ABSTRACT
And in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu of history. —Stacy Schiff 23
Cleopatra: A Life24
Myths, which are beliefs or ideas often considered to be false, are omnipresent. They exist in every subject area or discipline; software testing and specifically crowdsourced testing are no exceptions. Since external entities are often involved in crowdsourced testing, the concept is still new and is in its naïve implementation stages, and the industry and the user base at large hold a lot of myths on this subject. These will continue to exist until the subject on crowdsourced testing gains maturity and gets industry-wide acceptance. To be able to reach such a state, ongoing practice and implementation in possible ways and forms within projects are important. As someone who has read through the last seven chapters of this book, this is an important chapter for you from two aspects:
1. Understand myths related to every chapter from the standpoint of differentiating what is a myth and what is a fact. By now, you would be able to do this yourself given the understanding of crowdsourced testing you have built. As we do this, we will also briefly summarize every chapter in about two to three sentences, which will help you refresh the entire book’s reading through these short synopses.
