The prerequisites for advanced software test engineers
As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the engineers who do not want to be promoted are not good testers.
For newcomers to software testing, in addition to mastering the theoretical knowledge of testing, their own positioning, attitude towards learning and enthusiasm for work are the basic standards for assessing a software tester.
Attitude determines whether you are qualified as a tester, while non-stop learning determines your future. Technology is king.
Master the development language
As we all know, software testing must have a wide range of knowledge. Mainstream programming languages such as C, C++, JAVA,. Net, etc., as long as you are familiar with one of them. The opinions on this aspect on the Internet are more or less the same, here is a concise answer.
Network related knowledge
Some operating systems such as Windows,Linux. Including the system in service configuration, a variety of database knowledge and use, coding skills, performance analysis capabilities, to assist in the development of positioning capabilities.
Database knowledge
Master the knowledge of SQLsever, Oracle, MySQL and the skills of using various databases. Knowledge of creating tables, the use of operators, string functions, etc.
Common software testing tools
There are many kinds of testing tools, such as performance testing tools, unit testing tools, functional testing tools, stress testing tools. No matter which testing tool has its own characteristics, such as automated testing direction: TestWriter, no script for maintenance, compared with QTP, a large amount of operation, easier to maintain; QTP, a powerful data-driven testing tool; selenium, like TestWriter, belongs to functional automated testing tools, you can understand. In short, choose the test tools suitable for the project and make good use of the resources.
In fact, no matter what direction you are engaged in software testing, master some of the same skills as development.
