Elevating Software Quality in Agile Environments: The Role of Testing Professionals in Unit Testing
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| author | Neves, Lucas Campos, Oscar Santos, Robson Santos, Italo Magalhaes, Cleyton Santos, Ronnie de Souza |
| author_facet | Neves, Lucas Campos, Oscar Santos, Robson Santos, Italo Magalhaes, Cleyton Santos, Ronnie de Souza |
| contents | Testing is an essential quality activity in the software development process. Usually, a software system is tested on several levels, starting with unit testing that checks the smallest parts of the code until acceptance testing, which is focused on the validations with the end-user. Historically, unit testing has been the domain of developers, who are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their code. However, in agile environments, testing professionals play an integral role in various quality improvement initiatives throughout each development cycle. This paper explores the participation of test engineers in unit testing within an industrial context, employing a survey-based research methodology. Our findings demonstrate that testing professionals have the potential to strengthen unit testing by collaborating with developers to craft thorough test cases and fostering a culture of mutual learning and cooperation, ultimately contributing to increasing the overall quality of software projects. |
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| spellingShingle | Elevating Software Quality in Agile Environments: The Role of Testing Professionals in Unit Testing Neves, Lucas Campos, Oscar Santos, Robson Santos, Italo Magalhaes, Cleyton Santos, Ronnie de Souza Software Engineering Testing is an essential quality activity in the software development process. Usually, a software system is tested on several levels, starting with unit testing that checks the smallest parts of the code until acceptance testing, which is focused on the validations with the end-user. Historically, unit testing has been the domain of developers, who are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their code. However, in agile environments, testing professionals play an integral role in various quality improvement initiatives throughout each development cycle. This paper explores the participation of test engineers in unit testing within an industrial context, employing a survey-based research methodology. Our findings demonstrate that testing professionals have the potential to strengthen unit testing by collaborating with developers to craft thorough test cases and fostering a culture of mutual learning and cooperation, ultimately contributing to increasing the overall quality of software projects. |
| title | Elevating Software Quality in Agile Environments: The Role of Testing Professionals in Unit Testing |
| topic | Software Engineering |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13220 |