Tab | Testing and Beyond
External Testing Resources
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Guru99
Whatever level of testing you are at, this site will give you a good theoretical grounding for a multitude of topics. Just starting off your career, this is a must visit site.
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Software Testing Club
Founders of Ministry of testing and a good information site in general. Sign-up to their mailing list and get some good blogs every so often.
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Meetup in Manchester
Alper hosts these smaller group events where practical skills are explored with hands on examples. A true ThoughtWorker, Alper previously set up Test Hive Istanbul as well.
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Wakelet, Test with Zest
Wakelet is a curation site where TestWithZest have gathered a lot of good material divided into different sections to suit different needs. Well worth checking out if Google doesn't hit the spot.
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North West Testing Gathering
Meetup hosted by Ken Fulton, skilled tester extraordinaire. Loves sharing his testing ideas with fellow testers.
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Liverpool Tester Gathering
Group of dedicated testers sharing knowledge with visitors from far afield. Leigh Rathbone has a good following of testers that enjoy his MCing
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Ministry of Testing
Probably the most popular testing events creator, responsible for Test Bash
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Satisfice, Inc.
James Bach's (testing guru) website. Not the prettiest, but lot's of good stuff if you care to find it.
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Udemy
Website providing structured courses. Tips. Watch the videos in at least 1.5 speed and lookout for free courses.
List of Services
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Postcode Address Testing Suppose you were tasked with testing the address and postcode lookup function of an online application form, simple isn’t it? Do a bit of a Google search, find the different postcode formats and hey, Bob’s your uncle. I find postcode testing to be a good way of highlighting the tester mentality and really provide food for thought in terms of how to approach testing challenges in general. I will try to demonstrate this by asking myself questions (I do that a lot) and answering them with more questions. I call these “considerations”.
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Agile Scrum Notes There are countless articles already available online. It is not the intention of this document to describe what SCRUM is or how it is to be implemented, but more of a thought invoking and practical list that looks at considerations and identifying the aims of each element and deliverables where appropriate. Please note that these are thoughts of the author and not prescriptive definitions.
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Performance Testing Overview This document provides an overview into the Performance Testing that a testing service can help cover, linking the aims of the engagement to how these can be met and covering some general pre-requisites and common factors that need to be taken into account in any proposed testing exercise.
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Apache JMeter Guide Apache JMeter is the industry’s most popular open-source performance testing tool, offering load testing through different processing protocols. The purpose of this document is to get you started with JMeter basics and at a stage where you can run simple tests. To get real value from using JMeter, you will first need to understand Performance Testing concepts and then practice (and explore) the tool further to realise its abilities.
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SQL Server Introduction The file attached provides both an introductory tutorial for beginners and a quick reference guide for those more advanced. It also touches briefly on why, as a tester, you may want to use SQL at all. Once you have completed this, don't forgot to move onto my next SQL document.
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SQL Working With Data In part 2 of my SQL Server series, we look at data manipulation. This document contains simple worked examples of creating and dropping tables, as well as inserting, updating and deleting data into and from those tables. Enjoy, and come back for part 3 (available once I find time to finish it).
