Quality Assurance & Testing
Assurance and Testing are essential as they ensure a product performs reliably under different conditions. QA and testing save both time and money while enhancing the user experience by identifying and resolving bugs early in the development process.
What is Quality Assurance and Testing?
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Quality assurance (QA) systematically checks and rechecks a product’s quality to ensure it lives up to its stated promises.
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Software testing is a portion of quality assurance that comprises running the program to check for flaws and malfunctions and also to see if it performs as anticipated.
What is Quality Assurance and Testing?
Quality Assurance (QA):
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Proactive Approach:
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QA emphasizes preventing before they arise by establishing processes and procedures that ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.
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Encompasses the Entire Lifecycle:
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QA activities begin early the development process, covering requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, and maintenance.
Focus on Process:
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seeks to enhance the quality of the software development process itself, not just the end product.
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Examples: -
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Requirements Review: Verifying that requirements are clear, complete, and consistent.
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Code Reviews: Detecting potential bugs quality issues before they affect the final.
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Test Planning: Creating detailed test plans and test cases.
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Process Improvement: Adopting better coding standards, design practices, and development methodologies.
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Traceability: Ensuring that requirements, design and test cases interconnected.
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Testing:
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Reactive Approach:
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Testing occurs after code development to uncover defects and confirm that the software operates as
expected.
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Focus on the Product:
Testing ensures that the final product aligns with the specified requirements and standards.