The Importance of Testing In Software Development
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Published: 2018-09-04 14:08:33

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A product undergoes multiple levels of a Testing method to ensure its reliable functioning. It is the most important step in the process of product development. It can’t be launched in the market before testing, it is typically done even before the actual product is made. There is the number of reason which supports the importance of testing:

It helps to identify any defects or errors that could possibly be made during the development phase.

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Any product’s success is gauged by its quality and customer reliability on that product.

To deliver high-quality products or software application proper testing is required. This enhances the level of support or facilities given to the customers. Moreover, a well-tested product incurs lesser maintenance cost and so the results delivered are more accurate, consistent and reliable.

To design any product or software a lot of expenses are incurred so it’s critical for an application or product to give positive results to avoid any unwanted or sudden expenses.

To consolidate your position in the market the product performance should be really good and durable. This kind of certainty can only be achieved by proper testing methods in place.

Speaking of testing there are primarily two types of testing. First is the [**Software Testing**](http://www.wenso.co.uk/it-services/testing/) and second is the **Adhoc Testing**.

Software Testing is typically used for testing of the software’s once the programmer develops it. This process includes an assessment of various kinds of information related to the software product. The efficiency of the daily activities of a business is improved once the software testing process is implemented. The companies today are working in a highly competitive atmosphere. Everybody is striving hard to reach the top with its exceptional performances. Hence the quality of the product becomes very crucial. Through the software testing, specific defects in a product can be pinpointed so that appropriate solutions can be done to improve the quality of the product. It also helps in discovering any bugs or errors to improve the overall capacity and accuracy of the system.

**Few benefits of Software Testing are:**

If the quality of the Application developed is good and durable then it will perform well even if it is stretched to its maximum capacity. With well-tested results, a software can be configured to operate even in less optimal scenarios.

With the help of testing the overall security of the software can be improved, however, the process is not very simple in nature.

The other kind of Testing is the Ad-hoc Testing which is unstructured or is not in an order form. It is also called a Black Box Testing or Behavioral Testing.

This kind of testing is performed without any formal process such as Test plan, documents, Test cases etc. Even during its implementation, no formal process is followed.

Ad-hoc Testing is typically done to find out the issues or errors which are left unidentified by the formal process. The person who does all this testing should have a good and detailed knowledge of the product or application which is going to be Tested. While following the ad-hoc testing method the Testers only intend to split the system without following any aligned processor without bearing any particular use in mind.

_Originally published at_ [_www.wenso.co.uk_](http://www.wenso.co.uk/news/importance-testing-software-development/)_._