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Testing ''is'' software development. Software development is writing code. Testing makes sure the code actually works, so in a nutshell: '''Testing is software development''' :-) | Testing ''is'' software development. Software development is writing code. Testing makes sure the code actually works, so in a nutshell: '''Testing is software development''' :-) | ||
| − | One major aspect of testing - especially '''during''' development and the [[Continuous Integration]] process, is [[static analysis]]. | + | One major aspect of testing - especially '''during''' development and the [[Continuous Integration]] process, is [[static analysis]].<blockquote>Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence!<ref>https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edsger_W._Dijkstra</ref> |
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See also [[Software Quality]] | See also [[Software Quality]] | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 26 February 2024
Testing is software development. Software development is writing code. Testing makes sure the code actually works, so in a nutshell: Testing is software development :-)
One major aspect of testing - especially during development and the Continuous Integration process, is static analysis.
Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence![1] - Edsger W. Dijkstra (1970)
See also Software Quality
