2010 17th Asia Pacific Software Engineering Conference

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, author.

Contributor:

IEEE Staff, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software--Development--Congresses.

Computer software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 454 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] I E E E 2010

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Regression testing is an important but expensive stage of software maintenance. Regression test selection addresses the problem of reducing testing cost through selecting a subset of the existing test cases or rerun. Cost-effectiveness is an indispensable factor to consider when developing a regression testing technique. Cost models are created for the purpose of assessing cost-effectiveness of these techniques. The current regression test selection strategies or cost analysis seldom consider hierarchy, which is an inherent characteristic of object-oriented program. In addition, selecting test cases at different levels influences the precision and efficiency of selection. This paper presents a hierarchical regression test selection technique for Java programs to stepwise select test cases from high level of program to low level of program. To effectively evaluate the correlative overall cost, this paper also proposes a hierarchical cost model for analyzing the cost-effectiveness of selection level according to hierarchy step by step. The empirical studies show that our approach can reduce the total cost and achieve more cost-effective results.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9780769542669

0769542662