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Seven Principles of Software Testing.

The article discusses software testing, examining the scope, limitations, and need for proper software testing. The importance of setting realistic expectations when testing software is described. Topics include the tenuous connection between quality and testing, unsatisfactory program executions, a...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 41; no. 8; pp. 99 - 102
Main Author: Meyer, Bertrand
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Aug2008
Subjects:
Computer software quality control
Testing
Software engineering
Computer programming
Computer science
Information technology
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses software testing, examining the scope, limitations, and need for proper software testing. The importance of setting realistic expectations when testing software is described. Topics include the tenuous connection between quality and testing, unsatisfactory program executions, and the definition of the informal term "bug." Also discussed are the precise estimates given by mathematical reliability models, failed tests that demonstrate nonquality, and the use of program testing to try to make the program fail.