Friday, September 28, 2012

The reasons for applying software testing

Software testing is the process of testing any newly developed software to check if it has any bugs, technical issues or errors that could have crept into the coding of the programming during its development.  These errors will have a negative effect on the quality of the software and this is why the new software gets tested so the developer can eliminate and fix any bugs or technical issues prior to the release of the software. This allows the manufacturer to be one hundred percent certain that the software is of high quality that it meets all of the quality standards.

Software testing became a vital phase that any software has to go through due to the existence of the internet. Everyone is looking for top quality products and software. This is why any software that does not meet these quality standards is deemed to fail. This is why software testing became an important part of the SDLC (software development life cycle). Most of the errors and technical issues that exist in any software are a result of design errors and miscalculations. Any grade ‘A’ product will have to be bug and error free and this is why big program developers test their software to make sure that it does not contain any bugs and if it does, it will have to be corrected and fixed before it is released to the public. This is done in order to control the quality of the products.

Software testing includes static and dynamic testing. These kinds of tests can be done automatically through an automated test tool or it can be done manually. This testing involves the execution of a code that tests and examines the software for the existence of any bugs, technical issues or errors. To sum it up, software testing is very vital to any quality control strategy and this is why it is used and applied by the biggest software developers.

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