Comments on: Testing does not equal quality .. but can you improve quality without testing? http://www.vinktank.com/analysis/testing-does-not-equal-quality-but-can-you-improve-quality-without-testing/ Pragmatic software testing & development by Kristan Vingrys Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Anthony Williams http://www.vinktank.com/analysis/testing-does-not-equal-quality-but-can-you-improve-quality-without-testing/#comment-38 Anthony Williams Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:31:33 +0000 http://www.vinktank.com/analysis/testing-does-not-equal-quality-but-can-you-improve-quality-without-testing/#comment-38 Of course you can improve the quality without testing: by thinking hard about how the application behaves, and making the appropriate changes, you can improve the quality. I do agree that testing certainly helps improve quality faster --- unless you're a genius, it's easier to find quality problems by observing them rather than by studying the code. Also, without extensive testing it's possible to make a change that improves one area to the detriment of another. Of course you can improve the quality without testing: by thinking hard about how the application behaves, and making the appropriate changes, you can improve the quality.

I do agree that testing certainly helps improve quality faster — unless you’re a genius, it’s easier to find quality problems by observing them rather than by studying the code. Also, without extensive testing it’s possible to make a change that improves one area to the detriment of another.

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