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The Main Goal of Acceptance Testing

Note: this article was updated in December 2019. Have you already conducted all system tests? Are all the bugs found and fixed? Looks like you have done with testing, there

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Techniques for White Box Testing

Linear Code Sequence and Jump Testing Design Test cases should be designed to exercise Linear Code Sequence and Jump. For every test case these should be clarified: the input to

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White Box Test Techniques. Data Flow Testing

Design Test cases should be designed to execute control flow paths between definitions and uses of variables in the component. Every test case should comprise: input to the component control

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Black Box Test Techniques. Random Testing

Design Test cases should be chosen randomly from the input domain of the component according to the input distribution. The input distribution which used for the test case suite should

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Black Box Test Techniques. Syntax Testing

Introduction to black box testing to can find here. Syntax Testing Analysis Syntax Testing uses such model of the formally defined syntax of the inputs to a component. The syntax

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Black Box Test Techniques. Cause-Effect Graphing

Cause-effect Graphing Design Test cases should be designed to exert principles, which characterize the interrelation between the inputs and outputs of the component, where every principle corresponds to a singular

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What is glass box testing?

Black-box and glass-box are test design techniques. Black-box test doesn’t use information about the internal structure in full. Black-box test is known as focusing on functional requirements testing. Glass-box test

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What to Do if Requirements Are Changing Constantly?

It is a common situation and a great headache in software testing. Here are some tips if such situation occurs: Consecrate appropriate attempt to risk analysis of changes to minimize

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How do You Know When to Stop Testing?

Note: the article was updated in August 2018. How many test runs are needed? How to understand when to stop testing? The most obvious answer that comes to mind is

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Do small projects need extensive testing?

Well, in this case you should think over the influence of project defects, not the scope of the project. Nevertheless, if extensive testing is still not justified, risk analysis is

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Software Bugs. Definition and Meaning

The Definition of a Bug Well, software bug is any unexpected behavior; when software does something that you don’t consider it is correct. This can be anything from the demonstration

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