On Mon, 2013-10-21 at 16:22 +0200, qznc wrote: […] > Somewhat off topic, but out of curiosity: How do you distinguish > between integration and system testing?
Integration testing is when you test part or all of the system but not in a full deployment context (so possibly still using mocks for the database, network, user interface, etc.) whilst system testing is testing the whole system in a real, albeit test, context. > The descriptions I found usually sound like system testing is a > special case of integration testing, where you simply integrate > all components. No, the difference is mostly in the context of execution of the system. Integration testing is about the interworking of the components and so you can mock out bits as needed to speed things up and drive things more deterministically. System testing allows no use of mocks and must occur in a full deployment setting, with the only compromise being that the deployment is in a sandbox isolated from the rest of the world. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
