How to Test a Time Machine: A practical guide to test architecture and automation

Rev up your career with powerful project enhancements using this comprehensive guide to test architectures and methodologies applicable to every area of testing

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Key Features

Explore the full test architecture spectrum
Discover a range of challenging automation applications with real-world scenarios
Learn with easy-to-follow start-up examples including DevOps for testing, AI, XR, and cloud

Book Description

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.
What you will learn

Identify quality maturity levels and processes to step up your product quality
Develop the ability to think outside the box when testing methodologies
Examine the various types of tests and their applications from an unconventional perspective
Understand how to apply different technologies to the testing process
Practice and polish your testing skills with practical code exercises
Expedite your career growth with quality assurance

Who this book is for

This book is for test owners, developers, managers, manual QAs, SDETS, team leads, and systems engineers who wish to get started or improve the current QA systems. Test owners looking for inspiration and out-of-the-box solutions for challenging issues will also find this book useful.
Table of Contents

Introduction - Finding Your QA Level
The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – The Base of the Pyramid
The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid - The Middle of the Pyramid
The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – The Top of the Pyramid
Testing Automation Patterns
Continuous Testing – CI/CD and Other DevOps Concepts You Should Know
Mathematics and Algorithms in Testing
Artificial Intelligence is the New Intelligence
Having Your Head up in the Clouds
Traveling Across Realities
How to Test a Time Machine (and Other Hard-to-Test Applications)
Taking Your Testing to the Next Level
Appendix – Self-Assessment