Software Test Design

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Writing Great Feature Specifications

“How can I know what I think till I see what I say?”

– Attributed to Graham Wallas, E. M. Forster, and W. H. Auden, et al.

In the previous chapter, we saw the importance of exploratory testing to map out a feature. With that experience, you’re now ready to prepare a first draft of the feature specification. This is a vital document that will guide all future testing. It is also known as the Software Requirements Specification (SRS), but here, I will refer to it as the feature specification.

Writing a clear and precise feature specification gives you the best chance of releasing a feature quickly and successfully. Without a detailed specification, you risk surprises throughout the feature's development, ...