Compiler test case generation methods: A survey and assessment

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 617-625

  Boujarwah, A S ^a   Saleh, K ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Compiler; Software testing; Test case generation; Test suite

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPILER TESTING; MODEM PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; SOFTWARE TESTING;

PROGRAM COMPILERS;

EID: 0031223416     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(97)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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