What is testing?

[fokhwar]

Hello my fri,
     I am a beginner in the software testing. I want to know about Software Testing. I know that software testing includes Automated Testing Tool. Is this made by tester? Do real tester use own automated testing tool or open source testing tool? As testing company, this company can use other open source tool. I want to establish a little company for testing. So, i want to know whether i made own testing tool or i use open source tool.
     I have another question for testing. For testing company, when this company accept product to test, can this company get total source code?
     Sorry for my bad knowledge, if you know what i means, please return me . Thank you.

[vikask.vashista]

Dear Fokhwar,

I think following should satisfy your doubts:
1. Automation testing tools: it could be developed by either software developer or tester, however developing a new software testing automation tool requires different kind of resources..if I would start a company then i would not prefer to develope my own automation tool atleast at the initialise stage of business.
2. Selecting an automation tool for testing: Well it requires very good knowledge of software testing. Decision may vary...it depends for which part of software testing you want to use automation tool.
3. Getting source code: If you are into white box or grey box testing then surely you will get the source code else no ways.

Thanks,
Vikas
R&D, Genting,
K.L. Malaysia

[Kiranpr]

Hello Fokhwar,

Sofwatre testing means Checking whether the application/Production working as per the requirement or not. The requirement is given by the client.
Normaly, companies using Oen soorce tool rather than owned tools. Because It was tested and verified by the experts. As you are saying you are going to start a company, better you should go for open source tools. But before choosing tools, think about what exactly the requirement is. Because lot of tools like, Functional testing tool, Performance testing tool, Regression testing tools available. Source code is not important if you are going for Black box testing(Requirement based testing).

Thanks
Kiran Prasad R
Engineer QA

[rbjj]

Software testing is a process of evaluating a system by manual or automatic means verified that satisfy the specified requirements and idendify the differnces between expected and actual result.

[Anitha Kaasam]

Testing means to check the quality of the application. If quality is good client satisfies. For any company client satisfaction is very important. So testing is very useful thing any product or project development.

[arunrx2484]

testing is nothing but the intention of finding error in the system.

[venky55]

testing is a process in which the defects are identified ,isolated, subjected for rectification and ensured that the product is defect-free inorder to product the quality product in the end and hence customer satisfaction.

[Radha]

Hi friend,
            testing is nothing but Application meets customer requirement or not ,it is user friendly to end user or not will test as a end user point of view.sorry if any mistakes is there correct me


Thank you

[thebobblogs]

1) Automation tool: It is up to company's policy. Most of them is created and managed by tester.
2) For the type of tool: It is up to make or buy decision. Each tool has its own pros and cons.
3) For the source code: I think most company will not submit you the source code because of privacy. The compiled package will be submitted instead.

[dheerajs]

Hi Fokhwar,

Testing is an assessment of quality of a product, service of an organization etc...  This assessment can be positive or negative. But it tells about the quality  of the product, based on which we judge whether the product will satisfy  purpose or not.
Tools make our work easier, it save time, give accurate result for repetitive work.We can use in-house build automation tool or open source tool.
Open source tools are tested exhaustively so they are better, but in some case they can not fit to project requirement there we need in-house build automation tool. For starting phase , I think Open source  tool will be good.