the myths and facts surrounding software testing

THE MYTHS AND FACTS SURROUNDING SOFTWARE TESTING

THERE ARE MANY MYTHS SURROUNDING SOFTWARE TESTING, BUT FACTS REMAIN FACTS

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SOME COMMON MYTHS

TESTING IS ONLY DONE WHEN THE PRODUCT IS FULLY DEVELOPED

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• Early Testing Helps Save Software Maintenance Costs• Better To Do It Before Hand • Otherwise Cost Increases With Every Bug Fix for • Releasing Updates• Support Teams

• Company Value Degrades

TESTING IS A WASTE OF TIME

• No It Does Not waste any Time• It Can Be Done Simultaneously to Avoid Time And Efforts Required In

Repairs

NO…………..

IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO EXHAUSTIVE SOFTWARE TESTING

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• It is Not Possible For Testing To Be 100% Precise• Complete Testing is A Far-fetched Possibility• Certain Conditions And Scenarios Never Get Tested as the System

Never Reaches These

NO…………..

THE OBJECTIVE OF TESTING IS TO MAKE THE SOFTWARE 100% BUG FREE

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• The Objective Is To Find And Uncover As Many Bugs As Possible• Identifying All Of Them Is Not Possible

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A MISSED DEFECT IS THE TESTER’S FAULT

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• Mistakes are The Joint Responsibility Of • The Designers• The Developers• The Testers

• Tester Tries To Find The Bugs And Suggest Corrective Measures as per the Knowledge of the System Shared by the Teams

NO…………..

QUALITY OF A SOFTWARE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TESTER ALONE

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• This is One Of The Most Common Myths• The Complete Team Is Responsible For The Quality Product• The Software Testing Teams Ensure The Quality Standards Are

Adhered To • It is the Joint Responsibility of All the Teams to Fix The Problem

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AUTOMATED TESTING ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR MANUAL TESTING

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• Complete Test Automation Cannot Be Achieved• Manual Testing Is Always Needed• Automated Testing Tools Are Used for Rigorous, Repetitive And

Mundane Tests In Large Volumes • Tests With Judgment And Finesse Are Best Done Manually

NO…………..

THE JOB OF A TESTER LACKS CREATIVITY

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A Tester needs a Lot Of Creativity And Imagination To Foresee Issues

• The Tester Gathers Knowledge Of • Complete Working Of The Software• The Dependencies • The Impacts Of Each Module

NO…………..

• The Tester Creatively Approaches Testing by• Formulating Test Strategies• Designing Tests• Executing Tests

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