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Knowing that code can test other code and seeing it in practice, e.g. downloading tests that tests your own solution for a programming exercise. The terms unit test and test case, understanding the sequence of states it tests.
Novice |
Be able to write your own unit tests (technically) and have a basic understanding of test design, i.e. defining test cases corresponding to a specification
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Designing complete test cases for the desired behaviour, using tests for specifying behaviour before the code to be tested is written. Understand the relation between design and test design, and how mocking is enabled and used. The idea of test coverage and running tests as part of CI.
Advanced |
Integration testing with testing of more architectural elements, like full stack with DB, domain objects, REST API and UI (whether desktop or web). What level of test coverages is required for various parts of a system.
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