A framework for automated testing of JavaScript web applications

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 571-580

  Artzi, Shay ^a   Dolby, Julian ^a   Jensen, Simon Holm ^b   Møller, Anders ^b   Tip, Frank ^a  

^a IBM RESEARCH   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ajax; automated testing; debugging; event driven; javascript; random testing; web applications

Indexed keywords

AJAX; AUTOMATED TESTING; EVENT DRIVEN; JAVASCRIPT; RANDOM TESTING; WEB APPLICATION;

AUTOMATION; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; RANDOM ERRORS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TESTING; USER INTERFACES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 79959887904     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1985793.1985871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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