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How and where is Functional Testing used?
- Regression Testing: Ensuring new code changes do not affect existing functionalities
- User Acceptance Testing: Verifying if the system meets user requirements
- Data-Driven Testing: Testing with varying input data sets
- Smoke Testing: Checking if critical functionalities work without issues
- Integration Testing: Validating interactions between integrated components
- Compatibility Testing: Ensuring software works across different environments
- UI Testing: Verifying user interface elements work as expected
- Localization Testing: Testing the software’s adaptability to different languages and regions
- Security Testing: Identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring data protection
- Performance Testing: Checking the system’s response time and stability under load
Compare Junior, Middle, Senior, and Expert/Team Lead Functional Testing Developer roles
Seniority Name | Years of experience | Responsibilities and activities | Average salary (USD/year) |
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Junior | 0-2 years | Responsibilities & Activities:
| $50,000 |
Middle | 2-5 years | Responsibilities & Activities:
| $70,000 |
Senior | 5-8 years | Responsibilities & Activities:
| $90,000 |
Expert/Team Lead | 8+ years | Responsibilities & Activities:
| $120,000 |
Quick Facts about Functional Testing.
- Functional Testing Software Development was born in 1984.
- Most popular project types using this tech are web applications.
- Entry threshold for utilizing this tech is basic programming skills.
- The most popular related technology is Automation Testing.
- Fun Fact: Did you know the first computer bug was an actual moth?!
TOP Functional Testing Related Technologies
- Selenium
- Appium
- Robot Framework
- Cypress
- JUnit
What are top Functional Testing instruments and tools?
- Selenium: The OG of functional testing tools released back in 2004 by ThoughtWorks
- HP UFT (Unified Functional Testing): Formerly QTP, brought to you by HP in 2002
- TestComplete: SmartBear’s gem in the testing world since 1999
- Apache JMeter: Your go-to for performance testing, born in 1998
- SoapUI: ReadyAPI’s sibling for testing SOAP and REST APIs, debuted in 2005
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