Software Testing Tips Weekly
1h 12mIntermediate2020-12-10
Authors

Mike Smith
R&D architect
Course details
As a software tester, it's your job to ensure that your organization ships high-quality, working software to customers. But how can you best communicate the issues you spot to developers and other members of your organization? And what's the best way to approach bug reporting in general? In this weekly series, get fresh insights to enhance both your technical and interpersonal skills as a software tester. Instructor Michael Smith shares best practices for communicating effectively with software developers, as well as how to maximize your presence on your own team. He also shares tips for better bug reports, using personas for testing, working with test data, and more. Tune in each week for a new tip.
Skills covered
Serial (Weekly)Software TestingSoftware Development
Concepts
Soft skills
- 01 - Top tips for talking with developers
- 02 - Building team communication skills
- 03 - Testing - Becoming an evangelist
- 04 - Asking questions
- 05 - Quality responsibility
- 06 - Sprint planning
- 07 - Be positive
Productivity
- 08 - Screen recording for better bug reports
- 09 - DevTools for web performance
- 10 - Do you know where your log files are
- 11 - Auditing your web app with Google Lighthouse
- 12 - Being technical without code
- 13 - Documenting exploratory testing
Testing skills
- 14 - Better bug reports
- 15 - Using personas for testing
- 16 - Pair testing and mob testing
- 17 - Working with test data
- 18 - Continuous testing - Why you should care about it
- 19 - Accessibility testing considerations
- 20 - Test reporting
- 21 - Mobile device testing
- 22 - Contract testing
- 23 - Agile testing
- 24 - Security testing