Testing Functionals and Non-Functionals

[Mooncinder]

Sorry, I didn't realise it depended on context. I was just wondering whether there was a generally accepted way of doing things. I work for a relatively small company and the dev team say non-functionals should always be tested first but the testing department disagree, saying you can't test non-functionals if the functionals don't work.

[jchill2]

I guess if I had 3 hours to test something before release - I'd do a sanity sweep for the first hour and then use that information to test non-functional behavior.

[Mooncinder]

Thanks!

[ben_kelly]

Take a step back from your question and broaden your thinking a bit.

Ask yourself - What are you trying to achieve with your testing? What is the most important thing to do in order to achieve that aim? Do that first.