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Java Basics for QA

Understanding where bugs are cheapest to find (requirements phase vs production) is the fundamental QA insight that shapes every decision you make — covered from first principles

OOP Concepts

SDLC vs STLC is a question in 90% of QA interviews — being able to draw the relationship diagram on a whiteboard sets you apart

Collections

V-model, Waterfall, and Agile testing approaches are all tested in interviews — knowing when each is used in real projects requires context that most candidates lack

Exception Handling

Verification vs validation is a concept that appears simple but trips up experienced candidates who never truly understood it — clarified definitively here

Browser Automation

Boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning are the two most commonly used (and most commonly misunderstood) test design techniques — used properly, they reduce test case count while increasing bug coverage

Locators & XPath

Decision table testing is the technique QA leads use for complex business rule validation — knowing it immediately signals experience

Page Object Model

State transition testing is how e-commerce and banking applications are tested — most testing course graduates have never heard of it

Wait Strategies

Negative test cases are where most real bugs are found — but most junior testers write only positive cases, which is a gap that interviewers expose immediately

TestNG Annotations

Severity vs priority distinction is tested in every QA interview — most candidates confuse them; understanding the difference with examples is expected

Data-driven Testing

Steps to reproduce written at the right level of detail (not too vague, not exhaustive) is a professional writing skill that QA leads use to evaluate maturity

Cucumber BDD

Screenshot annotation and evidence capture techniques are what make bug reports actionable for developers — developers close well-documented bugs faster

Gherkin Syntax

Bug life cycle (New → Assigned → Fixed → Verified → Closed) is in every QA job interview — knowing the states is baseline; understanding the judgment calls at each state is what matters

REST API Concepts

Sprint ceremonies (planning, standup, review, retro) are the daily rhythm of Agile teams — knowing how testing fits into each one makes you useful on Day 1

RestAssured Framework

Story points for testing tasks and how to estimate them is a QA-specific Agile skill that most QA courses do not teach — hiring managers notice when candidates understand sprint velocity

Postman Collections

Regression testing in Agile (continuous regression vs sprint-end regression) is the most common testing strategy question in Agile QA interviews

API Automation

Working with user stories and acceptance criteria to derive test cases is the modern QA workflow — understanding "Definition of Done" from a testing perspective is essential

Maven Build Tool

JIRA filters and saved searches are how QA leads track what is outstanding, what is blocked, and what is ready for release — knowing them saves hours per sprint

Jenkins Integration

Linking bugs to stories and sprints in JIRA is the traceability feature that managers use in status reports — most junior testers raise tickets without this context

GitHub Actions

JIRA test management plugins (Zephyr, Xray) are used by QA teams that need formal test documentation — the module introduces both at a workflow level

Allure Reports

Dashboard and widget configuration in JIRA is a QA lead task — understanding it helps you interpret what your manager is measuring