How to Learn New Software Tools

If you want to do anything, you must first sharpen your tools. In the world of software development and testing, the correct use of tools greatly improves efficiency!

I have used many tools in my work and recently learned many new tools: Ci, git, and soupui. Summarize your experiences with the tool:

1. There is no best tool, but only the tool that best suits you.

This article tells us to understand your own problems or needs before learning new tools. What problems do you want to solve first?

2. the more powerful the tool is, the more complicated the exposed interfaces are. The more time and effort it takes to learn, the more benefits it will gain in the long term.

Imagine how we learned a complicated machine in our factory? It also takes time and effort to learn software tools.

3. How to find a tool.

If you do not know the name of the tool, it is good to ask people around you or stackoverflow. Please try it on Google. Two good tools: Long and popular!

Finding someone -- stackoverflow -- Google --->Article, Book! There are many problems that can be solved with good tools, including open source and closed source.

4. learning tools.

Find the official documentation and people around you! Tools are the externalization of solutions to your own problems. Learning Tools first learn the principles behind the tools! Also consider:

What is a model? What is input? What is output? Can it be customized?

5. solve your own problems and integrate them into your own system.

It is best to be automated once and for all!

 

I hope you can share your experiences!