5. Resolving Bugs

Chapter 4, “Executing Manual Tests,” covers how to execute Test Cases and file bugs. This chapter walks you through the contents of bugs and how developers use this information to find and resolve bugs. After a bug is resolved, the tester verifies that the bug was actually fixed. At the end of this chapter, you will have an understanding of the lifecycle of a bug.

This chapter includes one of Visual Studio’s most interesting and time-saving new features: Test Impact Analysis (TIA). You look at what it does and how, and how you can take advantage of it to give your team more confidence because it has identified and tested those areas most likely to have a regression bug.

A Bug’s Life

Before examining a bug, you need to understand ...

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