Software Testing as a Service

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No matter how small, an application should include documentation of the ◾

overall program function and flow or if possible a separate flowchart and

detailed program documentation.

Make extensive use of error-handling procedures and status and error logging. ◾

To minimize complexity and increase maintainability, avoid too many levels ◾

of inheritance in class hierarchies (relative to the size and complexity of the

application). Minimize use of multiple inheritances, and minimize use of

operator overloading (note that the Java programming language eliminates

multiple inheritance and operator overloading).

Make liberal use of exception handlers. ◾

1.10 Definition of Testing

Before we go into