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How AI Is Changing Software Development — What It Means for a Tester
I watched a webinar about how AI is changing software development, with engineers from Atlassian, DX, Dropbox, Vercel, and Lovable. Here it is in plain words: w…
Common Social Engineering Attacks
Trojan Horse Attacks Trojan horse attacks involve a type of malicious code or software that looks legitimate and trustworthy, and is designed to trick you into …
Another Fascinating Story of Completing the Galaxy QA Course!
I've been planning for a long time to write to you, students and veterans of the Galaxy QA Academy course, and share my story of how I went through the course b…
A Tester's Career
Hi everyone, If you're thinking about a career as a tester, the Galaxy QA Academy course is the perfect start for you. It's a course that has everything you nee…
How much does a tester earn? A little salary statistics!
You can view the statistics for Ukraine here (December 2019): https://jobs.dou.ua/salaries/ The statistics for Belarus can be viewed here (January - April 2020)…
Webinar by the Master. How to test backend?
Agenda: Understanding what is #Backend testing? Common risks The place of #API Testing and Data Testing in backend testing. How to find balance,…
Interview with a graduate. Tips and tricks for job hunting.
In the introduction, I'll say a little about Dmitry Sviridov. He took our course in 2018, and his rating can be seen by everyone in the Hall of Fame. He's a cap…
Task 2. What is software testing?
There are many aspects of software testing. Testing is not always about using the product. And it's not only about finding errors. Testing starts already at the…
30 Things a Software Tester Should Know
Starting today, we begin a free 30-lesson cycle that will allow you to learn about software testing. Or strengthen your position if you're already working as a …
One Day of a Tester
Always wanted to tell you how it's like being a tester, but better to show. This video was made by a tester from our company, about a day at work. Life is great…
New cool features from Galaxy QA Academy
Hello everyone, update about our new functionality available to all testers. To make learning more interesting, we've updated the testers' rating page. It's now…
Recording of a QA meetup at WIX with a presentation by our teacher Dmitry.
AI Testing Challenge (Difficulties of Testing Artificial Intelligence) Abstract: I will describe problems that were observed during automation-testing-coverage …
When Testing and Development Come Together
The idea for this article came to me when I started working at a new startup, chous.ai. Since our manual and automated testing teams are merged, the question of…
Interview with a Graduate of Galaxy QA Academy
Today we want to talk about the most pressing topic in testing education — the process of getting your first job as a tester. Of course, you'd like to get infor…
Applying Test Design in Practice, or Learning to Find Bugs
Introduction When I tested a new feature at work today, I realized it was almost a textbook test design trainer for using test design skills. Of course, I decid…
Quest - the best way to test your knowledge
We are thrilled to introduce you our long-awaited, new product — a quest for testers. For a long time, we wanted to create something interesting and exciting ab…
Testing Certification. A method of improving knowledge or just a plain money grab?
As an experienced tester, the thought of going through international certification of my skills has crossed my mind many times. Main arguments in favor: 1. Many…
Are testing courses needed?
Recently, one of my friends expressed his opinion in a conversation. He claimed: "To get easy money, you need to go into software testing, and for that, you jus…
English for QA Specialists
Galaxy QA Academy presents a recording of a free promo webinar on English for testers. Topic: English questions. Special topic: interview questions (English)…
English for IT Professionals
Introducing you to a part of our first webinar for testers learning English. You can sign up for the webinar here. The webinar took place in a warm and friendly…
Full Cycle Testing of a Project by One Tester
I'm posting the long-awaited video of my talk at QA Community Dnipro. The full title of the report sounds like: "Practice of Full-Cycle Testing of a Project (A…
Webinar: Testing Basics and Types
Galaxy QA Academy presents a recording of the webinar on levels 1-2. Topic: the basics and types of testing. The webinar covered these questions: the essence of…
How I Became a Tester (Part 2)
I'll continue my sentimental story from the moment I was demoted from technical writer to tester. I was upset then, but in a way I was happy, because I no longe…
How to manage testing an entire project alone
Hello everyone. Recently (October 27th), I gave an interesting talk at QA Community in Dnipro. I talked about how I actually set up testing on my current projec…
How I became a tester
Today I want to tell a story about how I found myself in testing. Perhaps there are people who are looking for themselves in testing and will find my story inte…
How can a beginner tester get work experience?
Practically everyone who is looking for a job as a tester eventually faces the fact that practical experience is simply essential for employment. Moreover, it i…
What's new in testing?
Today, the profession of a tester has become more significant than ever, hasn't it? The accelerating pace of development challenges testers and forces them to k…
Web Security Lecture (ENG)
This is a lecture about basic security vulnerabilities for testers. In the program I describe XSS, SQL injections, XSRF, and more ... You will learn how to te…
Where Should You Learn Testing?
According to an international survey of working testers, ordinary offline courses provide only 28% of the information needed for successful work and employment.…
Choosing an IT Career
Hi everyone! Today I'll briefly describe all the in-demand IT professions. You'll think it over, do some picking and choosing, and go back to doing your day job…