Testing's purpose

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See #16

Definitions

• ✅https://chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.pt/2017/11/41-definitions-of-software-testing.html
• ✅http://qahiccupps.blogspot.pt/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html
• ✅basic concepts http://pixelgrill.com/testing-terminology/
• ✅http://www.satisfice.com/articles/gooden2.pdf
• ✅https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/is-software-testing-dying-of-course-not/12861
• ✅https://www.mavericktester.com/blog/quality-engineering

What testing is

• ✅https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/99-second-introduction-to-testing
• ✅https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/so-what-is-software-testing
• ✅https://testingfromthehip.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/what-is-the-main-purpose-of-our-testing/
• ❌http://testerstories.com/2017/04/the-unique-discipline-of-testing/
• ✅http://www.developsense.com/blog/2014/10/testing-is/
• ✅role of testing https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/designing-tests-what-s-the-difference-between-a-good-test-and-a-bad-test
• ✅https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-would-you-define-software-testing/11869
• https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/30-things-every-new-software-tester-should-learn

What testing is not

• ❌http://www.belfasttester.com/2017/04/18/i-dont-like-breaking-things/
• ✅misconceptions https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/ten-misconceptions-about-software-testing-that-non-testers-share
• ✅https://letmetrysoftwaretesting.wordpress.com/2018/01/22/testing-to-make-product-better-vs-perfect/
• ✅Checking vs Testing http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/856
• ✅http://watirtight.com/2016/12/19/stop-saying-that.html

[dialex]

finally read all links, now it's time to converge and summarise 🎉

[dialex]

I think the page is too long. I should break it into:

• Testing's purpose (definition, quality, activities, and links to "is" and "is not")
• Testing is...
• Testing is not...
• Tester's responsability