Welcome to the Software Testing & Quality Assurance Roadmap. This learning path is designed to take you from QA fundamentals to advanced automation and professional growth. Follow the modules in order, or jump directly to the topic you want to learn.
① Core QA Concepts & Fundamentals
Learn the foundations of Software Testing and Quality Assurance, understand the mindset of great testers, and build a strong base for your QA journey.
② Essential Testing Techniques & Tools
Learn test case design techniques, bug reporting, test planning, exploratory testing, and commonly used QA tools.
③ Web Application Testing
Learn how to test forms, validation, sessions, cookies, authentication, browser compatibility, accessibility, and more.
④ API Testing
Learn REST APIs, HTTP methods, status codes, JSON, authentication, Postman, and API testing best practices.
⑤ SQL & Database Testing
Learn SQL queries, joins, data validation, and database verification techniques used by QA engineers.
⑥ Debugging & Environment Skills for Testers
Learn browser DevTools, logs, networking, Linux commands, Git, Docker, and troubleshooting techniques.
⑦ UI Test Automation
Learn Playwright, Selenium, automation frameworks, Page Object Model, CI/CD integration, and automation best practices.
⑧ API Test Automation
Learn REST Assured, automated API testing strategies, mocking, validation, and CI integration.
⑨ Load & Performance Testing
Learn performance testing concepts, JMeter, load testing, stress testing, and performance analysis.
⑩ QA Career Growth & Professional Guidance
Grow beyond technical skills by learning effective habits, continuous learning strategies, mentoring, teamwork, and engineering culture.
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