The purpose of software testing is the quality assurance by eliminating errors in the system. The soonest possible localization of errors is of a great importance as the costs of detection and correction increase during the software development process. Therefore is proper testing such an important part of the software development lifecycle, and eventually, a reliable software product strengthens the position of the developer on the market. The complexity of software systems increases in parallel with the size and functionality, which makes the role of testing even more important.
The goals of a software tester system are to combine the existing test phases with the automatically executed programmed logic, so decreasing the testing time; also to integrate testing phases and finally, to help the communication of the tester team. The most important function of such an application is to record the test results in a database automatically. Stored test cases can be then reused and the results can be compared with historical ones.
When deploying new versions, sometimes the whole system needs to be tested again. During such regression tests, old test cases have to be analyzed again (sometimes to be compared with the results obtained on previous versions). Using a system tester application can help to reduce time dramatically by re-running huge amounts of previously recorded test cases.
Manual testing processTraditional testing processes require a solid infrastructural and personnel background. The amount of testing work is not constant, which can cause human resources issues, as for shorter or longer periods, extra workforce needs to be employed on additional costs. This can not always be planned properly and therefore means unexpected expenses. After the end of the test period, the temporarily hired workforce will not be required anymore. Regression test (when the whole software needs to be tested) is a good example for the above. These issues led to the conclusion in many companies that testing teams have to be created with own management in parallel to the developer team.
The tasks of such a tester team are:
Automated testing system
By using a software testing system that can automate many of the above mentioned testing team's functions, significant time and financial savings can be achieved. The testing application proposed by Trinspire has the following main characteristics:
The benefits of using our system are therefore: