of experience in Software Testing field, then you might have heard of the below topics.

Incase you have not heard about them, then it is time to explore and learn.

Search for each of these topics and learn them in detail to increase your awareness and think about them in your Software projects.

• The Test Pyramid
• Levels of Testing (Different Test Environments) — Unit, Integration, System, Acceptance
• Interface Testing:

1. UI Testing (Web with different browsers OR Desktop applications)
2. API Testing (Rest APIs are frequently used, GraphQL and gRPC can be explored)
3. Database Testing (SQL and No SQL)
4. Mobile Testing (Android and iOS)

• Software Development Life Cycle
• Software Testing Life Cycle
• Bug Life cycle (also called as Defect Life Cycle)
• Types of Testing (Functional and Non Functional)
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) — This is not topic related to Testing but understanding about the Agile ceremonies (various meetings) and day to day activities that the Software Testers do can be helpful.

These are some of the topics you can explore and deep dive as Software Test Engineer.

Do add more topics or your views in the Comments section on this article.

Swaroop Nadella

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