Testing in Software Development
Software testing is a part of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). SDLC is nothing but the end-to-end processes (stages) of developing software from gathering requirements to the deployment of software.
Whenever software is developed, it goes through the testing phase to ensure the quality of the software and to identify bugs to be fixed by the developers.
Traditionally testing is done after the software is developed completely. The development of software is split into many parts. Once a team completes developing a part of the software then that part is given to another team and that team hands over the software to another once they complete their part. This continues until the software is completely developed. This method of developing software is known as the waterfall model.
While the waterfall model allows for dedicated time for each phase of development and enables teams to focus on specific tasks, it does not inherently guarantee the best results. Its rigid sequential nature may lead to challenges in adapting to changing requirements and incorporating feedback, potentially impacting the outcome.
As the demand for faster development and delivery of software to customers increases, organizations adopt the agile software development model. Incremental activities are performed continuously in this model.
Nowadays, DevOps is adopted by organizations for software development which uses collaborative processes and the responsibility is shared among the teams. DevOps is another methodology of software development like waterfall and agile. It is better than the previous ones.
This evolution of software development models leads organizations to use automation, Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD) that require continuous testing (CT).
Continuous Testing in Software Testing
Prerequisite: Software Testing
In this article, we will discuss what is continuous testing, how it is performed, why it is performed, and finally the benefits that we get by implementing this testing. So, let’s go inside the article to know more about it.