Azure Testing Training Overview
Become a skilled Azure-native application tester in this comprehensive Azure training course. This class teaches participants how to build high-quality, resilient, and future-proof cloud applications by implementing effective testing strategies with Visual Studio, Azure Test Plans, and Visual Studio App Center.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Understand different types of tests
- Master test design
- Implement effective testing practices
- Automate testing workflows
- Analyze and interpret test results
Prerequisites
.NET experience is recommended.
Outline
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Introduction to Azure-native Application Testing
- Understanding the Azure-native architecture
- Exploring Azure-native apps that should be tested (Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service)
- Importance of testing
- Understanding different types of tests
- Understanding testing using Visual Studio, Azure Test Plans, and Visual Studio App Center
Unit Testing in Visual Studio
- Understanding unit tests
- Understanding Test-driven Development (TDD)
- Exploring popular unit testing frameworks (MSTest, NUnit, xUnit)
- Writing tests
- Organizing tests as test suites
- Setup and teardown methods
- Test Explorer in Visual Studio
- Concurrent unit testing using Live Unit Testing and NCrunch
Data-driven Unit Testing
- Implementing data-driven tests using parameterized test methods
- Feeding test data from various sources (e.g., CSV files, Excel sheets)
Mock Testing in Visual Studio
- Understanding mock tests
- Exploring popular mocking frameworks (Moq, Rhino Mocks)
- Creating Mock objects
- Mocking methods and properties
- Mocking dependencies
- Mocking database interactions
Performing Code-coverage Analysis in Visual Studio
- Overview of code coverage analysis
- Interpreting code coverage results
UI Testing with Visual Studio
- Overview of UI testing
- Creating UI tests using Visual Studio's Coded UI Test
- Best practices for maintaining and updating UI tests
Test Planning using Azure Test Plans
- Introduction to Azure Test Plans
- Creating test plans and test suites
- Associating automated tests with test cases
- Integrating automated tests with test cases using Visual Studio
- Configuring release pipelines to run automated tests from test plans
Test Execution and Analyzing Test Results using Azure Test Plans
- Running selected tests on demand directly from Azure Test Plans
- Viewing detailed test results and logs within the Azure Test Plans environment
Exploratory Testing and Feedback Management using Test & Feedback Extension
- Overview of exploratory testing
- Installing and configuring the Test & Feedback extension
- Setting up and configuring the Test & Feedback extension for Visual Studio and browsers.
- Performing exploratory testing sessions
- Executing exploratory testing sessions and capturing rich data.
- Creating bugs, tasks, and test cases directly from exploratory testing sessions.
- Providing Feedback and Suggestions
- Leveraging the Test & Feedback extension to offer feedback and suggestions
- Managing and tracking feedback items efficiently within Azure Test Plans
Performance and Load Testing in Azure
- Understanding the importance of performance testing
- Configuring and executing performance tests using Azure tools
- Conducting performance testing in Azure environments
- Monitoring application performance using Azure tools
- Understanding load testing
- Integrating Visual Studio for load testing
- Using Microsoft Azure Load Testing
Security Testing in Azure
- Identifying security vulnerabilities in Azure-native applications
- Leveraging Azure Security Center for security testing
Test Automation or Continuous Testing with Azure DevOps
- Implementing continuous integration and continuous testing
- Integrating automated tests into Azure DevOps pipelines
Introduction to Visual Studio App Center
- Understanding Visual Studio App Center
- Exploring key features of Visual Studio App Center
- Overview of the end-to-end testing process in Visual Studio App Center
Working with Visual Studio App Center
- Setting up a build pipeline for generating test-ready artifacts
- Automated UI Testing with App Center Test
- Deploying applications for testing as part of the build and release workflow
- Running automated UI tests on real devices in the App Center cloud
Analyzing Test Results in App Center
- Examining test results and screenshots within Visual Studio App Center
- Leveraging App Center for efficient test result management
Training Materials
All Azure training students receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
Attendees will not need to install any software on their computers for this class. The class will be conducted in a remote environment that Accelebrate will provide; students will only need a local computer with a web browser and a stable Internet connection. Any recent version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome will work well.
