VS.Net Add-on for Optimal Definition of Black Box Software Testing Using Covering Arrays

Software testing can exceed 50% of the total cost of a software project, which is why companies need an alternative to reduce their cost and time of implementation. This research proposes the use of combinatorial structures known as Covering Arrays (CA) and Mixed Covering Arrays (MCA), which guarant...

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Autores:
Meneses Ruiz, Jaime Herney
Peña Velasco, Eduar Alexis
Cobos Lozada, Carlos Alberto
Timaná Peña, Jimena Adriana
Torres-Jimenez, Jose
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2018
Institución:
Universidad de Medellín
Repositorio:
Repositorio UDEM
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.udem.edu.co:11407/5507
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/11407/5507
https://doi.org/10.22395/rium.v17n33a6
Palabra clave:
Test cases
Combinatorial tests
Covering arrays
Mixed covering arrays
Simulated annealing
.Net complement
Casos de teste
Provas combinatórias
Covering arrays
Mixed covering arrays
Recozimento simulado
Complemento de .Net.
Casos de prueba
Pruebas combinatorias
Arreglos de cubrimiento
Arreglos de cubrimiento mixtos
recocido simulado
Complemento de .Net
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License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Description
Summary:Software testing can exceed 50% of the total cost of a software project, which is why companies need an alternative to reduce their cost and time of implementation. This research proposes the use of combinatorial structures known as Covering Arrays (CA) and Mixed Covering Arrays (MCA), which guarantee the detection up to 100% of errors with a minimum amount of testing. With this approach, a Visual Studio.NET add-on was developed for the optimization of the tests and its use was evaluated with students of last academic term of Computer Science Engineering and of a software company. The results obtained are promising and motivate the research group to disseminate its work at the national level. The research project was funded by the Vice-Principal Office of Research of the Universidad del Cauca.