Concept evolution of software testing

Software testing has always been an important part of the software development process. In 1957, Charles L. Baker distinguished program testing from debugging in his review of the book Digital Computer Programming by Dan McCracken. Since then software testing has witnessed tremendous changes. Following infographic illustrates major influences and trends on the maturation of software testing concept and how its definition has altered over time.

In the next article I briefly describe the concept evolution of software testing as an integral part of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).