Chapter 1
A Brief History of Software Testing
Modern testing tools are becoming more and more advanced and user-friendly. The following describes how software testing activity has evolved, and is evolving, over time. This sets the perspective on where automated testing tools are going.
Software testing is the activity of running a series of dynamic executions of software programs after the software source code has been developed. It is performed to uncover and correct as many potential errors as possible before delivery to the customer. As pointed out earlier, software testing is still an “art.” It can be considered a risk management technique; the quality assurance technique, for example, represents the last defense to correct deviations from ...
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