I have been testing at Tencent for several years

A brief introduction , I am an on-the-job test engineer of Tencent , from 17 I have worked almost since I graduated in 5 Years.

Come all the way , I feel very lucky to meet a lot of bole , Taught me a lot of truth and career experience . It's also a great honor to have worked in Tencent 5 year , Built ant gold clothes platuo The test framework ,thrift The test framework , Automated test platform , Ensure the quality of over 100 million Traffic Services .

lately 2 In, as an interviewer, I also interviewed many students , Often communicate with many candidates to share some of their own learning and growth path , I often share some work experience with many new students . Now let's sum up our experience , It's best if you can inspire and help the students who read the article .

Let's talk about working as a 3 year -5 Some skills that a software testing engineer should have and some other personal insights ：

1. The introductory stage

At this stage, you may have just graduated from school , Or maybe a career change from another industry , It will be like the subject , There are a series of questions about the software testing industry , For example, what is the prospect ？ Is the salary high ？ Too little overtime ？ How to learn from zero basis ？ What skills do you need to learn to find a job ？

In fact, none of this matters , The important thing is that you must understand what this industry does , Are you suitable for this industry .

When the training was hot a few years ago , Many students heard that “ Good prospects , Internet salary is high , Don't write code , You do not have to work overtime? , The older, the more popular ” My boast , They put their brains into this industry . After several years of work , I didn't make any money , Technology has not precipitated , If you can't get along, you can only change careers again .

If you are like the subject , I haven't entered the industry or just started to understand , Then you must think about a few questions ：

• Can you accept the pace of work in the Internet industry ？
• Do you really love this industry , At least have enough enthusiasm to study ？
• Whether your learning ability can keep you from falling behind in the rapidly changing wave of Technology ？

First, as the Internet industry , There must be overtime , Even if it's not 996, There must also be urgent tasks or online , Ask yourself if you can accept this pace of work . If you get there, you're going to go online , All night is also common , You left work the next morning , Your colleague just went to work with breakfast .

secondly , If you have a basic passion for this industry , Or don't hate this industry , Then at least you can have the motivation to study , To drive yourself , In this way, you can ensure that your work is not a pain for yourself .

Last , Internet industry , Technology changes with each passing day , Be able to go on in the software testing industry for a long time , We must keep learning . If you hate learning , Or less self-motivated , It's not recommended that you enter this industry .

If above 3 There is no problem in any aspect , So congratulations on getting to the next stage .

2. Primary stage

At this stage , You've started testing , Even the most basic point , You already know what the Internet enterprise testing process looks like , It can be said that this is your most vigorous time .

Your embarrassment when you encounter problems at work 、 Respect when meeting the great God , Will become your motivation to strive for knowledge . Reading books 、 Watch the open class 、 Go to the Forum , Your knowledge and skills will expand dramatically at this stage .

But at this point , In particular, we should pay attention not to rush to medical treatment .

At this stage, I don't suggest that the foundation is not solid , Start learning automation , In the end, I didn't understand anything . Business ability is the most important , Automatic play and then slide , It's just an aid . The foundation is not solid , The earth trembled and the mountains swayed .

3. Intermediate stage

You at this time , Maybe it has been tested for 1-2 It's been years , A lot of work is also handy , The salary is also basically stable , I know more about technology , But I still feel like I can't do anything .

Yes , You lack in-depth research in a certain direction ！

In the intermediate stage of software testing industry , A problem that must be faced is in which direction should I further develop . Automation or performance ？Python still Java？APP still web？

Let me give you some advice from my experience ：

• About the development direction

No matter what APP The test is good 、web The test is good , Or want to study automation , Or want to specialize in performance , It's all right . There is nothing so-called good or bad , What matters is whether you like , If you feel tired of doing performance , There is no sense of achievement without automated testing , Then concentrate on studying automated testing . Just specialize in one direction , After a period of time, you can become a great God .

• About language selection

I've written an answer about the language choice of software test engineers before , Simply speaking , Just when I first touched , You can choose Python, It's faster to get started , More flexible , To the advanced stage , Deal with larger business forms , You have to learn to Java. Do the technology , It's normal to speak many languages .

