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Software testing technique

In software testing, error guessing is a test method in which test cases used to find bugs in programs are established based on experience in prior testing. The scope of test cases usually rely on the software tester involved, who uses experience and intuition to determine what situations commonly cause software failure, or may cause errors to appear. Typical errors include divide by zero, null pointers, or invalid parameters. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Error guessingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: The Interplay between Error, Total Variation, Alpha-Entropy and Guessing: Fano and Pinsker Direct and Reverse InequalitiesInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The web application hacker's handbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Quantum Error Correction Via Noise Guessing DecodingCited 19 times
  5. Go sideways: Software testingA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Exploratory testingA closely related topic

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