The Use of Data Flow Information for the Selection and Evaluation of Software Test Data: Technical Report 394, August 1988 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

P. Frankl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656021675 ISBN 13: 9780656021673

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A practical look at data flow testing and how to automate it

This report explains how feasible data flow testing differs from traditional testing criteria and presents methods to partially automate the process. Learn about a path expression heuristic that helps determine whether a given test input can exercise a specific data flow definition-use pair, combining data flow analysis with symbolic evaluation.

The work also introduces a tool called ASSET and shows how these ideas fit into real testing practice, including definitions, limitations, and how partial automation can still improve test data effectiveness.

• Understand the difference between feasible data flow criteria and traditional criteria, and what can be automated today
• Learn how path expressions are used to assess whether test data can exercise specific program definitions and uses
• See how symbolic evaluation and partial evaluation support practical testing decisions
• Discover how a tool integrates these methods to partially automate feasible data flow testing

Ideal for readers who design test strategies, evaluate test data quality, or work on software testing automation and tooling.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656021675
• ISBN 13: 9780656021673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216