Functional Testing 2022-All the different types of functional testing

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So here is the situation, you are part of a testing team and they want to put you in charge of functional testing. You have a high-level understanding of some functional testing but know there is a lot more you can learn so you can get full functional test coverage. Remember the earlier a bug is found, the less costly it will be to fix and easier it will be to isolate the cause! For all types of testing, the desired outcome should be identified and checked agaisnt when running the test.

This article will cover the following testing:

• Unit
• Integration
• System
• End to End
• Regression
• Sanity
• Smoke
• Interface
• Acceptance

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Unit Testing

Unit testing consists of testing the smallest parts of an application or feature. The purpose of unit testing is to isolate each individual part of written code to make sure it is working as expected. It is important because when you find a bug here, you…