How to learn software testing? Self study or training? After reading this article, you will understand

One 、 Preface

Recently, , The software testing industry is developing rapidly , Enterprises pay more and more attention to testing , More and more people come to join the army of Internet software testing .

Recently, many friends asked me if I want to do software testing , But I don't know how to learn .

Here I'll tell you in detail , about 0 Basic friends , How to learn software testing .

Two 、 There are only two ways to get into software testing

1. Find a reliable training institution to train , You don't have to think about anything , Just follow the training institution and study hard .（90% The route people take ）

advantage ：
1、 Short study time

2、 Learn to be systematic , Learn more comprehensively

3、 Study with a group of people , There is a learning atmosphere , High learning efficiency

4、 Each class has homework , There are examinations to test the learning effect at different stages of learning

5、 For deficiencies and problems , There are professional teachers to guide you

6、 A full set of software testing tools is provided free of charge

7、 Provide some jobs

8、 Provide interview and resume guidance , Provide simulated interview service

shortcoming ：
1、 It will cost some money , But it's not worth mentioning compared with the salary after learning

2、 It takes some effort to find a reliable training institution

2. Self study, of course , You won't be recommended to training institutions here , Today is about how to self-study software testing .（10% The route people take ）
advantage ：
1、 Time is free

2、 Lowest cost

shortcoming ：
1、 Learning time is too long

2、 Course 、 Learning materials are not systematic

3、 No learning atmosphere , Learning depends entirely on self-consciousness

4、 No one can judge the final effect of learning

5、 No one answers questions and gives learning guidance in time

6、 Software testing tools need to find themselves

7、 Find your own job

3、 ... and 、 How long does it take to learn software testing ？（ From the real zero foundation to finding the work of software testing ）

How long does it take from zero foundation to finding software testing ？ There are two ways ：

1. Training institutions ： Shortest 2 Months , Longest 4 More than months ！（ According to the quality of the company's enrollment ！）

2. Self taught software testing ： Time is really hard to say , It has something to do with the information you have at hand and your personal perseverance , Eliminate the problem of data , Suppose you can get reliable information （ such as ： Full set of test videos , full set PPT etc. ）, Then start self-study and judge according to the perseverance of a normal person ： At least 4 Go up next month ！

From zero foundation to finding a normal software testing job ,4 Months is definitely a conservative time , Do you think , Some training institutions use 4 months , The training institution is 8 Hours of study , You think your perseverance can 8 Hours of uninterrupted study ？ Of course, I'm not here to encourage you to go to training institutions , But to state a fact ！

Four 、 How to self-study software testing （ This is a real self-study program from scratch ）

Want to self-study software testing , But I don't know where to start ？ So let's take a look at what we need to learn from zero foundation to finding a job ：

Junior test engineer ： a monthly salary 6-15k Between . Skills that must be mastered

1、 Software testing theory 、 Testing process 、 Demand analysis 、 Design of test cases 、 To write 、 review 、bug Tool use .

2、 Version control tools SVN,Git Use .

3、 master linux Basic use of the operating system

4、 Master database Mysql perhaps Oracle Use , Include add delete change check , Multi-table query , Subquery , Joint query, etc .

5、 Master the use of interface test tools , Such as postman,jmeter, And bag grabbing tools fiddler Use .

6、 Master the basic Python And automated scripting .

7、 Master basic performance testing .

8、 Master the basic APP Special tests .

2021 The requirement of software test engineers in the market in is to master the second part of the figure above 1-5 strip , The first 6-8 A little understanding of this is enough ！ If you can do it, the salary in the first tier cities is about 6-12K Between ！ It depends on your personal ability ！ Run! , Sao Nian , A promotion and pay increase , Marrying Bai Fumei is waiting for you ahead ！

5、 ... and 、 Again , How can we find a reliable training institution
1、 Find more training institutions to audition for free

2、 Whether what the teacher said is easy to understand

3、 Ask the teacher questions , Whether the answer is attentive and patient

4、 Join their learning group , Feel whether there is learning atmosphere and students' evaluation in the group

5、 Supporting services ： Q & a service quality

6、 Whether there are internal promotion job recommendations in the group

7、 Whether the course arrangement is within their own time

8、 Whether the content in the course is the mainstream content of software testing today （ Whether the course content covers the knowledge and skills in the mainstream requirements of recruitment websites ）

9、 Whether the supporting practical projects are mainstream projects （ Mainstream projects can be queried on the recruitment website ）

Both training and self-study are based on their own choices ！ I hope everyone who wants to join the software testing industry will have a smooth journey on the learning road ！！！

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