✅ Step 1: Understand the Why

Before diving in, be clear on your goal:
-Faster test execution
-Better career opportunities
-CI/CD pipeline integration
-Skill growth in DevOps and Agile

✅ Step 2: Foundation – Learn a Programming Language 

Pick one widely used in test automation:
🟢 Java (popular with Selenium)
🔵 Python (clean syntax, good for beginners)
🔶 JavaScript (useful for Cypress/Playwright)
🎯 Tip: Focus on basics — Data type, loops, conditions, functions, OOP.

✅ Step 3: Master an Automation Tool

Start with a widely used tool:
-Selenium WebDriver (Java/Python)
-Playwright (JS/TS/Python)
-Cypress (JS/TS)
🔍 Explore real-world scenarios: Login, Forms, Multi window, Dropdowns, etc.

✅ Step 4: Build a Simple Framework

Learn to build an automation framework (even a basic one), Start with:
-Page Object Model (POM)
-Hybrid including TestNG (for Java)
-Pytest (for Python)
-Logging (log4j2) and Reporting (Allure, ChainTest or Extent Report)
📦 Create a GitHub repo to showcase your project.

✅ Step 5: Practice, Practice & Practice

Use demo sites:
👉https://codenboxautomationlab.com/practice/
👉https://demo.codenbox.com/
-Automate real scenarios
-Join automation communities (Reddit, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow)

✅ Step 6: Understand CI/CD Basics

Familiarize yourself with tools like:
-Jenkins
-GitHub Actions
-GitLab CI
🧠 Learn how to integrate your tests into pipelines.

✅ Step 7: Explore API Testing

Most real-world automation includes API testing:
-Learn Postman, REST Assured
-Test GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
-Validate responses, headers, and status codes

✅ Step 8: Prepare for Interviews

-Know automation frameworks
-Learn debugging strategies
-Practice solving real coding/testing problems
-Be ready for manual + automation combo questions

🎁 𝑩𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒔: 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒃 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑻𝒐𝒑 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔

🔗Codenbox AutomationLab (free):👉 https://codenboxautomationlab.com/

🔗One of the best Udemy Learning course to Master Selenium:👉 https://www.udemy.com/course/master-selenium-java-sariful/

🔗YouTube tutorials (free):👉 https://www.youtube.com/CodenboxAutomationLab

🔚 Final Thought:
-You don’t need to be a developer to automate.
-You just need consistency, curiosity, and a plan.

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