Determining Test Scope
Different projects have different test goals and requirements. Critical systems like heart monitoring systems, air traffic control systems, and smart braking systems require exhaustive testing at all levels. And then there are tools to make animated gifs. Most software is somewhere in between.
We will almost always want to test the behavior of the user visible functionality. However, there are quite a few other questions we need to consider when determining how much testing we need to do:
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Is security a concern? This is especially important if you save any confidential information.
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Performance? Do interactions need to be fast? How fast?
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Loading? Can you handle lots of people with lots of requests? Are you expecting to ...
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