Testing Types
HTTP Status Codes
Hilton Trivia
Agile and DevOps
Famous Bugs
100

This type of testing is conducted by developers to ensure that the code works as expected at the lowest level.

Unit Testing

100

This status code indicates that the request has succeeded.

200

100

This Honors Tier requires 10 years of Diamond status and either 2 million Honors points or 1,000 nights

Lifetime Diamond

100

This term describes short, iterative cycles in Agile development, usually lasting 1-4 weeks.

Sprint

100

A failure to account for this date caused many systems to malfunction as the year rolled over from 1999 to 2000.

Y2K Bug

200

This type of testing ensures that different modules or components of a software system work together.

Integration Testing

200

This status code means that the resource has been moved permanently to a new URL.

301

200

Hilton Honors just passed this member milestone

200 Million Members

200

This meeting takes place daily and lasts around 15 minutes to discuss progress and any obstacles.

Daily Standup

200

This bug, caused by a unit conversion error, led to the loss of a $125 million NASA spacecraft.

Mars Climate Orbiter Bug

300

This testing type involves testing the entire system as a whole to verify that it meets specified requirements.

System Testing

300

This status code indicates that the request cannot be fulfilled because the client doesn't have permission.

403

300

The city and state of the first Hampton Inn property

Memphis, Tennnessee

300

This automated process ensures that code changes are integrated into a shared repository frequently.

Continuous Integration (CI)

300

In 1994, this company's flagship spreadsheet software contained a bug where certain calculations returned incorrect results.

Excel Floating-Point Bug

400

This type of testing involves end-users to verify if the system works in a real-world scenario.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

400

This status code is returned when a client tries to access a page that doesn't exist.

404

400

The name of the world first computerized cross-country hotel reservations system created by Hilton in 1948

Hilcron

400

In DevOps, this term refers to the process of deploying changes to production in an automated, frequent, and reliable manner.

Continuous Deployment (CD)

400

This famous error in an early space mission caused a rocket to explode just 39 seconds after liftoff due to a software bug in its guidance system.

Ariane 5 Bug

500

This technique ensures that changes to the codebase don’t negatively impact the existing functionality of the application.

Regression Testing

500

This status code means that the server encountered an internal error and could not fulfill the request.

500

500

This Hilton property was featured in the move Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Monte Carlo Hilton

500

This practice aims to build a culture where development and operations teams collaborate throughout the software lifecycle.

DevOps

500

In 2014, this major security flaw in the OpenSSL cryptography library was named after a bleeding heart and caused widespread vulnerabilities across the web.

Heartbleed Bug