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At a conference, I heard a professor said that detecting error was only one aspect of testing (or purpose, I don't remember exactly). He said that testing is also used to:

  • Understanding the system
  • Refactoring
  • ...

I didn't have time to ask for references. I wonder if there are books or papers discussing about purposes of testing other than detecting errors. Note that I'm not asking for explanation, I'm looking for reference.

sean
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  • Which conference was it? Different communities may have a different outlook on testing. Are you specifically asking the point of view of computer scientists, as opposed to the point of view of engineers? You may get a different perspective on [sqa.se] or [softwareengineering.se]. – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' Oct 20 '18 at 09:32

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