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Testing the qualities as opposed to the correctness of software

Non-functional testing is testing software for its non-functional requirements: the way a system operates, rather than specific behaviors of that system. This is in contrast to functional testing, which tests against functional requirements that describe the functions of a system and its components. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Non-functional testingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: The NMR core analyzing tomograph: a multi-functional tool for non-destructive testing of building materialsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Measuring the skinThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The M06 suite of density functionals for main group thermochemistry, thermochemical kinetics, noncovalent interactions, excited states, and transition elements: two new functionals and systematic testing of four M06-class functionals and 12 other functionalsCited 29,857 times
  5. Go sideways: ISO/IEC 9126A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Acceptance testingA closely related topic

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