An approach for applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) in the development of randomized algorithms

• Published in: Journal of software engineering research and development Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 1 - 31
• Main Authors: Ivo, André A. S., Guerra, Eduardo M., Porto, Sandy M., Choma, Joelma, Quiles, Marcos G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 18.09.2018; Sociedade Brasileira de Computação
• Subjects: 20th Iberoamerican Conference on Software Engineering; Algorithms; Compilers; Computer Science; Feasibility studies; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Interpreters; Programming Languages; Randomization; Randomized algorithms; Software Engineering; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems; Randomized; Annotations; TDD; JUnit; Metadata; Code; Tests; Framework

TDD is a technique traditionally applied in applications with deterministic algorithms, in which the input and the expected result are known. However, the application of TDD with randomized algorithms have been a challenge, especially when the execution demands several random choices. The goal of th...