Professional Software Testing Using Visual Studio

Prerequisites

This course is appropriate for all members of a software development team, especially those team members performing testing activities – regardless of skill level. This course also provides value for non-testers (managers, Scrum Masters, coaches, etc.) who want a better understanding of what Agile software testing involves.

Agile Software Testing

Overview of agile software development The agile tester and agile testing practices Different types of testing Introduction to Azure DevOps Services Agile requirements and acceptance criteria Creating, organizing, and managing a backlog

Planning and Tracking Quality

Defining quality software Introduction to Azure Boards Forecasting and planning a sprint Introduction to Azure Test Plans Organizing testing using test plans and suites Creating and managing test cases Leveraging parameters and shared steps Importing and exporting test artifacts Triaging and reporting bugs

Development Tests

Introduction to development tests Unit testing in Visual Studio Data-driven unit tests Analyzing code coverage Practicing Test-Driven Development (TDD) Concurrent testing (Live Unit Testing and NCrunch)

Acceptance Tests

Introduction to acceptance tests Acceptance criteria and definition of “done” Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) Using SpecFlow to automate acceptance testing Using Selenium for web UI testing Using Appium for desktop UI testing Manually testing web and desktop applications Performance testing and load testing

Exploratory Tests

Introduction to exploratory tests Using the Microsoft Test & Feedback extension Connected mode vs. standalone mode Exploring work items Capturing rich data during an exploratory session Exploratory testing “tours” Requesting and providing stakeholder feedback

Build and Release Testing

Introduction to Azure Pipelines Automated builds using build pipelines Running automated tests in the pipeline Practicing Continuous Integration (CI) Leveraging Test Impact Analysis Automated releases using release pipelines Creating, deploying, and testing a release Viewing and managing a deployment

Reporting

Agile metrics that matter Configuring alerts and notifications Using the Microsoft Analytics extension Ad-hoc reporting using Excel and Power BI Querying data using the REST API

Delivering Quality Software

Understanding and avoiding technical debt Detecting and measuring technical debt Defining and obeying a definition of "done" Overcoming dysfunctional team behaviors Becoming a high-performance team Case studies