There are ways to evaluate the health of software, which can differ significantly from other more linear, and sometimes automated, approaches to software testing. What sets these techniques apart, which fall under the general heading of “exploratory testing,” is that they provide an avenue to leverage the autonomy, skill and creativity of a tester to find areas to evalaute that might not otherwise have little or no test coverage. Numerous techniques exist that can help inform exploratory testing, such as exploratory testing heuristics, exploratory testing charters, and session-based testing.
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Authored by Philip Rogers
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