# Fault Simulator

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{{Short description|Software development tool}}
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'''DevPartner Fault Simulator''' is a software development tool used to simulate [application](/source/application_(software)) errors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Collins-Cope |first=Mark  |title=DevPartner Fault Simulator: Simulate Faults in Your Code - |url=https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2005/06/01/DevPartner-Fault-Simulator-Simulate-Faults-in-Your-Code.aspx |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Visual Studio Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> It helps [developers](/source/software_developer) and [quality assurance engineers](/source/quality_assurance) write, test and [debug](/source/debug) those parts of the [software](/source/software) responsible for handling fault situations which can occur within applications. The target application, where faults are simulated, behaves as if those faults were the result of a real software or [hardware](/source/Computer_hardware) problem which the application could face.

DevPartner Fault Simulator works with applications written for [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [.NET](/source/.NET_Framework) platforms and is integrated with the [Microsoft Visual Studio](/source/Microsoft_Visual_Studio) [development environment](/source/Integrated_development_environment).

DevPartner Fault Simulator belonged to the [DevPartner](/source/DevPartner) family of products offered by [Compuware](/source/Compuware).  At some point before the product line was sold to [Micro Focus](/source/Micro_Focus) in 2009, the product was retired.

==See also==
* [NuMega](/source/NuMega)

==References==
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Category:Software testing tools

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