Testing Folklore

Every test must have an expected, predicted result

Effective testing requires complete, clear, consistent, and unambiguous specifications.

Bugs found earlier cost less to fix than bugs found later. – I might still believe this – only for those bugs that you could reasonably expect to find

Testers are the quality gatekeepers for a product

Repeated tests are fundamentally more valuable.

You can’t manage what you can’t measure.

Testing at boundary values is the best way to find bugs.

Test Documentation is needed to deflect legal liability.

The more bugs testers find before release, the better the testing effort.

Rigorous planning is essential for good testing.

Exploratory testing is unstructured testing, and is therefore un-realiable.

Adopting best practices will guarantee that we do a good job of testing.

Step by step instructions are necessary to make testing a repeatable process.