Integration testing of context-sensitive middleware-based applications: A metamorphic approach

International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 677-703

  Chan, W K ^a   Chen, T Y ^b   Lu, Heng ^c   Tse, T H ^c   Yau, Stephen S ^d  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Context aware application; Integration testing; Nietamorphic testing; RFID testing

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT SENSITIVE LANGUAGES; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CONTEXT AWARE APPLICATION; INTEGRATION TESTING; NIETAMORPHIC TESTING;

MIDDLEWARE;

EID: 33750196425     PISSN: 02181940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218194006002951     Document Type: Article

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