Название: Full Stack Testing: A Practical Guide for Delivering High Quality Software in the Age of AI, 2nd Edition (Final Release)
Автор: Gayathri Mohan
Издательство: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Год: 2026
Страниц: 396
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 13.5 MB

As AI continues to speed up software delivery, the need for comprehensive quality assurance has never been greater. This new edition of Full Stack Testing is your essential guide to high-quality software testing across every layer of modern web and mobile applications. Industry expert Gayathri Mohan explores 10 different testing skills across functional and nonfunctional testing and automation, including a focus on adopting AI-driven tools and workflows.

This updated edition covers mobile, web, data, security, performance, accessibility, and other testing types and presents concrete strategies, tool selection criteria, and automation techniques proven to scale. Packed with actionable insights and exercises on over 40 testing tools, it prepares readers to build high-quality software immediately in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

Implement effective testing strategies and test automation across web, mobile, and backend systems
Address essential nonfunctional requirements testing such as performance, security, and accessibility, among many others
Incorporate AI testing tools for both functional and nonfunctional testing and automation
Integrate testing in CI/CD workflows for faster, safer releases
Expand your career potential by building a well-rounded testing skill set

Testing, like other software disciplines, has evolved to incorporate new practices, frameworks, methodologies, and tools over the years. Manual testing has evolved into manual exploratory testing, while the rise of automated testing combined with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices has greatly increased the value derived from testing. Today, agentic AI tools claim to speed both manual and automated testing by 70% to 80%.

When moving beyond functional use cases, manual and automated testing of cross-functional requirements such as performance, security, reliability, and accessibility ensures holistic feedback on quality and allows you to continuously deliver high-quality software. This is why full stack testing is a desirable specialization in the industry. With AI testing agents offering to automate tasks across both functional and cross-functional requirement testing, this holistic full stack testing knowledge, including how to architect and orchestrate the AI testing agent, becomes the need of the hour. I presume you’re here because you want to transpile into a full stack tester so you can deliver high-quality software at work. First, kudos on your commitment; second, welcome aboard!

Who Should Read This Book?
This book is primarily tailored for beginners in software testing, but will be useful for practicing software testing professionals who want to expand their breadth of knowledge. That said, if your responsibilities overlap with testing—say you’re an application developer or DevOps engineer—you can benefit from this book. In all cases, you’ll need some coding knowledge, especially in Java. The hands-on exercises in this book are mostly in Java and, in some places, jаvascript. Familiarity with AI fundamentals, like prompt engineering, is also a prerequisite for this book. If you are new to the software industry, I also recommend reading up on software development processes such as the Agile and waterfall methodologies before diving into this book.