Tools

Development Tools

Essential tools for software development and testing

Testing Tools

Tools for automated testing, browser automation, and quality assurance.

Selenium

Browser automation and web testing framework

JUnit

Unit testing framework for Java

PyTest

Testing framework for Python

Coverage.py

Python code coverage measurement

Version Control

Tools for managing code versions, collaboration, and CI/CD pipelines.

Git

Distributed version control system

GitHub

Code hosting and collaboration platform

CI/CD & Automation

Continuous integration and deployment tools for automated workflows.

Jenkins

Open-source automation server for CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Automated workflows integrated with GitHub

Docker

Containerization platform for consistent environments

Code Quality

Linters, formatters, and static analysis tools for maintaining code quality.

ESLint

JavaScript linting utility

Prettier

Opinionated code formatter

Pylint

Python static code analysis

SonarQube

Continuous code quality inspection

Web Testing & Validation

Tools for validating HTML, accessibility, and performance.

W3C Validator

HTML and CSS validation service

Lighthouse

Performance, accessibility, and SEO audits

Pa11y

Automated accessibility testing

Axe

Accessibility testing engine (used by 60%+ of teams)

Security Testing

Tools for identifying security vulnerabilities and memory issues.

OWASP ZAP

Web application security scanner

Valgrind

Memory debugging and profiling

AddressSanitizer

Memory error detector for C/C++

API Testing

Tools for testing and debugging APIs.

Postman

API development and testing platform

Insomnia

API client for REST and GraphQL

cURL

Command-line tool for HTTP requests

Profiling & Monitoring

Tools for performance profiling and system monitoring.

htop

Interactive process viewer for Unix

perf

Linux profiling with performance counters

Tip Familiarize yourself with these tools as they are commonly referenced in the exam. Understanding when and why to use each tool is key.