Development and definition of software testing

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How did the software testing industry develop , What is the definition of software testing ？

Achang replied ：

There has been software testing since the beginning of software development , Initially, software testing was strictly speaking , It can't be counted as real software testing , yes Completed by developers “ debugging ”.

1975 year 《 The principle of software data selection 》 Define software testing as  ：“ Prove that the software testing work is correct ” The activities of , namely “ confirmed ”.

1979 year 《 Software testing art 》 Define software testing as ：“ Activities performed when errors are found ”, namely “ Falsification ”.

1983 year 《 A complete guide to software testing 》 Define software testing as ：“ Testing is any activity aimed at evaluating the properties of a program or system , Testing is a measure of software quality .”, namely “ The prevention of ”.
 

2002 year 《 Software testing of the system 》 Define software testing as ：“ Testing is to measure and improve the quality of the software under test , Engineering the test software 、 The whole life cycle process of implementation and maintenance .”, It further enriches the content of software testing .

Ah Chang reads in pieces ：

The core of software testing is “ The test strategy ”, Include “ What to measure ” and “ How to measure ”.

1、 The object and scope of the test ;

2、 The goal of the test is ;

3、 Key points and difficulties of the test ;

4、 The depth and breadth of the test ;

5、 What to test first , What is the post test ;

6、 How to evaluate the test effect .

This requires us to be based on “ The quality objective of the product ”, be based on “ risk ”, Fully consider “ Product development status ”  Under the premise of arranging various test activities , In a limited time “ It is just fine ”  Test of .

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