Scientific software testing: Analysis with four dimensions

IEEE Software

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 84-90

  Kelly, Diane ^a   Thorsteinson, Stefan ^a   Hook, Daniel ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Engineering Seismology Group Canada Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

multidisciplinary team; scientific software; software testing

Indexed keywords

DUAL ROLE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE; SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARES; TESTING TECHNIQUE;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE TESTING; TESTING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

EID: 79955565339     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MS.2010.88     Document Type: Article

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