Do think that Error guessing is significant in software testing? Share your experience - 3 views

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  #1 QA ThoughtLeaders on 22 Nov 12

   

  "The Error guessing is a method/technique where the experienced and good testers think of situations in which the software cannot cope with some scenarios.The experience of the tester makes him/her more successful in error guessing as he is likely to get a better understanding of the application and get to know the areas where the application might not work properly.
  
  For example: Out of box scenarios like division by zero, or input blank or special characters for any calculations can be a situation where an application fails and tester will just do an error guessing on further stages of applications as it is more likely to fail with those scenarios.
  
  If anyone says that "This condition/scenario is not possible" might be a good option to test that scenario.
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Error guessing is a method/technique where the experienced and good testers think of situations in which the software cannot cope with some scenarios.The experience of the tester makes him/her more successful in error guessing as he is likely to get a better understanding of the application and get to know the areas where the application might not work properly. <br /> <br /> For example: Out of box scenarios like division by zero, or input blank or special characters for any calculations can be a situation where an application fails and tester will just do an error guessing on further stages of applications as it is more likely to fail with those scenarios. <br /> <br /> If anyone says that "This condition/scenario is not possible" might be a good option to test that scenario. <br /> "</div>

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  #2 QA ThoughtLeaders on 22 Nov 12

   

  Guessing Error is an art not the method of testing, Error Guessing always comes with the experience in testing. Error Guessing tests the application beyond the test cases. There are no thumb rules to define error guessing and thinking of scenarios but yes always Error Guessing will conduct on Ad-hoc basis. Usually error guessing scope rely on the software tester involved which means who uses past experience and intuition to determine what situations commonly cause software failure, or which functionality goes to break or release blocks. Error Guessing is significant in testing area is not only for testing, its also for Development. it helps us in finding out more defects from the application.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Guessing Error is an art not the method of testing, Error Guessing always comes with the experience in testing. Error Guessing tests the application beyond the test cases. There are no thumb rules to define error guessing and thinking of scenarios but yes always Error Guessing will conduct on Ad-hoc basis. Usually error guessing scope rely on the software tester involved which means who uses past experience and intuition to determine what situations commonly cause software failure, or which functionality goes to break or release blocks. Error Guessing is significant in testing area is not only for testing, its also for Development. it helps us in finding out more defects from the application.</div>

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  #3 QA ThoughtLeaders on 22 Nov 12

   

  Error Guessing is not a standard testing technique and cannot be relied upon as a sure shot way of finding issues. It also depends on how much the engineer is experienced and the Know how of the application. Error guessing is simply a bluff practice and depends solely on the tester's experince and intutional capabilities, there are no rules involved. One has to guess the areas where there are chances of finiding issues. Using unusual data sets; different combinations of data; flipping between pages back and forth; performing various actions simultaneously; providing unexpected input at unexpected times are few of the techniques one uses. Error guessing should only be applied in parallel with the formal test techniues and should never be depended upon solely.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Error Guessing is not a standard testing technique and cannot be relied upon as a sure shot way of finding issues. It also depends on how much the engineer is experienced and the Know how of the application. Error guessing is simply a bluff practice and depends solely on the tester's experince and intutional capabilities, there are no rules involved. One has to guess the areas where there are chances of finiding issues. Using unusual data sets; different combinations of data; flipping between pages back and forth; performing various actions simultaneously; providing unexpected input at unexpected times are few of the techniques one uses. Error guessing should only be applied in parallel with the formal test techniues and should never be depended upon solely.</div>

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