Developing a single model and test prioritization strategies for event-driven software

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-64

  Bryce, Renée C ^a   Sampath, Sreedevi ^b   Memon, Atif M ^c  

^a Utah State University ^*  (United States)

^b Baltimore County   (United States)

^c Institute of Advanced Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Combinatorial interaction testing; covering arrays; event driven software (EDS); GUI testing; t way interaction coverage; test suite prioritization; user session testing; Web application testing

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL INTERACTION TESTING; COVERING ARRAYS; EVENT-DRIVEN SOFTWARES; GUI TESTING; T-WAY INTERACTION COVERAGE; TEST SUITE PRIORITIZATION; USER-SESSION TESTING; WEB APPLICATION TESTING;

SOFTWARE TESTING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

EID: 79551565241     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2010.12     Document Type: Article

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