From the course: Programming Foundations: Software Testing/QA

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Have bug bashes

Have bug bashes

From the course: Programming Foundations: Software Testing/QA

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Have bug bashes

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- It's important for your team to dedicate time to both find and fix bugs. To find bugs, it can be great to have mob testing sessions around particular features in the application. Taking one hour, have a group of teammates get together to test. They can either do exploratory testing of a specific feature to help uncover bugs, or they can do manual testing using a test plan. This method is a bit more guided, and expects testing to follow the defined steps and scenarios. I recommend doing mob testing at least one week before the release date for every major feature, so your team has time to fix any identified issues. Outside of development sprints, have a bug bash. A week where team-members focus entirely on fixing bugs. This allows individuals who don't always fix bugs to dig deeper into the codebase. I recommend having bug bashes two to four times a year. They can be great for your application's health, and fun…

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