48Debug & testEssential

Test

Checking whether a program behaves the way it should.

For example

After building login I tested normal login, wrong password and more.

Resources

Copy prompt

Write unit tests for this function, covering edge cases and failure modes.

Related terms

An error or problem in a program that makes it behave unexpectedly.

For example

The page errors after I click save — that is a bug.

Finding the cause of a problem and fixing it.

For example

I debugged step by step from the error and found a typo in a variable name.

Information a program records automatically while running, used to trace problems.

For example

I read the runtime log and found why the API call failed.