Many companies are not sure about the importance of software testing for a rapidly growing business.These companies consider software testing as a mysterious thing which has factors that are difficult to understand. Things like why and when they need to have a pool of expert test engineers, next-generation testing tools with modern infrastructure and the difficulties in analyzing what to be tested as a priority is not properly understood by the companies. priorities of testing. The most common myths about testing is that it is time-consuming, it is too costly, it requires a lot of effort, testers are responsible for the inadequate quality of application, testing in agile environment is purely ad-hoc etc.
Companies that consider testing their applications or the companies that outsource their testing activities would face a lot of thoughts which keep hitting their minds. Companies that are not aware of capability of software testing would be completely puzzled. It is not easy to have all the right things in place at the right time.
Some people think it is too boring at times when the need of being creative in work is very limited. It could happen when the software project is very small with only few functions and user input fields here and there. Of course it will not last long, but it’s not very exciting either. However, if a project is a large one with a lot functions and features, it would be very interesting and challenging to test. It needs applying a lot of creativity to be productive.
Some software testing stories that could really confuse one with certain misconceptions are: people think that testing is too costly but in reality it is something like you pay less for testing during software development or pay more for identifying issues later. Introducing software testing at the early stages would help in reducing both time and cost. Some companies think that testing is time-consuming, but the reality is that when it is introduced during the development life cycle, it is never a time-consuming activity. Testing and identifying bugs throughout SDLC is always very productive.
Some companies think that a tester’s only job is to find bugs. Iif bugs are not identified, they would be responsible for compromised quality of an application. The reality however is that there cannot be anything like an application is defect-free even though it is tested by a specialist team. With the advent of Automation Testing, people started thinking that it can be used anywhere during SDLC but the reality is that it can help only in reducing the repetitive tests.
Another thought is that automation can eliminate the need for manual testing. Doubtlessly, there is no replacement for manual testing, whereas automation testing relies on manual test plans only. Generally, automation is deployed only when tests are repetitive and time-consuming. A better test coverage can be reaped using a combination of manual and automated testing.
Some myths are:Testing in Agile is ad hoc, needs less documentation, and it does not have strategies but the reality is that an agile environment involves planning sprints, budget and resources ahead of time. It brings testers and developers together to improve quality, achieve faster time to market at reduced costs. However, testing has moved on. Testing cannot be ignored. We should be focusing at increasing complexity of applications and how can we test them to identify all defects.
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