The Complete Software Tester Concepts, Skills, and Strategies for High-Quality Testing

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Title Page Copyright Introduction Note Part I: Why Do We Test? Chapter 1: Why We Test Chapter 2: Think Like a Tester Chapter 3: Why We’ll Always Need Software Testers Part II: Manual Testing Chapter 4: Testing a Text Field Chapter 5: Break Your App with This One Weird Trick Chapter 6: CRUD Testing Chapter 7: Testing Postal Codes Chapter 8: Testing Date Fields Chapter 9: Testing Phone Number Fields Chapter 10: Testing Buttons Chapter 11: Testing Forms Chapter 12: Four Reasons You Should Test Input Validation (Even Though It’s Boring) Chapter 13: Three Ways to Test Output Validation Chapter 14: Testing Back Buttons Chapter 15: Six Tips for File Upload Testing Chapter 16: Testing the Login Screen Chapter 17: Cross-Browser Testing Chapter 18: Before You Log That Bug… Chapter 19: How to Reproduce a Bug Chapter 20: How to Log a Bug Part III: How Applications Work Chapter 21: How HTTP Requests Work Chapter 22: Internet Routing Chapter 23: Encoding and Encryption Chapter 24: HTTPS, Tokens, and Cookies Chapter 25: The Joy of JWTs Chapter 26: Database Testing Chapter 27: Testing with Relational Databases Chapter 28: SQL Query Secrets Chapter 29: Testing with Nonrelational Databases Chapter 30: Serverless Architecture Part IV: API Testing Chapter 31: Introduction to REST Requests Chapter 32: Getting Set Up for API Testing Chapter 33: Testing GET Requests Chapter 34: Testing POST Requests Chapter 35: Testing PUT Requests Chapter 36: Testing PATCH Requests Chapter 37: Testing DELETE Requests Chapter 38: Response Codes Chapter 39: Postman Assertions Chapter 40: Using Variables in Postman Chapter 41: Organizing Your API Tests Chapter 42: Understanding JSON Data Chapter 43: API Contract Testing Made Easy Part V: Mobile Testing Chapter 44: The 12 Challenges of Mobile Testing Chapter 45: Manual Mobile Testing Chapter 46: Seven Tips for Mobile Automated Testing Part VI: Security Testing Chapter 47: Introduction to Security Testing Chapter 48: Using Dev Tools to Find Security Flaws Chapter 49: Testing for IDOR Vulnerabilities Chapter 50: Introduction to Cross-Site Scripting Chapter 51: Three Ways to Test for Cross-Site Scripting Chapter 52: Introduction to SQL Injection Chapter 53: Introduction to Session Hijacking Chapter 54: An Introduction to Mobile Security Testing Part VII: Performance Testing Chapter 55: Introduction to Performance Testing Chapter 56: How to Design a Load Test Part VIII: Usability and Accessibility Testing Chapter 57: Localization and Internationalization Testing Chapter 58: User Experience Testing Chapter 59: Accessibility Testing Part IX: Software Development Basics Chapter 60: Code Like a Developer Chapter 61: Command-Line Basics Chapter 62: Coding Definitions Chapter 63: Object-Oriented Programming Chapter 64: Passing Parameters Chapter 65: Setting Up Node Chapter 66: Arrow Functions Chapter 67: Promises Chapter 68: Async/Await Chapter 69: Debugging for Testers Chapter 70: Seven Steps to Solve Any Coding Problem Chapter 71: Introduction to Git Chapter 72: Six Tips for Git Success Chapter 73: Merge Conflict Resolution Chapter 74: A Gentle Introduction to Regex Chapter 75: Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting Part X: Automated Testing Chapter 76: Why Automate? Chapter 77: When to Automate Chapter 78: Rethinking the Pyramid: The Automation Test Wheel Chapter 79: The Automation Test Wheel in Practice Chapter 80: Unit Tests Chapter 81: Component Tests Chapter 82: Services Tests Chapter 83: What API Tests to Run and When to Run Them Chapter 84: Setting Up UI Tests Chapter 85: Understanding the DOM Chapter 86: Locating Web Elements Chapter 87: Automating UI CRUD Testing Chapter 88: Automated Form Testing Chapter 89: Automated Visual Testing Chapter 90: Automated Security Testing Chapter 91: Automating Load Tests Chapter 92: Automated Accessibility Tests Chapter 93: Automation Wheel Strategy: Moving from What to How to When to Where Chapter 94: How Flaky Tests Destroy Trust Part XI: Testing Strategy Chapter 95: The Power of Not Knowing Chapter 96: The Power of Pretesting Chapter 97: Your Future Self Will Thank You Chapter 98: How to Design a Test Plan Chapter 99: Organizing a Test Plan Chapter 100: The Positive Outcomes of Negative Testing Chapter 101: What to Put in a Smoke Test Chapter 102: What to Test When There’s Not Enough Time to Test Chapter 103: How to Keep Your Test Cases From Slowing You Down Chapter 104: Confused? Simplify! Chapter 105: Six Steps to Writing an Effective Bug Report Chapter 106: Should You Hunt for That Bug? Chapter 107: Why You Should Be Testing in Production Chapter 108: What to Do When There’s a Bug in Production Chapter 109: Fix All the Things Chapter 110: The Hierarchy of Quality Chapter 111: Measuring Quality Chapter 112: Managing Test Data Chapter 113: A Question of Time Chapter 114: Why the Manual Versus Automation Debate Is Wrong Chapter 115: Tear Down Your Automation Silos Chapter 116: Stop Writing So Many UI Tests Chapter 117: Five Reasons You’re Not Ready for Continuous Deployment Part XII: Soft Skills for Testers Chapter 118: Ask Your Way to Success Chapter 119: Seven Excuses Software Testers Need to Stop Making Chapter 120: Six Testing Personas to Avoid Chapter 121: How to Train Your Dev Chapter 122: Get Organized for Testing Success Chapter 123: Time Management for Testers Chapter 124: How to Be Seen Acknowledgements About The Author