Introduction to Combinatorial Testing (Chapman & Hall/CRC Innovations in Software Engineering and Software Development Series) - Softcover

Kuhn, D. Richard; Kacker, Raghu N.; Lei, Yu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466552298 ISBN 13: 9781466552296

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2013

Synopsis

Combinatorial testing of software analyzes interactions among variables using a very small number of tests. This advanced approach has demonstrated success in providing strong, low-cost testing in real-world situations. Introduction to Combinatorial Testing presents a complete self-contained tutorial on advanced combinatorial testing methods for real-world software.

The book introduces key concepts and procedures of combinatorial testing, explains how to use software tools for generating combinatorial tests, and shows how this approach can be integrated with existing practice. Detailed explanations and examples clarify how and why to use various techniques. Sections on cost and practical considerations describe tradeoffs and limitations that may impact resources or funding. While the authors introduce some of the theory and mathematics of combinatorial methods, readers can use the methods without in-depth knowledge of the underlying mathematics.

Accessible to undergraduate students and researchers in computer science and engineering, this book illustrates the practical application of combinatorial methods in software testing. Giving pointers to freely available tools and offering resources on a supplementary website, the book encourages readers to apply these methods in their own testing projects.

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D. Richard Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1466552298
• ISBN 13: 9781466552296
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 341