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Joy Odinaka
Joy Odinaka

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Getting Started in QA

I am starting my journey into Quality Assurance (QA), and I am starting from the beginning.

I want to understand how software is tested, how bugs are found, how quality is maintained, and what it really means to work as a QA tester/engineer.


Software is everywhere but good software is about building features and making sure those features work as expected.

I am learning how testers think:

  • What can go wrong?
  • How can I find it?
  • How do I know the software is working correctly?
  • How do I communicate a problem clearly?
  • How can testing help build better software?

I have decided to learn by doing and document the journey as I go.

I won't pretend to be an expert.

I will learn something -> practice it -> make mistakes -> fix them -> write about it.

Hopefully, someone starting their own QA journey can learn alongside me.


I will start with Manual QA and gradually move toward automation.

I will document the things I learn, the things I struggled/struggle with, and the things that finally make sense.

This is no story about becoming an expert, but it is the beginning of a journey.

I'm learning QA and I'm taking you with me.

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