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Ask HN: Do you monkey test your web-app? If not, why not?

• brudgers 10y ago
  What is monkey testing?
  • gildas 10y ago
    In software testing, monkey testing is a technique where the user tests the application or system by providing random inputs and checking the behavior, or seeing whether the application or system will crash. Monkey testing is usually implemented as random, automated unit tests. cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_testing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_testing
    • brudgers 10y ago
      Similar to fuzz testing? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzing
      • gildas 10y ago
        Yes, but I would say fuzz testing is intended to test APIs whereas monkey testing is intended to test UIs instead. It's quite subjective though.