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26 Zero year old basic career change software test , You must be prepared

The first preparation ： Cognitive preparation

The second preparation ： Train of thought

The third preparation ： Learning route preparation

First stage ： a monthly salary 5-9k, Just entered , Learn how to test the function first ！

Second stage ： a monthly salary 15-25k, Get the performance 、 automated testing , Acquire the ！

The third stage ： a monthly salary 30k+, Benchmarking big factories , Impact test development position ！

If you're a tester , Want to grow faster , Let me give you some advice ：

One 、 Avoid outsourcing companies

Two 、 Enhance the core competitiveness

3、 ... and 、 Career choice

Four 、 Education construction （ Academic construction is a long-term thing ）

Abstract

It's not late at all ,26 Years old, usually just graduated three or four years , Change careers and come in , Package 1-2 Years of experience , It's still very easy to land .

Let's talk today ,26 I want to enter the software testing industry at the age of , What preparations should be made .

The first thing to be clear is ,26 It's not too late to start at the age of , But there is not much time for you to try and make mistakes , So every step must be right .

26 Zero year old basic career change software test , You must be prepared

The first preparation ： Cognitive preparation

1、 To enter the testing industry, you must learn a language , Those who think that there is no need to write code for testing or are more exclusive to writing code , We can make a detour ;

2、 Technology is the foundation of your foothold , But don't think technology is the best , You can get 100% Respect for ;

3、 While constantly learning, we should also actively participate in the communication in the industry , Like salon 、 Lectures, etc , It's more reliable for friends to push than for overseas investment resumes ;

4、 Education is very important , Project experience is fatal , English is a bonus ;

5、 Learning is long feedback 、 Anti human , Don't expect quick success in the short term , Don't believe 35 The nonsense of unemployment at the age of ;

6、 Communication skills are as important as technology , This is true in any industry ;

                            

The second preparation ： Train of thought

1、 The language choice is Java still Python？ Don't have to struggle , It's all interlinked , And finally have to master . It is suggested to start from Python Get started , Learn later Java;

2、 Research direction: performance or automation ？ Don't be blinded by automation , Don't belittle that the performance is good , Performance tuning is difficult , Automation has a language foundation and can be started quickly ;

3、 Big company or small company ？ Can go to big companies , Just go to big companies , Especially when you've just entered the industry , Big company processes and projects and endorsements can be very helpful for career development ;

4、 Self study or training ？ There can be a shortcut , Why don't you go , What's more, it's already 25 了 , There are few opportunities to try and make mistakes , On how to select reliable institutions ,

5、 In the future, I will be an expert in management or technology ？ Even in Management , It must also be based on understanding technology , On the basis of being able to solve problems . Technology is fundamental , The rest is just icing on the cake ;

The third preparation ： Learning route preparation

First, let's talk about the range of skills you must master to do software testing

I roughly divide it into 3 A gear ：

a monthly salary 5-9k： From starting with zero foundation to being able to find a job a monthly salary 15-25k： Testing, performance testing and automated testing Annual salary 30W+： Take care of test development , Enter the first-line factory

First stage ： a monthly salary 5-9k, Just entered , Learn how to test the function first ！

Maybe you're a fresh graduate , Or maybe you're going to switch to software testing , So first of all, you must master the following basic theories ：

Definition of software testing 、 Life cycle 、 Workflow 、 Demand analysis ; Design of test cases 、 To write 、 review ; bug The basic knowledge of Zen and the use of Zen ; test plan 、 Preparation of test report ; SVN、Git The use of version control tools ;

Take care of the basic requirements above , We already know that we can do specific combat content , It's better to find one first at this time web Do a test project , If a project gets hold of , Follow the procedure below ：

Release the project for approval , Establish a project team to divide the work ; Requirements review , Learn how to read requirements documents , Conduct demand analysis , List the test points ; Tidy up test points , Write test cases , And then use case reviews ; Perform the test , Such as function 、 Interface 、 Taiwan before and after 、 Compatibility 、 database , For the discovery of bug Submit to Zen ; analysis 、 summary 、 Write test report ;

After a complete run of the process , We can only say that we have mastered the overall testing process , But it's still not enough to find a suitable job , Want to learn to do functional testing , The following is also a must ：

Linux、 database 、 The interface test 、APP Testing, etc

OK, I've done this , Congratulations, you've been able to send your resume to find a testing job ！

I know all the above , Can only be said to be able to get a job , But now the industry has higher requirements for recruitment , Handle automation or performance testing , To get 10k Above the monthly salary .

