Bug Category
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Bug Category of Performance: No user wants to use software with poor performance. Software bugs that lead to degraded speed, stability, increased response time, and higher resource consumption are considered performance bugs. The most significant sign of any such bug in software is by noticing slower loading speed than usual or analyzing the response time. If any such sign is found, the developer may begin diagnosing a performance bug. The performance testing phase is part of the development process where every such bug is detected in the software.
Bug Category of Security: While using software, security is the biggest concern of a user. Software with poor security will not only put the user’s data at risk but will also damage the overall image of the organization which may take years to recuperate. Due to their high severity, security bugs are considered among the most sensitive bugs of all types. Though it is self-explanatory, security bugs may make the software vulnerable to potential cyber threats. Sometimes, the software organization may not notice such attacks whereas in some cases, these attacks could cause monetary loss to the users, especially small and medium-scale businesses. XSS vulnerabilities, logical errors, and encryption errors are some of the commonest security bugs found in the software. Developers put special focus on checking the code to find any underlying security bug to minimize the risk of cyber-attacks.
Bug Category of Unit Level: Unit level bugs are fairly common in software development and do not cause much damage to it as well. Facing basic logic bugs or calculation errors are considered unit-level bugs. The testing team along with the agile team test a small part of the code as a whole. The reason why this testing method is preferred is to make sure that the entire code is working as it is meant to. While testing, the team may encounter unit-level bugs which can be fixed easily as the team is only working with a small code.
Bug Category of Functional: Software is as good as the feature it provides. If any of the functionality of a software is compromised, the number of users will start to decline drastically until it becomes functional again. A functional bug is when a certain feature or the entire software is not functioning properly due to an error. The severity of such bugs depends on the feature they are hampering. For instance, an unresponsive clickable button that is not functioning is not as severe as the entire software not working. Functional testing is done by the testing team to identify any such software bug causing functionality errors. Once identified, the team decides its further classification and severity.
Bug Category of Usability: Probably one of the most catastrophic bugs for software, a usability bug or defect can stop the software from working to its potential or make it entirely unusable. Examples of this bug in software testing are the inability to log in to the user account or the inefficient layout of the software for the user. The bottom line is that this type of defect or bug can make it complex for the user to use the software efficiently. The developers and engineers have to look out for the right usability requirements while testing the code to identify such bugs.
Bug Category of Syntax Error: Syntax errors are among the commonest software bug types and do not allow the application to be compiled appropriately. This bug occurs due to an incorrect or missing character from the source code due to which the compiling will be affected. A small error like a missing bracket could lead to this problem. The development or testing team will get to know about this bug during compiling and will further analyze the source code to fix the missing or wrong characters.
Bug Category of Compatibility: Whenever a software or an application is not compatible with hardware, or an operating system, it is considered as incompatible software or a compatibility error. Finding a compatibility error is not a common practice as they may not show up in the initial testing. Due to this reason, the developers should go for compatibility testing to make sure that their created software is compatible with common hardware and operating systems.
Bug Category of Logic: Another one of the most frequently found bugs in a software code, logic errors make the software give wrong output, software crash or failure. In the majority of cases, these bugs are caused due to coding errors where it may make the software stuck in a never-ending loading loop. In that case, only an external interruption or software crashing are the two only things that can break the loading loop.