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Why you should combine different types of testing?

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Pamela Mer
Why you should combine different types of testing?

Combining several types of software testing enhances results accuracy and increases performance. For instance, functional testing often combines with stress testing. The goal of functional testing is to check each function of a system following functional requirements. But such testing doesn't provide relevant results as it is conducted in isolation from the real environment. During using an app in real conditions there are many factors that influence its work. Stress testing allows testers to create difficult conditions that can happen during real use, determine bottlenecks, and prevent performance issues. It's better to conduct stress testing on real devices but not on emulators. Another combination is functional and load type of testings, which is similar to the previous one. With this combination, you can observe the behavior of app functions under high web traffic. Another combination is manual and automation testing. Manual testing helps to identify bugs from users' perspectives and improve user experience. Also, some functions aren't covered by automation testing or require rare testing.  Automation testing facilitates verifying a huge volume of data that can be extremely hard for humans. Automation is a robust solution for projects with thousands or even millions of code lines that regularly updates. Manual testing in such systems takes years when automated testing deals in minutes. Thus, the merge of automation and manual testing perfectly works for the best results.

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