DISSCOH ~ Heuristic Approach To Bug Reporting
This article focuses on the approach to bug reporting with a closer look at the rejected and deferred bugs. It was originally published in www.teatimewithtesters.com What is heuristic? The word heuristic is derived from the Greek word 'heuriskein' meaning 'to discover'. A commonsense rule/set of rules intended to increase the probability of solving some problem (definition via the WordWeb 5.52). I was introduced to the heuristic approach of solving software (testing) problems when I first met Pradeep Soundararajan. Based on my personal experience with bug reporting, I have collated the points and the examples below to ponder upon while reporting bugs. DISSCOH D - DISCOMFORT I - INQUISITORY S - SOME CASES S - SUGGESTION C - CASE CLOSED O - ORIGINALLY H - HISTORY D – DISCOMFORT Consider the word 'Error' being misspelled as 'ERORR'. This misspelled word is causing discomfort to you and requires to be ...