RCRCRC — A heuristic for regression testing
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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.
I've been working in the software testing and quality engineering space since the year 2000 whilst also combining it with my love for education and community building.
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