Aesthetics in Software Testing
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Software testing is typically seen as yet another job to be done in the software development life cycle. It is typically seen as a clichéd activity consisting of planning, design/update of test cases, scripting and execution. Is there an element of beauty in software testing? Can we see outputs of this activity as works of art?. Here is the published version of an article in "Tea-Time with Testers" - an eZine on software Testing - Feb 2011 issue
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