Testing
Testing
- **Testing Concepts**: Make sure you’re comfortable with QA basics, testing types (functional,
regression, smoke), and the defect lifecycle.
- **Test Case Writing**: Learn how to create effective test cases, scenarios, and test plans.
- **Selenium Basics**: Learn WebDriver setup, browser handling, and how to locate elements with
Xpath, CSS, and other selectors.
- **Java Integration**: Since you know Java, focus on using Java with Selenium to write automated
test scripts.
- **TestNG Framework**: Study TestNG to organize and run tests. Learn how to create test suites,
handle annotations, and generate test reports.
- **Page Object Model (POM)**: Learn POM to structure your Selenium tests effectively.
- **Frameworks in Java**: Explore creating a custom framework using Selenium, TestNG, and
additional libraries like Apache POI for data handling.
- **REST Assured**: Since you know Java, start testing APIs using Rest Assured, a Java library for API
automation.
- **JSON/XML Parsing**: Learn to handle JSON and XML responses, focusing on validations using Java.
- **Database Validation**: Since you’re familiar with Oracle SQL, focus on using it to validate backend
data. You’ll frequently write queries to confirm test results.
- **JDBC in Automation**: Learn how to connect to a database and validate data within automated
test scripts using Java’s JDBC.
### 6. **Learn CI/CD and Version Control**
- **Git**: Learn Git basics for versioning and collaboration on automation projects.
- **Jenkins**: Familiarize yourself with Jenkins to integrate and schedule your test scripts in a CI/CD
pipeline.
- **Basic Performance Metrics**: Understand concepts like response time, load time, and how to
monitor these in your scripts.
- **Document Projects**: Organize and present automation projects, with sample scripts and reports.
This roadmap will position you well for automation testing roles. Let me know if you'd like more details
on any specific step!