Software testing as a service is a model of quality assurance used to check the program for a service delivered to the customers on the web. In the past century, it was limited to verification of the application to find defects. The tests were run on their own without regard to software development life-cycle.
In fact, the specialists of the 20 the century had no possibility to perform thorough testing because they did not have special tools for that. The given period is considered to be famous for an evolution of software development. Testing services were not demanded enough because there were no that amount of gadgets and hi-tech innovations like we do today.
Much knowledge on traditional testing can be acquired from different books. One of them is The art of software testing by Glenford J. Myers (editions 1979, 2004, 2011). However, many critics claim that this book is not suitable for newbie testers and is more relevant and useful for programmers than for QA Analysts. But the publication does not become less valuable due to this.
Beginner in software testing service providers can find necessary information on The Internet and learn the software basics online or download proper books, brochures or guides to their personal computer.
The most important things you should know about software testing in the 70s:
- It allows to make sure that the application meets its business requirements;
- It allows identifying the issues that cause improper performance of the application.
In the 80s testing was conducted not only once during the software production process, namely at the final stage of product development. It began to be used over the entire software lifecycle. As a result, it became possible not only to quickly identify and eliminate problems but also to anticipate and prevent their occurrence. The same period is remarkable for development and formalization of testing methodologies and the first attempts to automate testing.
In the 90s it was the transition from the actual testing to the more all-encompassing process called “quality assurance”, which could cover the entire software life-cycle and involved planning, designing, creation and execution of test cases, maintenance of existing test cases and test environments. Be aware that these are the common responsibilities of the personnel working for software QA company.
Testing has become more sophisticated and value-conscious investigation, and this resulted in further development of methodologies, the emergence of quite powerful tools to manage the process and automated testing tools, almost similar to their modern “descendants”.
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