Test Management

… install Playwright and write our first test.

… for beginners: setup, locators, waits, TestNG, and project structure.

API testing fundamentals with Postman. We explore requests, collections, and environments.

Introduction to performance testing concepts: load, stress, spike, and soak.

Cypress overview for end-to-end testing in the browser.

k6 load testing with JavaScript. Scripts export a default function and options.

Security testing basics for QA: OWASP Top 10 awareness and safe probing.

Docker for testers: run browsers and services consistently in containers.

Test strategy interview prep: how seniors explain coverage and risk.

SQL for testers: verify data integrity behind the UI.

…tials for QA engineers collaborating on test repos.

… terminal and run npm init playwright@latest. Choose TypeScript and the Chromium browser.

Install with npm and open the Cypress Test Runner with npx cypress open.

…wright --version, then bump @playwright/test to latest.

Never test production without authorization. Use staging with synthetic data.

…e objects and authenticated contexts so tests stay focused.

Start from product risks, then map test types: unit, API, UI, exploratory.

…laywright.config.ts file and an example tests folder with a sample spec.

…ors and actions. Keep assertions in the test, not deep in pages.

…left: review requirements, add contract tests, automate smoke.