Title :
Theories of Program Testing and the Application of Revealing Subdomains
Author :
Weyuker, Elaine J. ; Ostrand, Thomas J.
Author_Institution :
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
fDate :
5/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The theory of test data selection proposed by Goodenough and Gerhart is examined. In order to extend and refine this theory, the concepts of a revealing test criterion and a revealing subdomain are proposed. These notions are then used to provide a basis for constructing program tests.
Keywords :
Program testing; revealing subdomain; software error detection; software reliability; test data generation; theory of testing; Software reliability; Software testing; Program testing; revealing subdomain; software error detection; software reliability; test data generation; theory of testing;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1980.234485
