RCRCRC — A heuristic for regression testing
31 Jul 2025
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Karen Johnson
Rahul Parwal
RCRCRC is a regression testing heuristic developed by Karen Johnson that helps identify areas that need testing when software changes.
Recent: new features, new areas of code are more vulnerable
Core: essential functions must continue to work
Risk: some areas of an application pose more risk
Configuration sensitive: code that’s dependent on environment settings can be vulnerable
Repaired: bug fixes can introduce new issues
Chronic: some areas in an application may be perpetually sensitive to breaking
Original source: http://karennicolejohnson.com/2009/11/a-heuristic-for-regression-testing/
Image is a screenshot from STEC from a lesson led by Rahul Parwal.
Recent: new features, new areas of code are more vulnerable
Core: essential functions must continue to work
Risk: some areas of an application pose more risk
Configuration sensitive: code that’s dependent on environment settings can be vulnerable
Repaired: bug fixes can introduce new issues
Chronic: some areas in an application may be perpetually sensitive to breaking
Original source: http://karennicolejohnson.com/2009/11/a-heuristic-for-regression-testing/
Image is a screenshot from STEC from a lesson led by Rahul Parwal.
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An absolute classic that every tester should be aware of!
Imma Six
The link goes to a page that is down. This page is not down: (not sure if I am allowed to post a link in a comment, you don't want me to put spam or worse here) https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/tip/A-software-experts-heuristic-for-regression-testing
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