Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The More the Merrier

Presenting an application to multiple users for the purpose of testing will quicken error detection in a program. Since the presence of bugs in software applications can can cause irreparable loses, especially in critical fields like stock market reporting, medical diagnosis, and airplanes and air traffic control, it is of utmost importance that extensive testing is made, but quickly achieved in software applications. Increasing the number of users that test the program will reveal weaknesses that otherwise would have taken a longer time to detect. As each user adds stress to the program differently, the program reveals different hidden errors. As Linus's Law states, "More users find more bugs." Introducing the program to different situations will expose defected parts of the program and inconclusively get fixed!

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