Development of a Program Testing System.
Abstract
Programmers have historically used testing to convince themselves and others that their software works. Although testing has limitations, as do other reliability methods, it has one major advantage: it is the only method in which the actual behavior of the software can be observed. Thus, errors or oversights in the supporting environment, including the available validation tools, translators, operating system, and hardware, may be detected. Moreover, the actual performance can be evaluated for efficiency and usefulness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 30, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA108591
Entities
People
- Lori A. Clarke
Organizations
- University of Massachusetts Amherst