Part 1 Getting Started – Understanding Where You Are and Where You Want to Go

Each application is different, each company is structured in a different way and with different resources and budgets, and each one has a different maturity state. This does not mean they should aspire to go to the next state; maybe they are right where they should be. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Think about quality architecture as a ladder where you want to focus on reaching the next step to the one you are on. Go one step at a time. This section is going to be the first few steps of that escalator, beginning with finding out where you stand and then reviewing all topics related to the test pyramid, focusing on the obscure things that other books might not tell you about.

This part comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Introduction – Finding Your QA Level
• Chapter 2, The Secret Passages of the Test Pyramid – The Base of the Pyramid
• Chapter 3, The...