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What is Regression Testing?

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Topic: What is Regression Testing?
Posted By: Anamica
Subject: What is Regression Testing?
Date Posted: 05Apr2007 at 3:07am
What is Regression Testing?

Introduction:

This article attempts to take a close look at the process and techniques in Regression Testing.

What is Regression Testing?

If a piece of Software is modified for any reason testing needs to be done to ensure that it works as specified and that it has not negatively impacted any functionality that it offered previously. This is known as Regression Testing.

Regression Testing attempts to verify:

- That the application works as specified even after the changes/additions/modification were made to it

- The original functionality continues to work as specified even after changes/additions/modification to the software application

- The changes/additions/modification to the software application have not introduced any new bugs
When is Regression Testing necessary?

Regression Testing plays an important role in any Scenario where a change has been made to a previously tested software code. Regression Testing is hence an important aspect in various Software Methodologies where software changes enhancements occur frequently.

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