Being in the field of software testing for a while, I always wondered whats my stand in the testing skills I possess compared to the other testers. This was more of a positive thought as I was more keen on identifiying what I lacked and what I needed to improve. Then I got to know about ‘ 99tests’ from a very good friend of mine.
99tests is the best platform for one to get diversed exposure to test various products/applications.
I registered myself in 99tests and that time around, there was a contest that had started & I joined the same. I was absolutely clueless about what it takes to win a contest and how one needs to fare well in it.
I still remember quite well that in the first contest, I was able to log in just 7 bugs while there were the others who had logged more than 50…Honestly I did wonder how some people managed to log that many bugs in a short span of time…
Thereafter, my journey continued with a couple of more contests. I fared better compared to earlier ones ….but still never could manage to come to top 3 slots.
One day Ajay shared with me that he was planning to write an ebook on the tips to win a testing contest. Ajay has been a great performer in 99tests throughout winning most of its competitions. So I was eagerly waiting for the release of this book and made sure to buy it once it was released.
I started to read the ebook and learnt many techniques in it. And I judiciously applied all the learnings in the 99tests contest that I took part in thereafter and managed to bag the 2nd position. This wouldn’t have been possible if not for the learnings I took from Ajay.
Below are the critical bugs that I was able to log with the learnings from Ajay’s ebook.
(a) Validating a website through W3C Validator
(b) Identifying script errors in the website links when accessed through IE
I sincerely recommend Ajay’s ebooks not only to be read just to win a contest but most importantly to better yourself as a tester.
Read the following blogs on the belwo mentioned site and get to know more details – http://www.enjoytesting.blogspot.com/
(a) Release of my ebook: “What If…”
(b) Release of my ebook: “What If… : 50+ tips to win testing contests”
