The increase in the volume and complexity of software code in recent years is indisputable. Software has now become the most critical component for end product differentiation. It is likewise intuitively understood that it is, therefore, the most critical path within the product development cycle. Unfortunately, the larger, more complex software projects of today inevitably result in higher volumes of defects within these code bases.
More and more organizations are recognizing the need to identify critical quality, safety and security issues early in the lifecycle where they are the least expensive to fix. The use of automated test and verification tools (ATVT) are a key part of the remediation solution.
VDC’s research verifies that automated testing tool use increases the frequency of defect detection in current projects. More importantly, the findings confirm that engineers using testing tools are more likely to find vulnerabilities and defects earlier in the development cycle than nonusers of the tools.
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