83Debug & test

Test Case

Test case

A specific scenario and set of steps designed to verify whether a feature works.

For example

I wrote a test case: entering a wrong password should show a notice.

Resources

Copy prompt

Write test cases for this feature, including the happy path and edge cases.

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.