The Necessity of Software Testing
Software testing is an essential feature that affects the health and effectiveness of the software. It assures the trustworthiness of both clients and the supplier as well as helps to acquire the intended work.
So why should we check the software?
First, to check whether newly composed software meets the desired outcomes of the product and the legal requirements of the industry. And to protect the standard and the quality of the product and as a supplier, to give a satisfactory product to the customer. The software are sensitive and unique to each other, so it is necessary to safeguard the vulnerable information of the users and it is easy to upgrade the system by detecting the errors and increasing its performance of it. It also helps to prevent any failures happening during the further software development process (SDLC) and reduces the risks. Additionally, it can make sure, the software lasts long for a huge period of time.
The general process of software testing?
The process of software testing includes detecting bugs and checking user-friendliness and the capacity of the software. Foremost, assessing the current development status, checking the included functions, and performances separately, checking the software design, testing how the software runs after executing, etc. are included in the process of software testing. Finally, a report is released including the testing process, the current status of the software, and the existing errors in the software.
Debugging!
Debugging is an important part of software testing. It detects an error, or issue in a software system and decides how to cope with it by correcting the issue or finding a method to overcome it or how to deal with it. Because nowadays, information and data are considered a wealth and there are a lot of threats to the safety of your information and data.
Benefits of software testing
The top 03 benefits of software testing can be listed as follow.
- Higher user experiences
- Identification of the features of the real software and the expected software.
- It saves cost by checking and identifying the errors of the software at a very early stage.
In recent ICT history, there are several software failures occurred in several top-ranking organizations. For example, a huge security attack happened to the world-famous web Conferencing Company Zoom. Also, Tesla had to return around 40,000 cars due to a battery failure and a ransomware attack happened to the Toshiba Company. And there was a huge failure occurred in the Starbucks Company which caused the giving away of free Starbucks products to the customers causing them a huge loss.
Software testing speeds up the development process too and minimizes the risk of failure. And it is important to apply this to each stage of the software development process.
Finally, software testing is essential to the existence of sustainable software. Because the quality and effectiveness of the software depends on the health and the effectiveness of the software.
References:
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