{"id":117,"date":"2019-12-24T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/?p=117"},"modified":"2019-12-24T06:00:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:00:03","slug":"prevent-vs-detect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/prevent-vs-detect\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevent vs. Detect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A good appreciation of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/hbtcentral.org\/content\/?p=388\">Scope for dev testing<\/a>&nbsp;will not only help in sharpening the clarity of \u2018what-to-test\u2019 and \u2018test-for-what\u2019 but sensitise you to the PDTs so that you prevent defects. And that is what good testing should be \u2013 sensitise you, so that you can prevent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you knew the PDTs at L1 relate to data type\/boundary (etc) issues, would you not be careful while coding to ensure good validation checks so as to prevent rather than to detect &amp; find? A clear partition of what-to-test in terms of EUT and therefore Quality levels enables clear partitioning of (testing) work&nbsp;between developer and the specialised tester and ensures no duplication of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that PDTs in L1 through L3 beg to be prevented rather than detected, as these are not always not complex to be detected only via testing. Being sensitive to PDTs in L1-L3 enables you be a \u201cclean programmer\u201d rather than only be a \u201cgood dev tester\u201d. And isn\u2019t it what we all strive to become?<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good appreciation of&nbsp;Scope for dev testing&nbsp;will not only help in sharpening the clarity of \u2018what-to-test\u2019 and \u2018test-for-what\u2019 but sensitise you to the PDTs so that you prevent defects. And that is what good testing should be \u2013 sensitise you, so that you can prevent. 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