Manual software testing usually happens in one of two ways, using tests scripts prepared in advance and then executed rotely or exploratory where testers plan on-the-fly as tests are executed. In this article, James Whittaker argues that both techniques miss the mark and suggests a better way to think about manual test design.
"A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a
person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as
possible" - Freeman Dyson