When expert intuition matters
Experience-based techniques leverage the tester's knowledge of where defects tend to appear. They do not replace formal techniques but complement them, especially when documentation is scarce.
- Error guessing: anticipating common errors (empty fields, zeros, odd formats).
- Exploratory testing: designing and executing at once, learning from the system.
- Checklist-based testing: using reusable check lists.
Exploratory testing is best organized with 'charters' (short missions with a goal), preventing it from becoming aimless clicking.
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