Software architecture-based regression testing

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1379-1396

  Muccini, Henry ^a   Dias, Marcio ^b   Richardson, Debra J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Ringgold Standard Institution Informatics   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture based analysis and testing; Dependable systems; Regression testing; Software architecture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARCHITECTURE-BASED ANALYSIS AND TESTING; DEPENDABLE SYSTEMS; REGRESSION TESTING; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 33747878131     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.02.059     Document Type: Article

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