Tag: testing
Software Engineering
Why "Bug Free" is Impossible
2011-08-23
One of the most common misconceptions about software testing is that, once a program or software system has gone through testing, it is free of bugs. If you accept this assumption, it logically follows that, if any bugs are found by the end user, the software was not properly tested. Both of these statements are absolutely false.
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Software Engineering
Tested or Not?
2009-07-22
A software system’s “tested” status is an interesting thing. Sometimes, in a schedule crunch, the decision makers may decide to cut back on testing, hitting only the most commonly used portions of the system. Almost inevitably, when this is done, a bug in one of the less commonly used parts of the system gets out.
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Software Engineering
Baseline Systems for Testing
2008-09-16
I haven’t researched this, so I don’t know if it’s already an established practice or not.
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