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Discovering Bugs, or Ensuring Success? Finding errors is not the same as making certain a software product works correctly.

The author discusses the difference between finding computer errors or software testing and ensuring that a computer program or software product works correctly. Topics include the challenge of determining when to stop testing a program as there is no way of verifying all bugs have been found, and t...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 61; no. 9; pp. 12 - 14
Main Author: Buzruk, Vivek
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Sep2018
Subjects:
Computer software testing
Computer software correctness
Debugging
Computer programmers
Computer hackers
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The author discusses the difference between finding computer errors or software testing and ensuring that a computer program or software product works correctly. Topics include the challenge of determining when to stop testing a program as there is no way of verifying all bugs have been found, and the importance of giving testers a goal rather than an unlimited amount of time to continue testing a program.