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Exploratory testing

Exploratory testing is an approach to software testing that is concisely described as simultaneous learning, test design and test execution. Cem Kaner, who coined the term in 1984, defines exploratory testing as "a style of software testing that emphasizes the personal freedom and responsibility of the individual tester to continually optimize the…

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Test casesBugsTest methodsScripted testingJames Marcus Bach
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Ad hocContext-Driven School
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Software testingTest designCem KanerCreativityBlack box testing
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