Ponencia
Comparing the Effectiveness of Equivalence Partitioning, Branch Testing and Code Reading by Stepwise Abstraction Applied by Subjects
Autor/es | Juristo, Natalia
Vegas, Sira Solari, Martín Abrahao, Silvia Ramos Román, Isabel |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos |
Fecha de publicación | 2012 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-05-04 |
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ISBN/ISSN | 978-1-4577-1906-6 |
Resumen | Some verification and validation techniques have
been evaluated both theoretically and empirically. Most
empirical studies have been conducted without subjects,
passing over any effect testers have when they apply ... Some verification and validation techniques have been evaluated both theoretically and empirically. Most empirical studies have been conducted without subjects, passing over any effect testers have when they apply the techniques. We have run an experiment with students to evaluate the effectiveness of three verification and validation techniques (equivalence partitioning, branch testing and code reading by stepwise abstraction). We have studied how well able the techniques are to reveal defects in three programs. We have replicated the experiment eight times at different sites. Our results show that equivalence partitioning and branch testing are equally effective and better than code reading by stepwise abstraction. The effectiveness of code reading by stepwise abstraction varies significantly from program to program. Finally, we have identified project contextual variables that should be considered when applying any verification and validation technique or to choose one particular technique. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España |
Identificador del proyecto | TIN2008-00555
TIN2011-23216 |
Cita | Juristo, N., Vegas, S., Solari, M., Abrahao, S. y Ramos Román, I. (2012). Comparing the Effectiveness of Equivalence Partitioning, Branch Testing and Code Reading by Stepwise Abstraction Applied by Subjects. En ICST 2012: IEEE Fifth International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (330-339), Montreal, QC, Canada: IEEE Computer Society. |
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