From the course: Software Testing Foundations: Test Preparation
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Common delta prep
From the course: Software Testing Foundations: Test Preparation
Common delta prep
- [Instructor] The iterative nature of software development means that it's never ending. Version after version, release following a release, update upon update, software grows, changes, and evolves as features are added and bugs are fixed. Delta tests exist late in the testing stage. It can even happen after release. However, it's the ever-changing nature of software that makes an important test. The delta is a test designed to accommodate the changing development landscape. Companies have been moving away from the traditional waterfall methodology of creating software where you follow a serial process and each phase hinges on another. In this new model, you will be delivering software to testers that has consistent, frequent updates. In DevOps and agile models of development, your software goes through many short and focused testing cycles. These are usually weeks at a time, but can be days or months depending on the…
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