Software QA & Test Automation Engineering

This course is designed to take you from the basics to advanced automation techniques, guiding you in mastering Selenium for practical, real-world applications. Whether you're looking to automate repetitive browser tasks or streamline your testing process, this course will equip you with essential skills and knowledge. By the end, you’ll be able to automate complex web interactions, saving time and boosting the quality of your projects. This course is tailored for aspiring automation testers, software developers, quality assurance (QA) engineers, and web developers eager to enhance their expertise in web automation. It's also ideal for IT professionals, students, and beginners who are exploring automation testing as a potential career path. If you're interested in learning how to apply Selenium in real-world scenarios, this course will provide the foundation and skills needed to succeed. To make the most of this course, you should have a basic understanding of programming concepts, including variables, loops, and functions. Familiarity with HTML and CSS is also recommended to navigate web elements effectively. Above all, come with a strong interest in learning automation testing and a readiness to apply these skills to real-world web applications. Throughout this course, you will build a solid foundation in Selenium and web automation principles. You'll learn how to create and automate test scripts, streamline workflows, and boost testing efficiency. From automating web tasks to implementing advanced techniques like data-driven testing, you'll be prepared to tackle complex automation challenges confidently, equipped with best practices and the ability to adapt to new technologies.

This comprehensive, hands-on course is designed to equip you with the essential skills to validate APIs efficiently, enhance performance, and ensure robust security. Led by Luca Berton, this course takes you through practical strategies and best practices for API testing, validation, and error handling, all while leveraging the powerful features of Postman. Whether you're looking to optimize API performance or streamline error resolution, this course will guide you with real-world examples, interactive exercises, and expert insights to elevate your API development skills. This course is ideal for developers, QA engineers, and IT professionals who want to advance their knowledge in API validation, testing, and error handling. If you aim to improve the reliability, performance, and security of your applications, this course is tailored for you. HTTP usage, authentication, and API concepts will help you make the most of the learning experience. Familiarity with how HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) work, understanding basic authentication mechanisms like API keys and tokens, and having experience with sending API requests will provide a solid starting point. These concepts will allow you to focus more on mastering advanced validation and testing techniques taught in this course. By the end of this course, you will be able to apply efficient API validation techniques, develop robust error-handling strategies, implement API testing for microservices, and leverage advanced validation methods like data and security checks to optimize API performance.

Quality has been a thorny issue for the software development industry. From early programs to modern applications, software has always been prone to bugs- defects that shouldn’t be there yet often make their way into production, diminishing user experience and frustrating developers. Ensuring that the final product works as expected is the core responsibility of QA practices and processes. However, this is easier said than done. The QA function is often misunderstood and forgotten, especially in agile environment where principles like “progress over perfection” and “fail fast to learn fast” made practitioners shift their focus away from thoughtful quality management. Managing quality is not about eliminating every bug and issue. It may not even be possible. Instead, it’s about building software development processes that are able to deliver the expected results which the team commits to. Predictability, as a key measure of quality, allows teams to adjust their throughput by consciously deciding on the acceptable quality levels for their final products. In this course, we will explore how to design and structure an effective quality process in the modern agile team through collaboration and automation. We will look at tools and techniques that work; and combine them with meaningful measures, which will allow us not only position QA function appropriately within the agile delivery process but also improve and fine-tune it over time This course is designed for professionals involved in ensuring software quality within agile environments. It is ideal for software testers, quality engineers, developers, scrum masters, agile coaches, and team managers who are engaged in or responsible for agile development processes. Whether you’re directly testing code or guiding agile delivery practices, this course equips you with the tools and strategies to elevate quality assurance in your team. To fully benefit from this course, learners should have a foundational understanding of the software development lifecycle, software testing principles, and agile methodologies. Prior exposure to agile project environments will help contextualize the QA concepts presented and allow for easier application of best practices in real-world scenarios. By the end of the course, learners will be able to clearly define the role of QA in agile development and integrate quality practices from the earliest stages of the software lifecycle. They’ll learn to scope effective automation strategies and use data insights to continuously refine the QA process. These skills will help teams deliver higher-quality software with greater predictability and alignment to user expectations.

Hey QA enthusiasts and software developers! Are you ready to level up your quality assurance skills with powerful open-source tools? Welcome to Open-Source QA: Cypress, JMeter, and xUnit Testing—your comprehensive gateway to mastering automated testing tools. Testing isn't just about finding bugs; it's about building confidence in your applications. Cypress offers streamlined end-to-end testing, JMeter empowers you to simulate real-world user load, and xUnit provides robust, reliable unit testing frameworks. Whether you're aiming for more reliable software deployments or simply want to automate repetitive QA tasks, this course has got you covered. Unlike other courses, we'll focus on practical applications and real-world scenarios, ensuring you're ready to implement these tools directly into your workflow. Throughout this hands-on course, you'll install, configure, and perform testing with Cypress for intuitive UI tests, execute load tests using JMeter to ensure your apps handle traffic seamlessly, and integrate xUnit frameworks (JUnit/NUnit) to keep your codebase rock-solid. Imagine confidently shipping updates, knowing your testing is thorough and automated. By the end of this course, you'll have the practical knowledge and skills to automate testing efficiently, optimize application performance, and deliver high-quality software consistently. This course is ideal for QA engineers, software developers, test automation engineers, and technical leads. QA engineers will gain practical skills in using open-source testing tools like Cypress, JMeter, and xUnit to automate repetitive tasks and improve testing effectiveness. Software developers will learn how to adopt best testing practices for high-quality code, while test automation engineers will enhance their testing workflows with powerful open-source solutions. Technical leads and project managers will be equipped to implement and standardize automated testing frameworks within their teams, accelerating development cycles and improving product reliability. To get the most out of this course, learners should have a basic understanding of JavaScript or Java programming fundamentals. Familiarity with software testing concepts and QA processes is essential, as well as experience with command-line interfaces (CLI) for running basic terminal commands. These foundational skills will help you navigate the tools and techniques covered in this course efficiently. By the end of this course, learners will be able to develop and optimize comprehensive end-to-end UI test suites using Cypress to ensure robust interfaces. Additionally, they will be prepared to create and carry out load-testing scenarios in JMeter, enabling them to assess performance under diverse user loads. Additionally, learners will gain the ability to construct and automate unit tests with xUnit frameworks like JUnit and NUnit to ensure code functionality and maintainability. Finally, they will learn how to integrate Cypress, JMeter, and xUnit into their development workflows to standardize testing practices and accelerate the delivery of reliable software.