QA · Senior · Theory

Tell me when you use pairwise testing, and in which cases it can miss a serious defect.

~4 min by voice

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The interviewer checks whether the candidate understands the mathematical essence of pairwise (covering all pairs, not all combinations), its empirical justification and the limits of where it applies, and whether they can compensate for the technique's weak spots: t-wise, constraints, manual business scenarios.

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