Resources for a Beginner Tester
How to Start Learning about Testing
Revised 8.05.2017 by Helena Jeret-Mäe
This is a collection of materials that I typically send to someone who wants to know more about
testing. I recommend to go through Part 1 in the given order. Part 2 presents further resources
organized by category.
This is just the beginning... But you need to begin somewhere :)
Part 1: Diverse Half-Measures and Increased
Serendipity
1. Watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkT_HV9DVU - Open Lecture by James
Bach at Estonian Information Technology College
2. Learn 5 testing skills in 4 hours: http://www.fourhourtester.net/ by Helena Jeret-Mäe and
Joep Schuurkes
3. Read this article http://www.developsense.com/articles/2005-01-TestingWithoutAMap.pdf
by Michael Bolton to learn how to immediately start finding issues.
4. Sign up and participate in a Weekend Testing Europe session to learn from and interact
with other test...