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How to Test a Time Machine

By : Noemi Ferrera E Ferrera Grajera
Book Image

How to Test a Time Machine

By: Noemi Ferrera E Ferrera Grajera

Overview of this book

From simple websites to complex applications, delivering quality is crucial for achieving customer satisfaction. How to Test a Time Machine provides step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples to show you how you can leverage your company's test architecture from different points in the development life cycle. You'll begin by determining the most effective system for measuring and improving the delivery of quality applications for your company, and then learn about the test pyramid as you explore it in an innovative way. You'll also cover other testing topics, including cloud, AI, and VR for testing. Complete with techniques, patterns, tools, and exercises, this book will help you enhance your understanding of the testing process. Regardless of your current role within development, you can use this book as a guide to learn all about test architecture and automation and become an expert and advocate for quality assurance. By the end of this book, you'll be able to deliver high-quality applications by implementing the best practices and testing methodologies included in the book.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1 Getting Started – Understanding Where You Are and Where You Want to Go
6
Part 2 Changing the Status – Tips for Better Quality
10
Part 3 Going to the Next Level – New Technologies and Inspiring Stories
Appendix – Self-Assessment

Introduction – Finding Your QA Level

Each application is different, and each company is structured differently, with different resources and budgets. There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution with respect to quality. Instead, we can think about test architecture as an escalator on which each time you want to focus on reaching the next step to the one you are on now. However, to understand how to get to the next level, you first need to understand the level you are currently on.

In this chapter we are going to cover the following main topics:

  • Figuring out which quality assurance level your company has
  • How to get to the next quality assurance level
  • Identifying priorities, improvement areas, and skills needed to reach the next level