Quality assurance, in its turn, is a more comprehensive notion. In other words, software testing allows specialists to check whether the actual software matches previously outlined requirements and to verify that product is a defect (that is, bug) free. What is software testing, and what is it used for?Īs per IEEE Standard 610.12-1990, software testing is “the process of analyzing a software item to detect the differences between existing and required conditions (that is, bugs) and to evaluate the features of the software items”.
Let’s have a closer look at the essence of software testing and the professionals involved. What is the difference between a software tester and a quality assurance engineer? What are the key types of software testing? When and why should you use each of them? And finally, what is software testing? Why should it become an indispensable part of the software development life cycle?
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