Software Architect's Handbook

Testing quality attributes

What kinds of testing techniques should be used to verify quality attributes? Beyond the simplest of software applications, it can be challenging to test software quality attributes and all of the possible scenarios that are affected by them. A variety of testing techniques must be employed in order to test different properties. For example, the following are some tests you may need to conduct:

• Manually testing the software for usability
• Creating benchmarks and using tools for performance testing
• Performing code reviews and calculating code metrics to test for maintainability
• Executing automated unit tests to ensure the system behaves as expected

Each testing technique comes with its own set of strengths and weaknesses. ...