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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Testing
Author : Neil Walkinshaw
Published in: Software Quality Assurance
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
So far, we have discussed software quality purely in terms of what it is (Chapter 2), and in terms of the process frameworks (Chapter 3), and the good practice – coding, design, and planning (Chapters 4 and 5) – that can be used to ensure it. Ultimately, however, it becomes necessary to actually take stock – to step back and assess the quality of the system at hand. This chapter marks the point where we move from discussing ‘good practice’ to discussing families of techniques – testing, inspection, and measurement, that are specifically dedicated to providing an objective assessment of (a particular aspect of) the quality of a system.