There are some basic and essential software testing steps every software developer should perform before showing someone else their work, whether it’s for shift-left testing, formal testing, ad hoc testing, code merging and integration, or just calling a colleague over to take a quick look.
However, there are two methods:
- Manual Testing – The manual testing approach is used more frequently by developers in the initial phases of the development for testing specific features
- Automated Testing – Once the software application is entirely developed, QAs automate test scenarios from the end-users’ perspective to evaluate the usability, functionality, and performance of the application
It also depends on the development model that is being used. For example, in the Waterfall model, formal testing is conducted in the testing phase; but in the incremental model, testing is performed at the end of every increment/iteration and the whole application is tested at the end.
Here are the essential software testing steps every software engineer should perform before showing their work to someone else.
- Basic functionality testing
2. Review Your Code
3. Static & analysis
4. Unit Testing
5. Applying test performed by single user
When to Stop Testing?
It is difficult to determine when to stop testing, as testing is a never-ending process and no one can claim that a software is 100% tested. The following aspects are to be considered for stopping the testing process −
- Testing Deadlines
- Completion of test case execution
- Completion of functional and code coverage to a certain point
- Bug rate falls below a certain level and no high-priority bugs are identified
- Management decision
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