From the course: Software Testing Foundations: Test Techniques

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White-box overview

- Most of us speak to other people every day. We express ideas, opinions, and concerns through language. The words we choose and the inflection in our voice can communicate an idea in many ways. We must be careful to select the appropriate tone, pacing, and message, or we can create confusion. One simple mistake, and we won't get the desired result. Creating software isn't much different. Programming is also a language, and, while standardized, there are numerous variables that can impact the result of the software. Quality teams looking to rein in the challenges of this variability, use white-box testing to verify the integrity, structure, and quality to deliver the best software possible. If you think about the nuts and bolts of software, the code, the underlying data connections, these are the bits and pieces that make up the software. In the white box test, you are investing time and effort to help ensure development…

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