This document discusses why a QA engineer should learn to code. It provides several reasons why the author, a QA engineer, decided to learn programming including wanting to better understand what is happening in the code, becoming a true testing expert, and earning more money. The document then outlines a plan for learning to code starting with Python and provides recommendations on online courses and resources for getting started with programming.

1. Why QA-engineer should know how
to code
How to start
2015

2. Mykola Kovsh
QA-engineer at Ciklum
co-organizer of
QA Club Kiev meetings

3. Top Reasons People Decide to
Change/Switch Careers (by
http://www.mycareerblast.com/):
Career-Change Reason #1: Wrong Career From the Start
Career-Change Reason #2: Career Interests/Passion Evolves/Work Becomes
Boring
Career-Change Reason #3: Career Burnout
Career-Change Reason #4: Changes in Technology Force Move
Career-Change Reason #5: Changes in Personal Situation Propel Switch
Last one: Earn more money

4. Why did I start programming learning
after becoming QA-engineer?

5. Plan
Because:
1. I want to know what is going on inside
2. I want to be a real expert in testing
3. I want to buy a good car, apartments and so on
Further steps
4. Ways of development
5. How to start

6. Just to understand better why
A little bit of statistic from USA*
*source: http://testobsessed.com/2010/10/testers-code/
93 jobs
37 jobs
34 jobs

7. 1. I want to know what is going on inside

8. 1. I want to know what is going on inside

9. Small example from real life
Issue: analyze more than 1000 xml files. Gather required
information and compare it.
Decision: short Python scrip with near 70 lines of code
Time spent: near 8 hours: 1 line of code in 7 minutes

10. The more – the better

11. Knowing what is going on inside by QA-
engineer is:
- more effective testing process organization;
- effective risks management;
- participation in white-box (unit / integration) testing;
- test automation;
- time saving for all team;
- be on the same page with programmers;
- ability to make fixes in program;
- respect among team.

12. 2. I want to be a real expert in testing. Options
1.Automation 2.Performance
3.Mobile 4.Security
QA-consultant
/
Test Team Lead

13. *source: dou.ua
3. I want to buy a good car, apartments and so
on

14. 4. Ways of development. Option 1
becoming an expert in testingbecoming an expert in testing
Testing
learning
Testing
learning
EmploymentEmployment
AdaptationAdaptation
Programming learningProgramming learning
ApplicationApplication

15. 4. Ways of development. Option 1.
Advantages
- you know better what programming language to learn and
why;
- more chances to find a good mentor on your project;
- you see how it works on real project;
- faster learning.

16. 4. Ways of development. Option 2
becoming an expert in testingbecoming an expert in testing
Testing
learning
Testing
learning
EmploymentEmployment
AdaptationAdaptation
Programming learningProgramming learning
ApplicationApplication

17. 4. Ways of development. Option 2.
Advantages
- you are ahead of others while employment;
- faster adaptation on your project;
- bringing more value for your project from the first days;
- chance to start with higher salary.

18. 5. How to start
*source: dou.ua
Usage of programming languages

19. What flavor of tester do you want to
be?
What tools do you need to get there?

20. How to choose language by Lurkmore*
• :Хочешь программировать на выразительном и мощном языке Python
• - - :Нужно по быстрому веб сайт PHP
• « - » :Желаешь в тусовку зовущих себя рок звездами программирования
Ruby
• :Реально нужно научиться программировать C
• :Ищешь просветления Scheme
• :Уйти в хандру SQL
• :Потерять одну хромосому Microsoft Visual Basic
• , ,Для получения постоянной заурядной но хорошо оплачиваемой работы по
созданию финансовых приложений в офисной загородке под лампами
:дневного света Java
• ,Тоже самое но с аббревиатурами и списком сертификатов в своей
:подписи C#
• , ,Для получения волшебного забытого в детстве ощущения избавления от
:мании величия Objective C
*http://lurkmore.to/ _Языки программирования

21. Lurkmore about Python*
Python - идеальный язык для обучению
п ,рограммирования школоты так как даже обезьяна
. , 1осилит Да что уж там обезьяна даже Сник или
.похапэшник не облажаются
*http://lurkmore.to/ _Языки программирования

22. Why Python for me?
- strong desire of growth;
- enough courses for beginners in the Internet;
- understandable;
- provides understanding of Object-Oriented and partially
Functional programming concepts;
- help of mentors.

23. How to start to learn Python
1. On-line courses 2. Off-line courses
Ask people or

24. Own game coding: 2 courses on Coursera
during near 20 weeks

25. More useful links
- ?Хотите научится кодить Начните здесь
http://lifehacker.ru/2014/06/14/xotite-nauchitsya-kodit-na
- Памятка для начинающих разработчиков
http://dou.ua/lenta/articles/juniors-manual/
- 10 отличий между хорошим и нормальным
программистом
http://megamozg.ru/post/10620/

26. Good Luck!