“It is far better to improve the [quality] of testing first than to improve the efficiency of poor testing. Automating chaos just gives faster chaos.”—Mark Fewster & Dorothy Graham, Software Test Automation
It is sometimes said that validation can be expressed by the query “Are you building the right thing?” and verification by “Are you building it right?”
-- Peter Drucker
“It is far better to improve the [quality] of testing first than to improve the efficiency of poor testing. Automating chaos just gives faster chaos.”—Mark Fewster & Dorothy Graham, Software Test Automation
See also: the distinction between verification and validation, or between quality control and quality assurance.
I dont get the distinction between verification and validation.
I really like this sentence (from wikipedia):
Thanks! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verifying