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Everybody knows that the later you find defects, the more expensive they are to fix. Everybody knows that, right? Well, back in 1976, a software engineer named Barry Boehm said defects are more ...

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Based on my experience, the majority of defects in any testing engagement are linked with the requirements phase. The root causes of most defects are due to poorly ...