Second stage ： a monthly salary 15-25k, Get the performance 、 automated testing , Acquire the ！

Let's start with performance testing , There are many misunderstandings and pain points in the industry ：

It just doesn't work , It is impossible to give suggestions for R & D and operation and maintenance personnel Can't locate the problem , Lack of clear logic and data to prove value Performance testing tools ≠ Performance testing Performance testing technology system is backward （loadrunner）, We need to embrace open source software

If you want to solve these problems , So performance testing you have to learn ：

The concept and process of performance testing ： Analysis of common problems 、 Popular tools 、 The project design Performance testing tools ：jmeter Tool use 、 actual combat ;jmeter multi-protocol 、 Expand and customize ; Distributed pressure measurement and task scheduling ; Performance monitoring ： Performance monitoring system and monitoring data acquisition Performance implementation ： Distributed service pressure measurement , Scene design 、 Scene execution ; Correlation analysis of test results ,TPS、 response time 、 Thread correlation analysis , Correlation analysis between stress and resource utilization Performance analysis and report ：jvm Debugging and system debugging ; Performance bottleneck analysis

Performance testing you can get to this level ,15k That's all right , If you can grasp the following automated test learning content , That would have a direct impact on the monthly salary 25k！

Get it done Python perhaps Java Language , It is suggested to start from Python Starting with , Study first Python Basic grammar of .

web End of the automation test ：selenium install 、 Recording 、 Handle ;web Control 、JavaScript Script 、PO Pattern ; Mobile APP automated testing ：appium Use 、 Recording 、 Element positioning method ;APP Control positioning 、 Interaction , Parameterized use cases ;appium Problem location analysis 、 Source code analysis 、 Secondary packaging ; Automatic test of server interface ： Interface automation test framework request; Interface request construction 、 Assertion ;json/xml request 、 Response assertion ;headcookie Handle 、 Certification system ;

The third stage ： a monthly salary 30k+, Benchmarking big factories , Impact test development position ！

Proficient in performance and automation , The monthly salary is in 10k+ Even 20k+ It's easy , How does that impact 30k+ Well , This requires development to technical experts or management , But even in Management , It is also necessary to require a strong technical level ？ It is said that management does not require technical proficiency ？ Try if the people at the bottom will turn against you ？

                                                

On the path of test development , It requires more expertise , More comprehensive ：

Improve the testing technology system ：Linux、docker、shell、SQL、Python/java Lay a solid foundation of automatic test technology ： web automated testing ：selenium The test framework ;PageObject Design patterns 、 principle 、 rehearse ; APP automated testing ：Android Automated testing framework ;appium Advanced application in principle analysis ;APP Automation test practice ; measuring Test frame packaging transformation ;ios automated testing ;  Mobile special test ： robustness test 、 Weak network test 、 Crash detection 、 Power consumption analysis, etc ; Mobile performance test ; Mobile security test ;  Interface automation testing ： Interface protocol and packet capture 、 Agent technology and mock; Interface automation test framework 、HTTPrunner The test framework ;dubbo Interface automation testing ; Interface management tool swagger、 Interface security test  docker Container technology ：docker Containers 、docker Mirror image ;  Continuous integration / Continuous delivery /devops：jenkins Continuous integration ;Jenkins Continuous delivery ;

If you're a tester , Want to grow faster , Let me give you some advice ：

One 、 Avoid outsourcing companies

Based on industry influence , Companies need to cut costs , Will prefer to use outsourcing . The result of large companies using outsourcing is that the outsourcing market will further develop , These developments will further promote the process of layoffs . If outsourcing can do a lot of things , The price of outsourcing is relatively low , Obviously, many low-level jobs are more inclined to use outsourcing .

The essence of outsourcing company is a company that earns scissors by providing cheap labor . The income you get , It has been deducted in part . So you enter such a company , There is no way to reach the core of the business , The company will not provide good training , There is no good experience , Nor has it entered deeper testing practice , Therefore, the growth here will face development difficulties .

If you're in an outsourcing company now , I suggest you stay for a year or two and leave immediately , Don't stay too long , Otherwise, we will face great development problems in the future . Even if the salary is relatively high in a short time , But remember that this is not your final destination .

Two 、 Enhance the core competitiveness

Technical ability ： Programming ability , Automation , Architectural capability .

First, programming ability , You're in the testing industry ,Python and Java, These are two basic languages to learn . These two you have learned , The requirements of any company can be matched . If you want to do better , You can touch go Language . Most companies even ask you to speak a new language , I'll see if you can Python perhaps Java.

The second indicator is automation , Automation measures whether you are highly productive in this field , As a test engineer , The key is UI Automation , Interface automation , And continuous integration , Continuous delivery . These are your core competencies . among UI automation , Interface automation and continuous integration , It is the basic ability of Test Engineers . Go up again , That's continuous delivery ,Devops, Some white box capabilities , Test the monitoring ability , More capabilities go deep into R & D and operation and maintenance , Therefore, architecture capability is a very important assessment indicator here .

Domain knowledge ： Architectural capability , Business area , Data awareness

Soft power ： communicate , management

3、 ... and 、 Career choice

Preferred famous enterprises , Big factory , first-tier cities

Don't ask why

Four 、 Education construction （ Academic construction is a long-term thing ）

Non undergraduate students need to pay attention to improving their academic qualifications

Undergraduate students pay attention to ability and resume

On the whole , Don't complain , Improve your ability , The current gap in the testing industry , In test development , Work hard ！