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50+ Helpful QA Software Testing Resources (Download)

STH has compiled for you the 68 most important resources for the benefit of every software testing professional. It takes a lot to be a successful QA. Strong technical knowledge, core functional area expertise, excellent communication and a positive working/team playing attitude all play a critical role. Even with all …

In this article, we will see what is test harness and how it is applicable to testers. Let’s get started. I am not a big fan of labels. If I have to check a few aspects before I determine whether or not QA can be started, I will make a list …

If you are a software tester or a QA engineer then you must be thinking every minute to find a bug in an application. I think finding a blocker bug like any system crash is often rewarding! No I don’t think like that. You should try to find out the bugs that are most difficult to find that always misleads users.

Tips to Find Defects in Any Application While Testing

How to Find Maximum Valid Defects in Any Application_

Have you ever been in a situation where you’re out of college and hired by an organization for the role of a Quality Assurance Analyst or in general terms as a “Software Tester” instead of a developer? Have you also been advised time and again by a bunch of people …

This article is a complete guide to test coverage in software testing. You will learn how to test more, save time, and achieve better testing results. Let’s get started. Software testing is an essential activity in the software development and maintenance life cycles. It is a practice often used to …

Reasons Why Your Bugs are Getting Rejected

If you’re a tester and wondering reasons your bugs are getting rejected, we have compiled a list of 10 reasons and provided some recommendations on how you can improve. I am not going to spare her. She has rejected 7 bugs, I reported, within the last three days. I know …

This tutorial will give you a complete in-depth look at the Exploratory Testing Tours specified by James Whittaker which in turn would help to ensure complete and thorough exploratory testing. Exploratory Testing Tours: How to Ensure a High-Quality Software Product using Exploratory Test Tours Exploratory testing is not a testing methodology. …

In this article, you will learn about Gamification with the help of IT examples. Let’s get started. We have provided a complete overview of Gamification and its impact in different walks of life including the Agile Process that we testers and developers follow in our day-to-day work. What is gamification? …

This article is a detailed guide to Early Testing. Let’s get started. Software testing should start early in the Software Development Life Cycle. This helps to capture and eliminate defects in the early stages of SDLC i.e. requirement gathering and design phases. An early start to testing helps to reduce …

An exclusive bunch of practical Software Testing tips for any aspiring Tester. These tips would help any Tester to reach top heights in their Software Testing Career if implemented carefully:

Read each point carefully and try to implement it in your day-to-day testing activities. This is what we expect from the readers through this tutorial. If you don’t understand any testing practice, then ask for more clarification in the comments section below.

However, you will learn all these testing practices through experience. But why don’t you learn all these things before making any mistakes?

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Banking Domain Application Testing with Test Cases

A Complete Guide to Testing Banking Applications: BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) Testing Process and Tips Banking applications are one of the most complex applications in today’s software development and testing industry. What makes banking applications so complex? What approach should be followed to test the complex workflows involved …

This post is all about learning how to test an application without requirements. Most of us come across articles without documented requirements but don’t know how to deal with them. This article will solve this particular issue. Technically, there are no applications without requirements. Imagine a software that does nothing …

Software Testing Exercises: Read on to refresh and strengthen your brain. With excellent response to the STH posts as always, we have decided to fill this place with more fun and help. No matter, who you are – a senior quality manager or a fresher who has just joined the …

Here is an in-depth tutorial on salesforce testing. It will tell you how to perform SalesForce testing along with its benefits and other features in simple terms for your easy understanding. We will also learn why it is the perfect choice for organizations globally. Introduction to SalesForce Testing: SalesForce.com is …

Qualities that Can Make You a Good Tester

This article covers essential testing skills along with qualities that can make you a good software tester. We have also covered the characteristics of a bad software tester. What makes you think you are good at testing? How do you qualify as a Tester? The question still bangs in my …

Being an excellent communicator as a tester is important for success. We will explain the 4-step process in achieving effective communication skills. Hello my dear readers, Hope you are all in the pink of health and are enjoying Testing! I am also doing great and excited to share some interesting …

In this tutorial, you will understand how to test an Insurance domain application and are the different modules to be tested in an Insurance Application. Each and every insurance company relies on various types of software that will help them to run their business. This software application helps them in …

In this article, we will learn how to have successful bug free software release to production. Let’s get started. Let’s look at the typical process involved in delivering software from the development phase to the testing phase for a successful bug-free software release to production/client. These processes are either overlooked …

TOP 15 Software Testing Skills to Become a Software Tester

This tutorial will explain the top Software Testing Skills for guiding you on how to become a skilled software tester: Software Testing or QA is the best area in the IT industry that many newcomers use for their initiation into a software career. This is despite the fact that some …

How to Install and Use VMWare Virtual Machine for Testing

In this article, we will see how to install and use VMWare Virtual Machine. Let’s get started. Nowadays Virtualization is the most trending topic in the IT industry and it’s a skill that is expected from every IT employee. What is Virtualization and why is it so important? Read on …

50+ Helpful QA Software Testing Resources (Download)

What is Test Harness in Software Testing

How to Find Bugs in Software Application (Tips and Tricks)

Tips to Find Defects in Any Application While Testing

What is Test Coverage in Software Testing? How to Improve It

10 Reasons Why Your Bugs are Getting Rejected

Exploratory Testing Tours: To Ensure Thorough Testing

What is Gamification? How to Apply it with Examples

What is Early Testing? Benefits, Test Design, and Example

20 Practical Software Testing Tips to Test Any Application

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Banking Domain Application Testing with Test Cases

Writing Test Cases or Testing Without Requirement Documents

Software Testing Practice Exercises with Answers Online

SalesForce Testing Tutorial

Qualities of a Good Software Tester

How to Be an Excellent Communicator (in Software Teams)

Insurance Domain Application Testing With Sample Test Cases

Test Release Process

Manual Software Testing Skills Required for Freshers

How to Install and Use VMWare Virtual Machine for Testing