Improving Software Testing

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. Software Testing

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4. Research Design

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5. Technical Aspects: Muggl

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6. Organizational Aspects: The IHK Project

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7. Testing and E-Assessment

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8. Conclusion

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9. Future Work

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10. Back Matter

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​Software is continuously increasing in complexity. Paradigmatic shifts and new development frameworks make it easier to implement software – but not to test it. Software testing remains to be a topic with many open questions with regard to both technical low-level aspects and to the organizational embedding of testing. However, a desired level of software quality cannot be achieved by either choosing a technical procedure or by optimizing testing processes. In fact, it requires a holistic approach.This Brief summarizes the current knowledge of software testing and introduces three current research approaches. The base of knowledge is presented comprehensively in scope but concise in length; thereby the volume can be used as a reference. Research is highlighted from different points of view. Firstly, progress on developing a tool for automated test case generation (TCG) based on a program’s structure is introduced. Secondly, results from a project with industry partners on testing best practices are highlighted. Thirdly, embedding testing into e-assessment of programming exercises is described.

• Best Practices
• Software Testing
• Software engineering
• Test Tool

• Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Münster, Germany

  Tim A. Majchrzak

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