Model-Based Testing Meets Exploratory Testing

When we are faced with software with unknown requirements or software in an unstable condition, exploratory testing is a cost-effective test technique. Once a product is more stable and settled, the value of exploratory testing drops off rapidly. Model-based testing, on the other hand, provides extremely thorough testing that can run day and night, but it can be difficult to justify the required
investment. Exploratory modeling is a technique that bridges the gap between manual testing and model-based test automation. It uses the information you gather during the exploration phase to fuel the test generation in the later phase, combining the best aspects of these very different
approaches. Using simple tools such as C# and Notepad, Harry Robinson shows you how exploratory modeling can help improve your understanding of your application, find better bugs earlier, and create round-the-clock testing that will pound the defects out of your software.