10 Rules for Quality Testing

10 Sutras to become a Good Teseter.
Remember these ten rules and I am sure you will definitely gain very good testing skill.
1. Test early and test often.
2. Integrate the application development and testing life cycles.Also know as V-Model. You’ll get better results and you won’t have to mediate between two armed camps in your IT shop.
3. Formalize a testing methodology; you’ll test everything the same way and you’ll get uniform results.
4. Develop a comprehensive test plan; it forms the basis for the testing methodology.(Sometimes it is prepared by Test leader, just follow it under his guidance).
5. Use both static and dynamic testing.
6. Define your expected results with possible sets of data.
7. Understand the business concept behind the application. You’ll write a better application and better testing scripts.Try to have discussion with clients and request them to explain you there business process.
8. Use multiple levels and types of testing (regression, systems, integration, stress and load).
9. Review and inspect the work on periodical basis, it will lower costs.
10. Don’t let your programmers check their own work; they’ll miss their own errors.