Comments on: What are software testing objectives and purpose?

By: Mpumelelo

Mpumelelo — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:54:55 +0000

Remember testing covers two Vs VALIDATION and VERIFICATION when verification comprises of Static testing where you will be verifying user requirements, test cases, plans etc. Generally, you will be checking if the solution is testable and usable and you do not need to run the code, so yes you will be preventing bugs not looking finding them.

By: Jayanth Samala

Jayanth Samala — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:07:22 +0000

Testing intention is not only finding defects its objective is to find defects so that they can be fixed before delivering to customer hence delivering a quality product

By: ISTQB Guide

ISTQB Guide — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 09:28:54 +0000

The first objective is to find defects but preventing defects is an objective as well, as per ISTQB:

A main focus of reviews and other static tests is to carry out testing as early as possible, finding and fixing defects more cheaply and preventing defects from appearing at later stages of this project.

These activities help us find out about defects earlier and identify potential clusters.

Additionally, an important outcome of all testing is information that assists in risk assessment; these reviews will contribute to the planning for the tests executed later in the software development life cycle.

We might also carry out root cause analysis to prevent defects and failures happening again and perhaps to identify the cause of clusters and potential future clusters.

By: mudassir

mudassir — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 08:29:07 +0000

yes i think its about finding defects not preventing them that is the whole purpose of testing.

By: Abhishek Mishra

Abhishek Mishra — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 19:51:40 +0000

yeah, as testing is a preventive process, like quality assurance but unlike quality control