Relationship between continuous testing and quality assurance

Quality assurance （Quality Assurance, abbreviation QA) The most fundamental meaning is through a series of standardized procedures or processes , Ensure the quality level of software or services delivered to customers . There is a difference between quality assurance and actual testing , Quality assurance （QA） It does not involve the actual test methods of software products 、 The process , Quality assurance engineers are more focused on helping companies create process methods that meet the expectations of business parties to improve customer loyalty , Therefore, it can be seen that quality assurance is process oriented .

Software testing is a practical method to find software definition problems and internal defects . Therefore, it can be seen that software testing and quality assurance exist to solve different problems , So quality assurance and software testing are not completely irrelevant , In practice , Quality assurance engineers mainly work with different teams , Through continuous measurement to urge the continuous improvement of each team , And Development Engineer 、 The test engineer shall be 100% The fast and good delivery system is responsible for . Quality assurance engineers should work with the product team to maximize the delivery of high-quality software , The best practice is to practice through continuous testing , Embed quality assurance engineers during continuous testing , Thus, the work of quality assurance engineer is to play a role in the product process rather than after the product .