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Is there a name for the school of thought behind writing tests? [closed]
Essentially it is a branch of software engineering but SE itself is too large an umbrella. I was curious if there was a title for the knowledge base that encompasses TDD, BDD, mocks/stubs/spys, unit ...
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Why is SIT called SIT when it serves for system testing?
I should define a testing strategy and environments and I have encountered rather terminology issue (but might well be my fault) so I hope someone will correct me here.
We are using INT environment ...
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Quality Assurance=inspections, reviews..?
Studying this subject extensively, the most books state the following:
Quality Assurance: prevention activity. Act of inspection, reviewing..
Quality Control: testing
While there are some ...
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What is the term for a 'decoy' feature or intentional bug? [closed]
I have forgotten a slang programming term. This thing is an intentional bug or a decoy feature used as a distraction. An example usage, "Hey Bob, QA is doing a review today. Put a $THING into the ...
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What Does It Usually Mean for a Feature to be “Supported”?
I'm currently working some testing for a particular area of an application. I had to write some automated tests for a particular feature but due to the circumstances, this was not easy to do. When I ...
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ISTQB terminology question (Defect)
According to ISTQB (and few more sources + wiki ), a defect/bug is the actual cause of error in software, e.g. incorrect statement, logical or semantic error. The actual definion is: a flaw in the ...
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Is functional spec a “design document”?
So I have been a bit lost in the terms, so first of all I present you what I have learned so far:
System requirements specification - what users want, what the system should do
Functional requirement ...
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Dog-1 testing as a synonym for integration / system test
In the company I'm working for the phrase Dog-1 is used for the software testing scenario where the first piece of data passes through the complete system.
Has anyone heard this phrase in a similar ...
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What's a good name for a third type of testing?
I generally have different types of tests that I work with - the standard types: Unit Tests (testing basic functionality of classes, methods etc) and Integration Tests (testing how multiple components ...
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What are the Characteristics of a Software “Center of Excellence” (CoE)?
Recently a new director of my department came in and expressed his wish that we become a "center of excellence". I expected that since he is my first boss who actually has a programming background ...
