Automatic structural testing using genetic algorithms

Software Engineering Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 299-306

  Jones, B F ^a   Sthamer, H H ^a   Eyres, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC TESTING; AUTOMATION; ERRORS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PROGRAM DEBUGGING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING;

RANDOM TESTING; STRUCTURAL TESTING; TESTING CRITERIA;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030234676     PISSN: 02686961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/sej.1996.0040     Document Type: Article

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