The document outlines Toan Le's six-year journey to becoming a full-stack tester, detailing the various stages and skills acquired during this period. It discusses what a full-stack tester is, their importance to individuals and organizations, and the necessary steps to become one, including attitude, continuous learning, and improvement. Additionally, it provides a message to manual testers about the evolving nature of testing roles in technology.

1. A Journey to become a
Full-stack Tester
Toan Le
SQA@KMS Technology, 2017
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Find me at toanle@kms-technology.com

2. Agenda
Let’s test it
Who I am and Who I was
My 6-year journey as a Tester
What a Full-stack Tester is
Why a Full-stack Tester helps
How to become a Full-stack Tester
Message to Manual Testers
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3. Let’s test it…in 15 minutes!
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4. Let’s take a look back…!
❖Is it a simple function?
❖What have we just tested?
 Functions testing: UI, API?
 Performance testing
 Security testing
 Usability testing
 Compatibility testing
 Reliability testing
❖How much can a tester test it?
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5. About me
Who am I?
➢A Tester
➢Can do:
✓Manual Test
✓Automated Test
✓Performance Test
✓Operations
✓DevOps
✓Development
➢Basically a full-stack tester
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6. About me
Who was I 6 years ago?
✓ A bankrupt graduate
✓ A dummy in technology
✓ Knew nothing about professional
software development
✓ Applied for a job of manual tester as it required no
experience and special knowledge
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7. My 6-year journey as a Tester
Year-1: First year as a tester
o Manual testing
o Desktop application
o Test definition
o Troubleshooting
o Test planning
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8. My 6-year journey as a Tester
Year-2: New Doors
o Basic automated testing: Excel macro
o Testlink DB Migration using PHP
o Test Plan & Strategy
o Web service
o Performance Test: SOAP UI
o ERP (SAP)
• HP LoadRunner
• ABAP Programming
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9. My 6-year journey as a Tester
Year-3: New Home
o Test the automation tool
• qAutomate
• A3
o Automated testing for Web
• XPath
• Selenium
o Test management
o ET, CDT, SBTM
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10. My 6-year journey as a Tester
Year-4: Darkness and Light
o 6 months on-bench
o ET, CDT, SBTM
o Test management
o Train the freshers
o Start new project:
Automated Testing Services
using Katalon Studio
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11. My 6-year journey as a Tester
Year-5: Maturity
o Automated test
• Scripting
• Test Framework
o Training
o Sharing
o Learning
• Security Test
• Rapid Software
Testing (James Bach)
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12. My 6-year journey as a Tester
Year-6: The turn
o Data Migration
o DevOps
o Performance Test
• Monitoring
o Development
o Automated Test
o Manual Test
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13. What a Full-stack Tester is
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14. What a Full-stack Tester is
Attitude: can-do personnel, non-stop learner
Skills: Good at both hard skills + soft skills
Knowledge: Knowing various test types and
methodologies and techniques
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15. What a Full-stack Tester is
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16. Why a Full-stack Tester helps
 For Individuals
➢ More exciting
➢ Remove boredom
➢ Flexibility and Adaptability
➢ More valued
➢ Career growth
 For Organization
➢ Save time of waiting
➢ Eliminate dependency on dedicated personnel
➢ Provide information of quality faster
➢ Take into account various perspectives of testing and quality
➢ Utilize resources better
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17. How to become a Full-stack Tester
Key success factors:
I. Attitude
II. Guidance
III. Continuous Learning
IV. Continuous Practicing
V. Continuous Improvement
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18. How to become a Full-stack Tester
I. Attitude
➢Working
➢Learning
➢Changing
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You change or you die
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19. How to become a Full-stack Tester
II. Guidance
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20. How to become a Full-stack Tester
III. Continuous Learning
▪ Reading (Heuristic Test Strategy Model - James Bach)
▪ Applying/Trying
▪ Sharing
• Seminar
• Conference
IV. Continuous Practicing
▪ Practice various types of thinking
V. Continuous Improvement
▪ Challenge yourself
▪ Seek for better solutions
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21. Message to Manual Testers
Test Automation is not the only way to go, at
least for now
Playing with tools could be a good alternative
start
Technical job is not the hardest part, changing
your mind is
Must start changing asap
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22. Panel Discussion
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23. Panel Discussion
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24. Appendix A – Types of Thinking
Critical Thinking
Logical thinking
Analytical thinking
Creative thinking
Abstract thinking
Concrete thinking
System thinking
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25. Appendix A – Types of Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Links: https://blog.4tests.com/three-ways-improve-critical-thinking-skills/
http://thepeakperformancecenter.com/educational-learning/thinking/critical-thinking/

26. Appendix A – Types of Thinking
 Critical Thinking involves
 Gathering relevant information
 Evaluating information
 Asking questions
 Assessing bias or unsubstantiated assumptions
 Making inferences from the information and filling in gaps
 Using abstract ideas to interpret information
 Formulating ideas
 Weighing opinions
 Reaching well-reasoned conclusions
 Considering alternative possibilities
 Testing conclusions
 Verifying if evidence/argument support the conclusions
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Links: http://thepeakperformancecenter.com/educational-learning/thinking/critical-thinking/ Go Back

27. RECOMMENDED COURSES
FOR YOUR VERY FIRST STEPS INTO THE IT CAREER
- By Thao Vo, QA Architect @KMS Technology
1. Basics of Computer Science
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/basics_of_computer_science/index.htm
2. Computer Fundamentals
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/computer_fundamentals/index.htm
3. Computer Programming
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/computer_programming/index.htm
4. Data Structures and Algorithms
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/data_structures_algorithms/index.htm
C Language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfGYAqXH00
5. Database Management System
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/dbms/index.htm
6. Operating System
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/operating_system/index.htm
7. Software and Architecture Design
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/software_architecture_design/index.htm
8. Internet Technologies
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/internet_technologies/index.htm
9.Network Theory (If you want to learn security testing later on)
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/network_theory/index.htm