A Strategic Review of Exploratory Testing Techniques

Syed Shujauddin Sameer

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V10P318

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Volume 10 | Number 3 | Year 2014 | Article Id. IJETT-V10P318 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V10P318

A Strategic Review of Exploratory Testing Techniques

Syed Shujauddin Sameer

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Syed Shujauddin Sameer, "A Strategic Review of Exploratory Testing Techniques," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 590-592, 2014. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V10P318

Abstract

Building quality software is always an important part of SDLC stages. Testing builds a confidence to examine the quality of software developed. Exploratory testing requires the use of knowledge of the testers. There is a requirement to reduce the involved in the testing .we provide an overview of exploratory testing with the basic knowledge to the introduction of heuristics for efficient testing.

Keywords

Testing, Exploratory Testing, Knowledge, Heuristics .

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