Introduction to Software Testing: A Practical Guide to Testing, Design, Automation, and Execution

Get started and hit the ground running in the world of software testing. This simple and practical guide teaches you the fundamentals of software testing, with no prior experience required.

You will start by learning functional and non-functional software testing. Then you will gain an understanding of the primary responsibilities of a tester in the Software Development Life Cycle and how to plan and execute testing activities. You will also learn how testing applies to an agile environment, what challenges you might face in your day-to-day life as a tester, and how to overcome them. You will learn the most commonly used test design techniques, with ample examples and exercises to practice yourself.

By the end of this book, you will understand the software testing ecosystem, from its types, techniques, and tools, to test planning, execution, and reporting.

What You Will Learn

• Master the fundamentals of Software Testing
• Gain an understanding of different software testing types
• Plan and execute testing activities
• Apply test design techniques to concrete examples

Who This Book Is For

Software testers, developers, project managers, and other stakeholders involved in software testing.

在軟體測試的世界中，開始並快速上手。這本簡單而實用的指南將教導您軟體測試的基礎知識，無需任何先前經驗。

您將首先學習功能性和非功能性軟體測試。然後，您將了解軟體測試人員在軟體開發生命週期中的主要責任，以及如何計劃和執行測試活動。您還將學習測試在敏捷環境中的應用，以及作為測試人員在日常生活中可能面臨的挑戰以及如何克服它們。您將學習最常用的測試設計技術，並提供豐富的示例和練習來進行實踐。

通過閱讀本書，您將了解軟體測試生態系統，包括其類型、技術和工具，以及測試計劃、執行和報告。

您將學到什麼：
- 掌握軟體測試的基礎知識
- 了解不同的軟體測試類型
- 計劃和執行測試活動
- 將測試設計技術應用於具體示例

適合閱讀對象：
軟體測試人員、開發人員、專案經理和其他參與軟體測試的利害關係人。

Panagiotis Leloudas is a software quality assurance engineer with more than ten years of working experience in the industry. He holds several ISTQB certifications and is an expert in testing principles, methodologies, and techniques.

He decided to write a quick guide to software testing because he needed a go-to document to use as a manual for all the decisions he has to make on a day-to-day basis. He tried include everything he would have liked to have known when he started his career.

Panagiotis Leloudas 是一位在軟體品質保證工程師領域擁有超過十年工作經驗的專業人士。他擁有多項ISTQB認證，並且是測試原則、方法論和技巧方面的專家。

他決定撰寫一本關於軟體測試的快速指南，因為他需要一份手冊，作為他在日常工作中需要做出的所有決策的參考文件。他試圖包含他在職業生涯初期希望知道的所有內容。