Before you are start any testing cycles it is important that you make sure you are aware of these 20 tips testing tips. This will help you to be more efficient in your task.
1- Coverage is very important. It is usually impossible for one person to test at 100% a website but the more you are organize the more efficient you’ll be
2 – Try to divide your testing phase into different modules depending on each functionalities of the website. For example if you are testing a CMS you can thoroughly test each functionalities separately.
3 – When you’ve finished testing the application it is important that you thoroughly analyze your results. For example the application can have a lot of bugs but if you can understand where the problem comes from it will make the debugging process faster.
4 – Always write your test case to help the debuggers:
- what you did
- what happened
- what went wrong
- what went good
5 – Always send the bugs you spotted to developers so they can start debugging quickly instead of having to do everything at the end.
6 – Test the application for its main purpose but also for purpose it is not supposed to do.
7 – Communicating with developers is also very important. It will help you understand how hard it is to fix a bug, or what is precisely needed to do for each functionality to work properly
8 – Developers shouldn’t be testing their own code. They should be put aside from the test environment. Sometime their computer can be properly configured using a neutral computer will provide better results.
9 – As a tester you should always use a software testing tool this software will help you list all the bug you have spotted and assign them to the right developer to fix it. Online bug tracking is becoming more and more used. It allows people to remotely check if there isn’t any bugs.
