Defect Triggers

Defect Triggers are keywords used in testing to help classify new or existing tests and defects. They use this so they can identify where the defects are coming from and what testing is missing. When defects starts to show up, that’s the cue of the tester to increase upon their testing phase to use the triggers even more.

The efficiency of each trigger can be measured in terms of defects per test. A large defect to other triggers tells them how to find bugs cautiously and also may hint any basic flaws in the game design or implementation. As the tester continues to create and run more tests for the most effective triggers, they will drain them to the point where they can no longer be able to find new bugs.

Trigger	Keywords
Configuration	configure, model, type, version, environment, connect, disconnect, add, remove
Startup	startup, initial, first, un-initialized, creation, boot, warm up, wakeup, loading, setup, entry, transition, delay
Exception	exception, error, violation, exceeds, NULL, unexpected, recover, prevented, blocked, prohibited, unavailable
Stress	stress, load, rate, slowest, fastest, low, high, speed, capacity, limit, long, short, few, many, empty, full
Normal	normal, typical, common, usual, expected, planned, basic, allowed, available
Restart	restart, reset, cleanup, eject, power down, ctrl-alt-del, quit