Take the tour ×  I've read about difference between testing and
checking and I feel I'm only a checker.    • I write tests
scenarios to know whether the product satisfies requirements. Is
this still testing or only checking?    • When writing test
scenarios, I discover the lacks (i.e., unpredicted cases) and
incosistencies in specification itself. I forward my discoveries
(and sometimes solution proposals) to product manager to get
specification clarified. Is this still testing?  share|improve
this question What do you think 'testing' is ? If you think you
are only 'checking', why do you think this ? –  Phil Kirkham Feb
5 '12 at 20:05 @PhilK, I think being a tester means both
checking and testing. Checking just sounds less challenging than
testing. In my example first bullet is about checking. Second
bullet is more about testing, i.e., discovering what has not
been predicted by the specs. "Lessons learned..." book says
people do not understand the implication of the system until it
is built. Testers can under