What I Think About When Manually Testing My Code

Testing can mean many different things when it comes to software. I personally divide testing into two different types: automated and manual testing. Automated testing is all of the tests created with code that can be run automatically in your development environment or on a server. Manual testing, on the other hand, is when you run your code yourself using tools like a web browser, a console for testing backend changes, or an API client. For the purposes here, I am going to focus on manual testing. Here are a few thoughts on my own manual testing process.