What if the software is so buggy it can't be really tested at all?

Question

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Answer 1

Then you should iron out the bugs first. A debugger is a relatively easy way to spot the bugs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugger

Answer 2

Use lots and lots of pesticide to kill the bugs :-D Ha ha ha

Usually, developer use an Integrated Development Environment like Visual Studio to do the debugging. The development environment will stop at the point where it encounter an error and let the developer know the exact code that cause the error.

Answer 3

The best bet in this situation is for the testers to go through the process of reporting whatever bugs or blocking-type problems initially show up, with the focus being on critical bugs. Since this type of problem can severely affect schedules, and indicates deeper problems in the software development process (such as insufficient unit testing or insufficient integration testing, poor design, improper build or release procedures, etc.) managers should be notified, and provided with some documentation as evidence of the problem.

Answer 4

Use a debugger! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugger )

Certainly don't release it to the public, for obvious reasons.

Answer 5

If you find out that the software is so buggy that it can't be really tested at all, then you have probably found one (or more) show-stopper/ blocker type of bugs. Such show-stoppers can create problems such as disallowing access to (large) areas of functionality and/ or causing corruption of data.

The tester should immediately report the discovery of any show-stopper bug(s) to the concerned stakeholder e.g. project manager of the project. This should be followed by assignment of the show-stopper bug to the relevant developer who should then analyze the problem and fix the bug. The tester should then be requested to test the fix and confirm if the testing can proceed.

Such show-stopper bugs tend to prevent test execution tasks from even starting. This is the reason that they are usually dealt with quite rapidly.

Inder

Answer 6

I would re writes its code fix the bugs that's what beta testing is for to find the errors before its release

Answer 7

Bugs are usually dealt with by pest controllers. Good luck.