We should learn Postman since it is one of the most popular tools for testing of REST web services in the modern software development world. RESTful web services, in their turn are also in demand on the market in IT industry in most of the companies across the world. Such a common API architecture as a microservices is now used to build various web applications such as online shops, trade markets, etc. Most of the microservices are using REST API that is very convenient to test with the help of Postman. In its turn, if you want to be a software test engineer in the modern world overfilled with qualified specialists, you should have skills with API testing with Postman.

Moreover, if you want to become a test automation engineer in future, you will have to write automated tests that will check each endpoint of your web service automatically. Each engineer should first check the specific request manually before writing automated code to reduce the time spent for debugging. The reason for it is that Postman will provide you with a better verbosity in comparison with any debug tool available in any Integrated Development Environment where you will write and run your code. As a result, Postman learning will be useful for you if you have a willing to apply to a wok as a software test automation engineer in future.

The following advantage of this software testing tool’s use is that automated tests can even be created inside Postman with the help of in-built tools. With the help of Postman, you can write your automated tests directly inside it using simple to understand and learn JavaScript programming language. In its turn, you can even be on the same wave with the software developers on Front-End side who will understand your written tests well. You may even import your tests to a simple file that can be used by developers on their own machines and the tests can be included in your automated tests’ pipeline to run the tests on the daily basis.

These were just a few words about the benefits that Postman’s usage for API testing can bring to you as a testing engineer. We will talk about them in more details in our future lessons. Also, you will see how easy to understand and use this tool is in the upcoming video lessons.