Heuristic Testing
Using experience-based rules of thumb to guide testing toward the areas most likely to contain defects.
What is Heuristic Testing?
What is Heuristic Testing?
Heuristic testing applies practical rules of thumb—learned patterns about where bugs tend to hide—to focus effort efficiently rather than testing blindly. Heuristics like "check boundaries," "try the back button mid-flow," or "submit the form twice" help testers uncover defects quickly, especially during exploratory sessions. They complement systematic techniques by injecting hard-won intuition. When a heuristic uncovers a real problem, capturing the reproducing steps as an automated test preserves that insight for every future run.