To Validate or Verify?Verification and Validation are software testing concepts that end up confusing many people. In the world of software development and quality assurance, yes… there is a difference between them. Verification refers to a testing protocol that determines if the software meets the specifications or requirements as they were initially designed, with the goal of answering "Did I build what I said I would?" The verification process includes activities like code reviews, walkthroughs, and inspections, which have little or no code execution. Validation, on the other hand, is an activity that ensures a stakeholder's true needs and expectations are met, focusing on ensuring the product meets their desired outcome. Validation requires code execution and high-level activities like black-box testing, white box testing, and non-functional testing. Both verification and validation are necessary in software development to assure correct results, with verification checking the route taken (specifications) and validation checking if the destination (product) meets expectations.