In the current society, everyone is under a lot of pressure, but the only thing that remains unchanged, the author still believes that everyone should improve their skills and abilities, improve themselves, and respond to all changes with the same! ! Software testing can improve itself in the following aspects:
1. Think what customers think
Always keep the user in mind when testing. Cultivate your own empathy for user needs. Talk to users and observe how they use your software.
2. Read more about bugs
If you work with a team of software test engineers, then please read the bugs they post every day, especially those that target your testing part. You can learn a lot from how other people find bugs.
3. Read more code
Find the code for the part of the functionality you're testing. While writing code is not your thing, reading that code will often help you find potential edge cases and software bugs.
4. Be proud of the bugs you find
Promoting the repair of a software bug starts with writing the bug title and description. Every time I post a bug, I reread the bug to make sure it's reasonable and provides just the right amount of detail. If some important bug is not corrected, go to the bottom to make sure the decision and trade-offs are correct.
5. Participate in the design of software functions
Being active in the planning phase of the software, before the soft code is written, when major design changes are still possible, will help you understand the trade-offs and trade-offs being considered.
6. Design your tests
Whether looking for boundary values, applying combination techniques, drawing diagrams, or creating test models, it is always useful to put your thoughts into your test design. When it comes to exploratory testing, consciously alternate your test planning and product learning.
7. Master the features you test
No matter which feature you test, you should understand its design, its limitations, bugs found by others, code changes, and its interaction with other features.
8. Collaborate with others to test your part
Test your feature modules with people with different expertise, discuss testing ideas together and ask for their feedback.
9. Learn the software you test
Even if you only test a small part of a software, becoming an expert on other new features and the whole software will help you become a better test engineer.
10. Nurture and develop good relationships with people
Testing can be confrontational at times, making it easy for some of the people you work with to ignore your opinion when making decisions. Building a solid relationship with the developer who fixed the bug can be beneficial in keeping up with the latest developments and leading to bug fixes.
11. Expand your field and network
Successful people have a solid and credible social circle. They can get the expertise and advice they need. Continually make new friends and develop professional connections both inside and outside your company.
12. Find a mentor or role model
I've worked with and learned a lot from a lot of great test engineers. To improve your testing skills, you should seek out "advisors" to meet with or role models to emulate.
13. Stay introspective
Test engineers are good at finding software defects. If we apply this sensitivity to ourselves, we will be able to discover our own shortcomings more effectively.
14. Manage your time
Our time is easily taken up by chunks of work and constant meetings, leaving us no time to learn, dig deeper into bugs, or even maintain a healthy lifestyle. To avoid overdrawing, you need to learn how to manage your time.
15. Choose Test Automation Wisely
Automated testing may lack the "peripheral vision" of skilled testers. Improper automation can sometimes turn into a bloated and unmaintainable code, and has little real meaning in measuring software quality. But well-designed automated tests help to find software defects early.
16. Improve your programming skills
I've met some very gifted testers who tend not to write code. There is some truth to this. In the same way that movie critics don't think about moviegoers' likes and dislikes after becoming critical and stereotypical, I stop thinking like a user when I'm a programmer. But programming is still a valuable skill. It can help you read the code better, understand the internals of the product, and help you write some small tools to make the dull and repetitive work easier.
17. Participate in Bug review (Triage)
In the final days before a product release, the Bug Review Team meets to decide which bugs should be fixed and which ones should be saved for later releases. If you are not normally on the invitation list for this meeting, then go ahead and ask to attend. You'll see the process of making trade-off decisions between factors such as tester reputation, user impact, and known risks. This will be a very interesting experience.
18. Keep learning
Whether it's a "soft skill" like public speaking, or a programming language, or a new testing technique, successful test engineers always take time out of their busy schedules to keep learning.
19. Love what you do and do it well
If you can't afford to give up your current job, learn to love it. Testers can become cynical at times, especially during difficult release cycles. People who enjoy their work and are not satisfied with just completing the planned goals will make good test engineers.