Improving Software Testing : Technical and Organizational Developments PDF

?Software is continuously increasing in complexity.

Paradigmatic shifts and new development frameworks make it easier to implement software - but not to test it.

Software testing remains to be a topic with many open questions with regard to both technical low-level aspects and to the organizational embedding of testing.

However, a desired level of software quality cannot be achieved by either choosing a technical procedure or by optimizing testing processes.

In fact, it requires a holistic approach.This Brief summarizes the current knowledge of software testing and introduces three current research approaches.

The base of knowledge is presented comprehensively in scope but concise in length; thereby the volume can be used as a reference.

Research is highlighted from different points of view.

Firstly, progress on developing a tool for automated test case generation (TCG) based on a program's structure is introduced.

Secondly, results from a project with industry partners on testing best practices are highlighted.

Thirdly, embedding testing into e-assessment of programming exercises is described.