Swan Song: How Testers Can Find Improbable and Unexpected Errors

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Volume-Issue: 
2010-01
Article Summary: 

Black Swans, in the book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, are improbable and unexpected events with a severe impact. One of the most important goals of testing is to find problems in the product. What can testers do to help reduce the likelihood that we'll encounter a Black Swan?