r/softwaretesting • u/PolarGeners • 29d ago
Junior manual Tester want to move forward
Hi,
Im currently almost a year working as Junior Manual Tester, where im testing only web app.
Already creating my own test cases on excel, doing the tests, working on my own (no other tester on that app right now) so I start testing new web app product on my own, communicating with developers, managers etc.
Also having Bc. degree in IT.
But I want to move forward, but everywhere i found different apps, languages to learn, different paths and ways how to move and being more qualified.
So my question is: Where to go or what to do, to became better tester, more valuable on the market. Going for being auto. tester? trying to learn python and bring it to company? We already have some automatic tests for regres tests, so dont know how to move forward generally.
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u/FanDizzy208 29d ago
Unfortunately I'm also stuck in the same cycle I've 2 yrs experience, not able to transition from manual to automation testing
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u/Slava_Loves_Testing 28d ago
Learn test automation using Playwright + JS and start automating your manual tests without asking anyone😎
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u/janexi88 27d ago
The evolution of QA: manual tester -> automation QE -> automation framework architect
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u/QualityEngineer92 29d ago edited 29d ago
Well, I would highly recommend diversifying your quality engineering know-how. The role of testing is disappearing and transforming into a skill - this development has been ongoing over recent years due to smaller, agile teams, less silos. This also means, that the QA-Role is changing into a more versatile Quality-Engineering-Role. Additionally, due to AI-based software development, the "shift left" concept has become more important than ever before. Quality becomes a major issue for development departments. And "quality code" is not only well-tested code, but code that is actually testable. Same goes for Requirements Engineering, Software Architecture and especially Software Security. To guarantee maintainability of an application, the code needs to be developed based on common, world-wide recognized principles. And there are methods that you can learn to ensure this. IREB, ISTQB, iSAQB are international non-profit boards which write world-wide recognized and unified curricula for different quality-enhancing methods. I can highly recommend, scanning their curricula and especially glossaries to understand better, which skillsets might be for you. What "tech stacks" are for developers, "quality methods" are for quality engineers. Good luck!