Title :
Exploratory Testing as a Source of Technical Debt
Author :
Shah, Syed Muhammad Ali ; Torchiano, Marco ; Vetro, Anthony ; Morisio, Maurizio
Author_Institution :
Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
Practitioners generally view exploratory testing (ET) as a cost-effective substitute for their daily testing activities. However, empirical evidence reported in the literature gives a more comprehensive picture of ET that considers its technical debt implications.
Keywords :
costing; program testing; cost-effective substitute; daily testing activities; exploratory testing; technical debt implications; technical debt source; Documentation; Online banking; Software testing; Systematics; Documentation; Humans; Planning; Software; Software testing; Systematics; information technology; project management; software engineering; software testing;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2013.21
