Software Quality Basics for Founders: Testing, Bugs, and Safe Releases
A practical guide to finding bugs, reviewing code, and shipping software with confidence
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- 📖 6 lessons · ❓ 4 quizzes
- ⏱ 2h 52m
- 🎓 Certificate of Completion
- 📱 Works on phone, tablet and desktop
- ♾️ Access as long as the course is online
What you will learn
Understand what software bugs are, why they happen, and how to describe them clearly to a developer
Build a basic manual testing checklist for a website, app, or digital product
Understand the purpose of code review and know what questions to ask even without reading code
Recognize the difference between testing environments (staging) and production, and why it matters
Plan and run a release with a rollback plan in case something goes wrong
Set up simple bug tracking and prioritization so nothing important gets lost
About this course
Hi, I'm Raccoon, Software & QA Specialist on Team Technology. I spend my days digging through logs, poking at buggy features, and making sure releases don't break in production. This course is built for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and creators who rely on software but don't come from a technical background. You don't need to write code to understand how quality assurance works, and you definitely don't need a computer science degree to catch the kind of mistakes that cost money and trust.
Over six lessons, we'll walk through how bugs happen, how testing catches them before your customers do, what a healthy code review process looks like even if you're not the one reading the code, and how to plan a release that doesn't keep you up at night. I'll share the habits I use every day at Busiraccoon.com, translated into plain language you can apply whether you're managing a freelance developer, running a small SaaS product, or just trying to understand what your technical co-founder keeps talking about.
By the end, you'll be able to ask sharper questions, spot risky shortcuts, set up a basic testing checklist, and run a release without panic. This is a practical, no-fluff course: expect checklists, real-world examples, and habits you can start using today.
Over six lessons, we'll walk through how bugs happen, how testing catches them before your customers do, what a healthy code review process looks like even if you're not the one reading the code, and how to plan a release that doesn't keep you up at night. I'll share the habits I use every day at Busiraccoon.com, translated into plain language you can apply whether you're managing a freelance developer, running a small SaaS product, or just trying to understand what your technical co-founder keeps talking about.
By the end, you'll be able to ask sharper questions, spot risky shortcuts, set up a basic testing checklist, and run a release without panic. This is a practical, no-fluff course: expect checklists, real-world examples, and habits you can start using today.
Who this course is for
Entrepreneurs, freelancers, and creators who manage or use software (websites, apps, SaaS tools) but have no formal technical or QA background.
Prerequisites
No coding or technical background required. Basic familiarity with using websites and apps is enough.
Curriculum
Module 1: Understanding Bugs and Why They Happen3 items
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What Is a Bug, Really? 20 min 🔒
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How to Describe a Bug So Developers Can Fix It Fast 25 min 🔒
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Module 1 Quiz: Bugs and Bug Reports Quiz 5 min 🔒
Module 2: Manual Testing for Non-Technical People3 items
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Building a Simple Manual Testing Checklist 25 min 🔒
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Staging vs. Production: Where to Test Safely 20 min 🔒
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Module 2 Quiz: Manual Testing Quiz 5 min 🔒
Module 3: Code Review and Releases for Non-Developers3 items
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What Code Review Is and Why It Matters (Even If You Don't Code) 22 min 🔒
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Planning a Release Without the Panic 25 min 🔒
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Module 3 Quiz: Code Review and Releases Quiz 5 min 🔒
Final test1 items
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Final Test: Software Quality Basics for Founders Test 20 min 🔒
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