Software testers, how can you quickly improve your testing skills? Ten minutes to teach you

With the rapid development of banking business , The rise of emerging Internet Financial formats , The update and iteration speed of science and technology information software changes with each passing day , User satisfaction with software quality 、 User experience also has higher requirements , And the specification 、 Effective testing is an important link to ensure software quality . Improvement of software quality , The first is to form an effective test system , But systems alone are not enough , People with relevant skills are also required to perform 、 Implementation system .

One 、 present situation

at present , Most banks have set up professional testing teams （ Include features 、 performance 、 automation 、 Data class testing and other fields ）, However, due to limited personnel , Some do pure management , Some do both management and undertake some project testing work , The main system testing work is completed by the weak matrix team . This temporary test team , Without team ability integration and professional testing skill training , It makes the project manager's process and risk management more difficult , It also has a certain impact on the quality of the project . How to enable non professionals to quickly acquire basic testing skills 、 Master basic test methods , So as to improve the software quality , Become an urgent problem .

Two 、 Advice for testing newcomers

（ One ） Changing roles , Change perspective .

Most of the time when we operate software, we play the role of ordinary users defined by the software , According to the preset functions of the software 、 Process to use it . But as a tester , We are not just ordinary users , Testers need to play various roles .

1、 Suppose you are a foreground user 、 Backstage Administrator , Even system maintenance personnel and so on , Need to put all kinds of roles 、 Users with different permissions will try all the functions they use （ In technical terms, it's called “ Positive use case ”）.

2、 Suppose you are a user who knows a little about the system , Try whether various abnormal operations that the user may perform will be correctly intercepted by the software （ In technical terms, it's called “ Reverse use case ”）, Such as ： Whether the error report is friendly , Whether the prompt is instructive 、 unambiguous .

3、 Suppose you have different attributes （ nationality 、 Age 、 occupation 、 Knowledge level, etc ） Users of , Check whether the software supports users with different attributes well （ In technical terms, it's called “ International testing ”、“ Experience test ” etc. ）, Such as ： Whether the font is big enough , It is convenient for people with visual impairment to read , Whether it supports multilingualism , It will not cause obstacles to users of other nationalities .

（ Two ） Mastery method , Training “ Test thinking ”.

There are many methodologies for test case design , Such as ： The boundary value 、 Equivalence class 、 Scene method 、 Orthogonal decomposition method, etc , The details will not be discussed in detail in this article , Interested people can go to Baidu . Whatever the methodology , The essence , Is to test the way of thinking , As a tester , What kind of thinking should you have .

1、 Holistic thinking , You can see the whole system 、 Focus on the big picture , Not limited to the small piece of content for which you are responsible . Such as ： Test parameter maintenance transaction , You can't just focus on whether the parameters can be increased correctly 、 Delete 、 Change 、 check , You should also focus on the transactions that call these parameters , Can it work correctly , Whether the parameter change takes effect （ Specific business such as ： Maintenance of counter interest rate products 、 Scoring and credit parameter maintenance of credit management system ）.

2、 Trial and error thinking , In the test work, there is always a string in the head , Look at software with suspicion , Avoid falling into the box , Hands and feet cannot be released during the test . Such as ： An input box , The requirement agreement input box can only be greater than 0、 Less than or equal to 50000 Numerical data , And prompt illegal data . In addition to paying attention to the fact that the agreed data can be submitted correctly in the test , It should also be concerned whether data outside the scope will be rejected , Try letters 、 Special symbols 、 The boundary value （-1、50000.01） Whether it can be submitted , You can even try unplugging the network cable , Check to see if you can correctly prompt .

（ 3、 ... and ） How to participate in “ Public test ”, Improve... In practice .

“ Public test ”, That is, before the system goes online , A test method that relies on a professional platform or self-organized internally . With “ Baidu public test ” For example ,“ Baidu public test ” Under Baidu quality department , In Baidu public test , Users can experience Baidu's products for the first time , Submit experience results , Let Baidu products condense everyone's wisdom , And learning 、 Share test methods and techniques , And communicate with hundreds of excellent testers through the testing community , Share the test experience , Through the evaluation system of Baidu test platform, you can test your test level and obtain affirmation and reputation corresponding to your ability .

Another example is Microsoft's Dogfood, Microsoft for each of their products , Will be strictly “Dogfood” test . Microsoft borrows this way of working , Before each product is completed , Internal employees must first try , In this way, tens of thousands of testers are testing software .Dogfood The goal is not just to find Bug, Another function is to help improve the interface 、 The design of the operation .

By participating in “ Public test ”, Combine theory with practice , Improve your testing ability . At present, there are such as ： Baidu MTC etc. .

（ Four ） Be diligent in communication , Learn from others' strong points and close the gap .

Problems encountered in the test , Ask the test team leader more 、 Business experts in the project team 、 Developers, etc . Through communication , Improve your understanding of the system , Another role of communication is to establish a good relationship with project stakeholders , Facilitate the follow-up work .

3、 ... and 、 Preparation before test

（ One ） Master the tools

Proficient in testing tools , Learn to execute use cases on tools 、 Submit the defect 、 Track and verify defects . Using tools has the following benefits ： The first is to visualize the test process , The tool will automatically record everyone's execution process , Through tools, managers can find the deficiencies in the test in time 、 risk , Timely intervene in test management ; The second is precipitation test assets , Test cases managed by the platform 、 Typical defects , Can be used as a reference for other projects , Let other projects learn , Little detours ; Thirdly, it is convenient for defect tracking 、 Handle , Software problems to avoid feedback are not recorded 、 No tracking .

（ Two ） Familiar with needs

Business requirements are an important basis for testing , Familiarity with requirements is a prerequisite for good testing . Testers can decompose requirements in detail with the help of tools such as mind mapping 、 carding , Questions about requirements , Timely confirm with the business representative of the project . Familiarity with requirements , To achieve the following goals ：

1、 The demand for the project can be grasped as a whole , Understand the business logic relationship between functional transactions , This is the prerequisite for forming holistic thinking ;

2、 Know the functional requirements you are responsible for testing like the back of your hand , Can build the prototype of the system in your mind , Make constructive comments .

Four 、 Precautions during test execution

（ One ） Make full use of your business experience

If you worked as a bank teller 、 Account manager, etc , Don't waste your business experience , We should dare to take all kinds of operations that we may carry out , Apply to the test , Boldly try all possible situations in business operations , Expose system problems as much as possible .

（ Two ） Make full use of your technical ability

If you have a certain understanding of Technology , Dare to question whether the software design is reasonable 、 complete . If necessary, you can apply for source code for white box testing , Access the database of the test environment to check the correctness of data processing .

（ 3、 ... and ） Express your feelings

Dare to express your feelings about software , Inconvenient to use the software 、 Where the user experience is bad , Make bold suggestions , Help improve software quality .

（ Four ） Learn from existing databases

Sometimes it is necessary to make numbers or make complex transactions in the test , At this time, you may encounter a business you have never done , You can find... Through the learning database 、 Read the relevant operating instructions , Learn by referring to relevant steps 、 operation .

（ 5、 ... and ） Ask more why , And business 、 Develop multi communication

Project construction is inseparable from communication , Software testing is more inseparable from communication . Be a diligent Tester , Follow up demand changes in a timely manner , Adjust the test content and strategy ; Find software changes in time , Regression test of correlation function .

All in all , The improvement of software quality is inseparable from the improvement of personnel skills , By improving the level of testers , Promote the improvement of the testing level of the whole organization , So as to improve the overall quality of the project , Is the ultimate goal of test management .

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