Using genetic algorithms and coupling measures to devise optimal integration test orders

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 27, Issue , 2002, Pages 43-50

  Briand, Lionel C ^a   Feng, Jie ^a   Labiche, Yvan ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

genetic algorithms; integration order; integration testing; object oriented software engineering

Indexed keywords

COUPLING MEASURE; INTEGRATION TESTING; OBJECT-ORIENTED SYSTEM; OPTIMAL INTEGRATION; OPTIMAL RESULTS; REAL SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST FUNCTIONS; ENGINEERING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGRATION; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 34748924595     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/568760.568769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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