Software Testing vs. Dynamic Testing

While software application development is becoming a pivotal component among the enterprises and organizations to streamline their business process, testing software applications for quality has become equally important for the businesses. When we talk about software testing, the first thing would come in your mind would be to choose the right kind of testing approach, whether to go for Static Testing or choose dynamic testing.

Well, both, static testing and dynamic testing, are totally different from each other. While static testing is not so detailed testing and checks mainly for the sanity code and other stuff, dynamic testing tests dynamic behavior of code. Do you know what basic difference between static testing and dynamic testing is? Want to know which is suitable to test your project or software application? Keep reading this blog.

What is Static Testing?

Static testing is nothing but a white box testing technique in which the developers verify or test their code with the help of checklist to find errors within the code. This kind of testing can be performed without running the real application or software developed. It checks for the sanity of the code, algorithm or documents.

The main objective of this kind of testing is to enhance the quality of the software being developed by finding errors in the early stages of the development.

What about Dynamic Testing?

Well, dynamic testing is totally different than static testing. It involves working with the software or application being developed, giving input values and verifying if the output is up to the mark and fulfill the requirements or not. The main objective to perform this testing is to make sure that the developed application or software works in conformance with the business requirements. It is also known as validation testing!

How both of them are different?

• While static testing is done without executing the program or application being developed, dynamic testing is done only by executing the program. This is the reason why many   providers prefer static testing.

• Static testing follows verification process whereas dynamic testing does validation process.

• Static testing is all about preventing errors. On the other hand, dynamic testing is all about finding and fixing the defects found within the software or application being tested.

• While static testing provides assessment of code and documentation, dynamic testing provides bugs or issues within the application.

• It is possible to perform static testing even before the compilation starts, but dynamic testing can be performed only after compilation.

• When we talk about statement coverage, the static testing covers more area than that of the dynamic testing within a less time.

• In terms of cost savings, the static testing is more cost-effective than the dynamic testing as static testing is done at the initial stage of the application development.

• You can perform static testing before code deployment whereas dynamic testing can be performed only after code deployment.