Timeline for What is the difference between feature testing and functionality testing
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| Oct 3, 2014 at 8:44 | history | edited | user246 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 30, 2014 at 15:51 | comment | added | DiscoMcDisco | Yeah, I can't help but think this was a pointed question to try and see whether a candidate will then explain their understanding of the different types of testing which can be applied, and specifically when they would apply them. I'd have said "Well, I'm not sure how you define those here, but I've always gone by <talk about the main types of testing, how I would prepare for and implement them, define why they're important for coverage and quality>" | |
| Sep 30, 2014 at 15:01 | comment | added | Peter M. - stands for Monica | Maybe real goal of the question was to find out if interviewee can investigate ambiguous question, ask probing questions to determine what customer has really in mind, test not knowledge but communication skills. If so, this question would be a masterstroke :-) | |
| Sep 30, 2014 at 14:58 | comment | added | Peter M. - stands for Monica | Exactly. My response would be mention two approaches to tests: testing certain feature, and testing overall functionality. Then you may ask what terminology this company uses for each. To make names more distinctive and less misleading, it would help if name starts with different letter, not "F". But local customs vary :-) | |
| Sep 30, 2014 at 14:47 | comment | added | Niels van Reijmersdal | During an interview asking a stupid/trick question like this might be interesting even if the interviewer does not know the answer. A good answer can be "I don't know the exact difference, but I think it could mean ..... depending on the situation." As an interviewer I want to know how your train of thought is, not if you can explain definitions by head. | |
| Sep 30, 2014 at 14:36 | history | answered | user246 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |