From the course: Software Testing Foundations: Testing throughout the SDLC

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Types of testing in development

Types of testing in development

- [Instructor] Ever since the early days of software development, there have been questions on the best way to deliver results. With an understanding of the software development lifecycle and its stages, everyone recognizes what you must do to release a product. The question remains is how you are going to deliver. This is where the practical, pragmatic, and philosophical meld into an approach. Delivering an application may seem fairly straightforward. However, there are dozens of extraneous factors that impact results: the budget, resources, timelines, management, and even the customer influences when a software application is released. It's for this reason there is so much argument over the best way to solve the problem. Thousands of books have been authored on the best model to use when managing a project. Since the advent of the computer age, teams of people have been challenged with defining and discovering the best processes and procedures to deliver projects on time, on budget,…

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