Introduction to Software Testing Simplified

Software testing is an important part of the Software development cycle. So, as simple as possible, avoid unnecessary grammar. Software testing simply means checking and verifying that the software is working as it was intended based on requirements. This should be simple enough.

Now, this makes software testing user or customer-centric. Requirements gathered from the client or user become the manual for testing the application. All components of the software must behave according to the set requirement.

Thus, it is important to have a correct and complete requirement to aid robust testing.

So why Software testing?

1. To deliver a quality product to clients
2. To build reliability on products
3. To deliver a defect-free product to the client
4. To save cost and time
5. To deliver a high-performing software product
6. To give the customer an excellent experience of the software(UI/UX) etc

The list goes on and on. This shows why software testing can't be trivialized or omitted in the software development Lifecycle(SDLC)

Based on this article, I would just highlight three main classes of Software testing.

1. Functional testing
2. Non-functional testing
3. Maintenance

Note: We have so many branches of tests under these classes. That would be a discussion for another day.

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