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Hetzel classified in 1988 the phases and goals in software testing in the following stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Until 1956 &#8211; Debugging oriented<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1957\u20131978 &#8211; Demonstration oriented<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1979\u20131982 &#8211; Destruction oriented<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1983\u20131987 &#8211; Evaluation oriented<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1988\u20132000 &#8211; Prevention oriented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apply for Software Testing Professional Certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/certified-software-testing-professional\">https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/certified-software-testing-professional<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/certified-software-testing-professional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back to Tutorials<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of Software Testing The separation of debugging from testing was initially introduced by Glenford J. 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