Apa iku software testing lan napa iku penting?

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**Software testing** yaiku proses verifikasi yen software bisa gumana kaya sing dijangkaake — mriksa yen iku tumindak kanthi bener, nutupi syarat-syarat, lan bebas saka cacat. Iku penting banget kanggo ngirim software sing dependable lan berkualitas tinggi, lan kanggo nangkep masalah sadurunge menjangkau pengguna.

## Apa iku testing

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Testing = systematically VERIFYING software behaves correctly:
  → does it do what it's supposed to? (meets requirements)
  → does it handle edge cases, errors, and invalid input?
  → does a change break existing functionality? (regressions)
→ from manual testing (a person checks) to AUTOMATED tests (code that checks code)
```

## Napa testing penting

```text
✓ CATCH BUGS — find defects BEFORE users do (cheaper/easier to fix early than in production)
✓ CONFIDENCE — change/refactor code knowing tests will catch regressions
✓ QUALITY — reliable software; fewer production failures, crashes, data issues
✓ DOCUMENTATION — tests show how code is meant to be used/behave
✓ FASTER long-term — automated tests catch issues quickly vs slow manual re-checking
→ The cost of a bug grows the later it's found (dev < test < production).
```

## Tipe-tipe testing (ringkesan)

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By LEVEL: unit (small pieces) → integration (parts together) → end-to-end (whole app)
By TYPE: functional (does it work?), performance, security, usability, etc.
MANUAL vs AUTOMATED — automated tests run repeatedly, fast, consistently (the foundation
  of modern testing and CI/CD)
```

## Napa iku penting

Ngerteni software testing lan napa iku penting yaiku pengetahuan dasar, relevan luas amarga testing penting banget kanggo ngirim software sing dependable lan berkualitas tinggi, lan iku praktek inti ing pengembangan profesional.

Testing — **sistematis neverifikasi yen software tumindak kanthi bener** (nutupi syarat-syarat, nangani kasus pinggir lan kesalahan, lan ora musnahake fungsionalitas sing wis ana) — nanggapi kabutuhan fundamental kanggo mastiake software gumana sadurunge menjangkau pengguna.

Ngerteni **napa testing penting** yaiku kunci: iku **nangkep bug awal** (nemokake cacat sadurunge pengguna gumawa, nalika iku akeh luwih murah lan gampang kanggo benakke tinimbang ing production — biaya bug tuwuh nalika iku ketemu mengpak) — menehi **kapercayaan** (ngidini para pengembang owah lan refactor code ngerti yen test bakal nangkap regresi — ngidini evolusi sing aman), mastiake **kualitas** (software sing dependable karo kegagalan sing luwih sithik), dadi **dokumentasi** (nunjukake carane code kudu tumindak), lan **luwih cepet jangka panjang** (automated test nangkep masalah kanthi cepet tinimbang memeriksa manual sing lambat).

Ngerteni **tipe-tipe testing** (ngebagek tingkat — unit, integrasi, end-to-end; ngebagek tipe — functional, performance, security; lan manual lan automated) menehi framework kanggo kabeh lapangan.

Testing yaiku pusat ing pengembangan software profesional lan ing CI/CD (sing gumantung ing automated test).

Amarga testing penting banget kanggo ngirim software sing dependable (nangkep bug, ngidini owah sing yakin, mastiake kualitas) lan yaiku praktek inti, meh universal profesional, lan amarga ngerteni apa testing yaiku, napa iku penting, lan tipe-tipe sing ana yaiku dasar kanggo gawean software berkualitas, ngerteni software testing yaiku ilmu penting, bisa dikanggo luas — praktek dasar ndhukung ngirim software sing reliable, dibutuhake kabeh pengembang, lan dasar kanggo topik testing spesifik sing luwih lanjut, pusat ing bangun software sing gumana bener lan bisa berkembang kanthi aman.