Selecting regression tests for object-oriented software

Proceedings - 1994 International Conference on Software Maintenance, ICSM 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 14-25

  Rothermel, Gregg ^a   Harrold, Mary Jean ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE TESTING; TESTING;

DEPENDENCE GRAPHS; MODIFIED SOFTWARE; OBJECT ORIENTED SOFTWARE; PROCEDURAL LANGUAGES; REGRESSION TESTING; REGRESSION TESTS; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84969687922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSM.1994.336793     Document Type: Conference Paper

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