Types of Review
- Walkthrough
- Technical review
- Inspection
Walkthrough in Software Engineering
Prerequisite:
The walkthrough is a review meeting process but it is different from the Inspection, as it does not involve any formal process i.e. it is a nonformal process. Basically, the walkthrough [review meeting process] is started by the Author of the code.
In the walkthrough, the code or document is read by the author, and others who are present in the meeting can note down the important points or can write notes on the defects and can give suggestions about them. The walkthrough is an informal way of testing, no formal authority is been involved in this testing.
As there is an informal way of testing involved so there is no need for a moderator while performing a walkthrough. We can call a walkthrough an open-ended discussion, it does not focus on the documentation. Defect tracking is one of the challenging tasks in the walkthrough.