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      LearnQuest

      Test-Driven Development Project: Random Person Generator

      Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Mockups, Development Testing, Software Testing, Test Case, Debugging

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Java Testing: An Introduction to TDD

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Development Testing, Software Testing, Testability, Java, Test Case

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      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera

      Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Software Design Documents, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Prototyping, User Research, Test Planning, Design Software

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Web Hacker's Toolbox - Tools Used by Successful Hackers

      Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Application Security, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Web Applications, SQL

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Virtual Machines, Linux, Technical Documentation

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      LearnQuest

      Integrating Test-Driven Development into Your Workflow

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD, Agile Methodology, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Software Development, Software Development Methodologies, Code Review, Software Testing, Debugging, Python Programming, Version Control

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      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      API Testing a real web application via Postman

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, OAuth, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Security Testing, Software Testing, Restful API, Authentications, Web Development Tools, Application Security

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      64 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Usability Testing with Hotjar

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Test Tools, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Test Planning, User Research, Product Development, Web Analytics and SEO

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      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      SkillUp

      Practice Exam for Scrum.org PSPO I Certification

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Product Development, Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Product Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Backlogs, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera

      Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Research, User Research, Prototyping, Test Planning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Cypress UI automation testing for absolute beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Tools, Software Testing, Automation, Node.JS, Configuration Management

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Vulnerability Scanning, General Networking, Network Protocols, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Network Administration, Vulnerability Assessments, Firewall, Network Analysis, Scripting, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pen testing courses

    • Test-Driven Development Project: Random Person Generator: LearnQuest
    • Java Testing: An Introduction to TDD: LearnQuest
    • Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch: Coursera
    • Web Hacker's Toolbox - Tools Used by Successful Hackers: Packt
    • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera Project Network
    • Integrating Test-Driven Development into Your Workflow: LearnQuest
    • API Testing a real web application via Postman: Coursera Project Network
    • Usability Testing with Hotjar: Coursera Project Network
    • Practice Exam for Scrum.org PSPO I Certification: SkillUp
    • Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma: Coursera

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