• DocumentCode
    1426977
  • Title

    Testing component-based software: a cautionary tale

  • Author

    Weyuker, Elaine J.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Labs.-Res., Florham Park, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    59
  • Abstract
    Components designed for reuse are expected to lower costs and shorten the development life cycle, but this may not prove so simple. The author emphasizes the need to closely examine a problematic aspect of component reuse: the necessity and potential expense of validating components in their new environments
  • Keywords
    program testing; program verification; software reusability; component-based software; costs; software development life cycle; software reuse; software testing; software validation; Availability; Computer architecture; Explosions; Fault diagnosis; Lead; Life testing; Software systems; Software testing; System testing; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.714817
  • Filename
    714817