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independent testing
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independent testing	has definition Testing performed by a separate group other than the people who do the design and programming
	has advantage the testers do not have a vested interest in seeing as many test cases pass as possible
	is a subtopic of 10.9 - Strategies for Testing Large Systems
	is a kind of testing performed by software engineers
	may be performed by a group that specializes in testing and has developed specific expertise in how to do good testing, and how to use testing tools
testing	can find defects whose consequences are obvious but which are buried in complex code, and thus will be hard to detect when inspecting
	involves thinking of what could go wrong without actually studying the software
	is complementary to inspecting
	requires attention to detail
process	see also process^2