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Quality Assurance with JavaScript

300 hours 4.6(3,800 reviews)Free

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Hours
300
Cost
Free

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freeCodeCamp's Quality Assurance with JavaScript certification teaches testing: how to write unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests for JavaScript applications. You use Chai (assertions), Mocha (test runner), and Selenium (browser automation). The course is completely free on freeCodeCamp.org, and you earn a certificate by completing five projects. After finishing, you can write automated tests and understand TDD (Test-Driven Development). The main limitation: testing culture varies by team. Some employers care deeply about it; others treat it as optional.

A study of three Microsoft teams and one IBM team found TDD projects had 40-90% lower pre-release defect density than comparable non-TDD projects (source: Nagappan, Maximilien, Bhat, and Williams, "Realizing Quality Improvement Through Test-Driven Development," Empirical Software Engineering, 2008).

About This Course

Learn testing methodologies with JavaScript. Covers Chai testing library, Mocha, Helmet security, Passport.js authentication, and building a Node.js application with full test coverage. Free certificate.

Course Details

Platform
freeCodeCamp
Language
JavaScript
Duration
300h
Certificate
Yes, included
Cost
Free
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this certification free?

Yes, completely free including the certificate.

Do I need JavaScript experience?

Yes. This assumes you know JavaScript. Do freeCodeCamp's JavaScript course first.

What tools does it teach?

Chai and Mocha for unit/integration testing, Selenium for end-to-end browser testing.

What's TDD?

Test-Driven Development: write the test first, then write the code to make it pass. It forces you to think about requirements before writing code.

Is QA a separate career path?

Yes. QA Engineer/SDET is a real role. Testing knowledge also makes you a better full-stack developer.

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