Software Testing An ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Guide

The value of static analysis is:
Early detection of defects prior to test execution. As with reviews, the earlier the defect is found, the cheaper and easier it is to fix.

When we raise defects in a constructive way, bad feeling can be avoided.
We all need to focus on good communication, and work on team building.

the creator of anything (whether it is software or a work of art) has a special relationship with the created object. The nature of that relationship is such that flaws in the created object are rendered invisible to the creator.

Running the same set of tests continually will not continue to find new defects. Developers will soon know that the test team always tests the boundaries of conditions, for example, so they will test these conditions before the software is delivered. This does not make defects elsewhere in the code less likely, so continuing to use the same test set will result in decreasing effectiveness of the tests

Effective debugging is essential before testing begins to raise the level of quality of the component or system to a level that is worth testing, that is a level that is sufficiently robust to enable rigorous testing to be performed.

One thing is clear: if we wish to influence errors with testing we need to begin testing as soon as we begin making errors – right at the beginning of the development process