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Testing is an integral component of the software process and an activity that must be carried out throughout the life cycle: During the requirements workflow, the requirements must be checked; during the analysis workflow, the specifications must be checked; and the software production management plan must undergo similar scrutiny.

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Further Reading

  • ‘How to Break Software: A Practical Guide to Testing’ This is a practical book on software testing where the author presents a set of experienced based guidelines on designing tests that are likely to be effective in discovering system faults (J.A. Whittaker, 2002, Addison Wesley).

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Lee, R.Y. (2013). Testing. In: Software Engineering: A Hands-On Approach. Atlantis Press, Paris. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-006-5_10

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