Full Stack Testing: A Practical Guide for Delivering High Quality Software

Testing is a critical discipline for any organization looking to deliver high-quality software. This practical book provides software developers and QA engineers with a comprehensive one-stop guide to testing skills in 10 different categories. You'll learn appropriate strategies, concepts, and practical implementation knowledge you can apply from both a development and testing perspective for web and mobile applications.

Author Gayathri Mohan offers examples of more than 40 tools you can use immediately. You'll acquire the skills to conduct exploratory testing, test automation, cross-functional testing, data testing, mobile testing, and visual testing, as well as tests for performance, security, and accessibility. You'll learn to integrate them in continuous integration pipelines to gain faster feedback. Once you dive into this guide, you'll be able to tackle challenging development workflows with a focus on quality.

With this book, you will:

• Learn how to employ various testing types to yield maximum quality in your projects
• Explore new testing methods by following the book's strategies and concepts
• Learn how to apply these tools at work by following detailed examples
• Improve your skills and job prospects by gaining a broad exposure to testing best practices

Author: Gayathri Mohan
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 07/12/2022
Pages: 405
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.19h x 7.00w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9781098108137

About the Author

Gayathri Mohan is a passionate technology leader with expertise across multiple software development roles and technical and industrial domains. Gayathri has proven her mettle by successfully managing large quality assurance (QA) teams for clients at ThoughtWorks, where she is now Principal Consultant at Thoughtworks Chennai. While working as the company's Global QA SME, she defined career pathways and the desired skill development structure for QAs at Thoughtworks. As Office Tech Principal, Gayathri cultivated local tech communities, organized technical events and developed thought leadership across technical themes.

Gayathri is also coauthor of Perspectives of Agile Software Testing, released by ThoughtWorks on Selenium's 10th anniversary.