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Is It Quality Assurance or Quality Control?

Is there a difference between quality control and quality assurance? Just night and day. Unfortunately, many companies believe they are the same, when in reality the differences are overwhelming Quality control, or black box testing, is chartered to ensure that the product is going to meet the user's needs -- not just to demonstrate that the progra...

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Plan Your Project's Testing - or Plan to Fail

Does testing require a plan? That may sound like a silly question, but many organizations leave the testing to the end of the project, and whatever time is left is the time that will be spent on testing. That philosophy brings up many questions: What is the purpose of the test plan? What is to be accomplished with the testing? How are resources...

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The Crucial Role of Application Testing in Software Development

During the software development life cycle (SDLC), time and resources need to be committed to application testing. This is the testing that is done by the testing group, (i.e., the black box testers.) The allocation of time and resources is always a problem, as some organizations aren't quite sure how much should be assigned. Where does testing ...

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