Selecting tests and identifying test coverage requirements for modified software

Proceedings of the 1994 ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis, ISSTA 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 169-184

  Rothermel, Gregg ^a   Harrold, Mary Jean ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; TESTING;

INTER-PROCEDURAL; MODIFIED SOFTWARE; NON-STRUCTURAL; PROGRAM DEPENDENCE GRAPH; PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS; REGRESSION TESTING; SELECTION TECHNIQUES; TEST SELECTION;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 85029712836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/186258.187171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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