• Automated testing or performance testing

For automated testing , Don't be led by it , Don't exaggerate the role , And don't automate for the sake of Automation .

Performance testing will be somewhat more difficult than Automation . Code 、 Operation and maintenance 、 Computer theory 、 database 、 Business and so on , You have to understand . It's okay to write a script or execute it , The difficulty is performance analysis and tuning . Of course, if you are not very demanding at this stage , Then you can master the basic process of performance testing and simple performance analysis . More, such as building a pressure measurement environment 、 Monitor performance indicators, etc , We still need to accumulate experience in actual combat .

For these two aspects , I suggest you all study , Because of the current recruitment demand , They are all standard configuration requirements .

4. Advanced stage

If you are already a veteran of the software testing industry , Then I believe you a lot “ pit ” It's all stepped on .

At this stage , It can be said that it is the biggest career development bottleneck of Software Test Engineers . The great gods in the industry , Also broke through this stage , To get new development .

Usually at this stage , Will face 3 Development in two directions ：

• technician

The road is rough , But also the most resistant . If you're not good at relationships , Don't ask about the world , And have a strong interest in technology , Then I suggest you take the road of Technology . Usually more code 、 Communicate more with developers , Write some test platforms or test tools . At the same time, the development ability should also be good , In this way, you can become a high-level Test Development Engineer .

• The management direction

I'm tired of doing technical work , Management is more tiring , Because dealing with people is the most complicated . We should not only coordinate the relationship between superiors and subordinates , We should also make overall arrangements for all work . If you like to take the management route , Don't leave the business and just do management , It is recommended to be a technical manager , While leading the team , Constantly improve their skills . On the one hand, it is difficult to convince the public because of poor technology , On the other hand, it is also to exercise their ability to implement some team schemes . Although management is “ Life cycle ” Longer than pure technology , But we must not give up technology .

• Transfer other

Research and development 、 product 、 Operation and maintenance , Or start a business , They are all new ways out after facing the bottleneck . Especially entrepreneurship , Don't be hasty , I've seen too many entrepreneurs fail and come back to work , Everything is gone .

that , As a software testing engineer , How to work hard to quickly become an excellent test development leader , Or performance test boss , In other words, as a software testing engineer, what knowledge systems do you need to master . This is not just a software testing engineer who has just entered the workplace , He is also an engineer who began to be confused after working for three or five years , Must face and want to understand the problem .

1. Pre Basics ：

• Fundamentals of computer
• Test theory
• HTML Basics
• CSS Basics
• JS Basics
  

Two ,linux And the database

• linux
• Database introduction
• SQL Language （ a key ）
• Advanced database functions
  

3、 ... and , Fundamentals of testing

• Software testing theory
• Software life cycle
• Test method and classification
• Test case design
• Defect management
• web Project practice
• Test management tools
  

Four , Programming + data structure

• Python Basics
• object-oriented
• exception handling
• Modules and packages
  

5、 ... and ,WEB automation

• WEB Introduction to automation
• WEB Fundamentals of Automation
• WEB Automation intermediate
• WEB Automation advanced
• Project practice
  

6、 ... and , Mobile automation

• Mobile automation foundation
• Mobile automation intermediate
• Advanced mobile automation
  

7、 ... and , The interface test

• Interface Basics
• postman Implement interface testing
• Database operation
• Code implementation interface test
• Continuous integration
• Interface test extension
  

8、 ... and , Performance testing

• Performance test basis
• Performance testing tools
• project - Interface performance test
• project -web Performance testing
• Performance test tuning
  

Nine , Comprehensive project practice

A functional test ,ui automated testing , The interface test , Performance testing

summary ：

I believe if you master all the knowledge and skills above , And can be used flexibly , a monthly salary 20k The above is not a problem , At the same time, I also prepared for you 400 Page software testing core knowledge points , The knowledge points cover the knowledge of the mind map above , You can get it for free by joining our communication group below , I hope that's helpful …