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Full Stack Testing

by Gayathri Mohan

June 2022

Intermediate to advanced

405 pages

11h 2m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Why I Wrote This BookWho Should Read This Book?Navigating This BookConventions Used in This BookO’Reilly Online LearningHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
Full Stack Testing for High QualityShift-Left TestingTen Full Stack Testing SkillsKey Takeaways
Building BlocksExploratory Testing FrameworksExploring a FunctionalityManual Exploratory Testing StrategyUnderstand the ApplicationExplore in PartsRepeat Exploratory Testing in PhasesExercisesAPI TestingWeb UI TestingPerspectives: Test Environment HygieneKey Takeaways
Building BlocksIntroduction to Micro and Macro Test TypesAutomated Functional Testing StrategyExercisesUI Functional TestsService TestsUnit TestsAdditional Testing ToolsPactKarateAI/ML Tools in Automated Functional TestingPerspectivesAntipatterns to Overcome100% Automation Coverage!Key Takeaways
Building BlocksIntroduction to Continuous IntegrationThe CI/CT/CD ProcessPrinciples and EtiquetteContinuous Testing StrategyBenefitsExerciseGitJenkinsThe Four Key MetricsKey Takeaways
Building BlocksDatabasesCachesBatch Processing SystemsEvent StreamsData Testing StrategyExercisesSQLJDBCApache Kafka and ZerocodeAdditional Testing ToolsTest ContainersDeequKey Takeaways
Building BlocksIntroduction to Visual TestingProject/Business-Critical Use CasesFrontend Testing StrategyUnit TestsIntegration/Component TestsSnapshot Tests Functional End-to-End TestsVisual TestsCross-Browser TestingFrontend Performance TestingAccessibility TestingExercisesBackstopJSCypressAdditional Testing ToolsApplitools Eyes, an AI-Powered ToolStorybookPerspectives: Visual Testing ChallengesKey Takeaways
Building BlocksCommon CyberattacksThe STRIDE Threat ModelApplication VulnerabilitiesThreat ModelingSecurity Testing StrategyExercisesOWASP Dependency-CheckOWASP ZAPAdditional Testing ToolsSnyk IDE Plug-inTalisman Pre-Commit HookChrome DevTools and PostmanPerspectives: Security Is a HabitKey Takeaways
Backend Performance Testing Building BlocksPerformance, Sales, and Weekends Off Are Correlated!Simple Performance GoalsFactors Affecting Application PerformanceKey Performance IndicatorsTypes of Performance TestsTypes of Load PatternsPerformance Testing StepsExercisesStep 1: Define the Target KPIsStep 2: Define the Test CasesSteps 3–5: Prepare the Data, Environment, and ToolsStep 6: Script the Test Cases and Run Them Using JMeterAdditional Testing ToolsGatlingApache BenchmarkFrontend Performance Testing Building BlocksFactors Affecting Frontend PerformanceRAIL ModelFrontend Performance MetricsExercisesWebPageTestLighthouseAdditional Testing ToolsPageSpeed InsightsChrome DevToolsPerformance Testing StrategyKey Takeaways

Building BlocksAccessibility User PersonasAccessibility EcosystemExample: Screen ReadersWCAG 2.0: Guiding Principles and LevelsLevel A Conformance StandardsAccessibility Enabled Development FrameworksAccessibility Testing StrategyAccessibility Checklist in User StoriesAutomated Accessibility Auditing ToolsManual TestingExercisesWAVELighthouseLighthouse Node ModuleAdditional Testing ToolsPa11y CI Node ModuleAxe-corePerspectives: Accessibility as a CultureKey Takeaways
Building BlocksCFR Testing StrategyFunctionalityUsabilityReliabilityPerformanceSupportabilityOther CFR Testing MethodsChaos EngineeringArchitecture TestingInfrastructure TestingCompliance TestingPerspectives: Evolvability and the Test of Time!Key Takeaways
Building BlocksIntroduction to the Mobile LandscapeMobile App ArchitectureMobile Testing StrategyManual Exploratory TestingFunctional Automated TestingData TestingVisual TestingSecurity TestingPerformance TestingAccessibility TestingCFR TestingExercisesAppiumAppium Visual Testing Plug-inAdditional Testing ToolsAndroid Studio’s Database InspectorPerformance Testing ToolsSecurity Testing ToolsAccessibility ScannerPerspectives: The Mobile Test PyramidKey Takeaways
First Principles in TestingDefect Prevention over Defect DetectionEmpathetic TestingMicro- and Macro-Level TestingFast FeedbackContinuous FeedbackMeasuring Quality MetricsCommunication and Collaboration Are Key to QualitySoft Skills Aid in Building a Quality-First MindsetConclusion
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningIntroduction to Machine LearningTesting ML ApplicationsBlockchainIntroduction to Blockchain ConceptsTesting Blockchain ApplicationsInternet of ThingsIntroduction to the IoT’s Five-Layer ArchitectureTesting IoT ApplicationsAugmented Reality and Virtual RealityTesting AR/VR Applications

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Full Stack Testing

In today’s world, digitalization is required to sustain and grow any business. Many businesses are leading the way in this aspect, while some are in the early phases of modernizing their existing digital platforms.

Digitalization is key to broadening a business’s reach from a local community to a global scale, translating to more adoption and more revenue. Almost all small and large-scale enterprises in various sectors, like health care, retail, travel, academics, social media, banking, and entertainment, devise plans to advance their digital strategies as a critical measure to reach new customer segments and yield higher profits.

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The technology space has been evolving in parallel with these innovative businesses to accommodate their increasingly advanced needs. Gone are the days where people were willing to wait in line to buy movie tickets, drive to a store in a remote location to buy a ...