An exploratory study of component reliability using unit testing

Using basic unit testing techniques we found 25 faults in a core component within a larger component oriented framework after the component had already started to he reused. We found that, even though this particular component had been subject to subsystem and system testing and used for some time,...

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Published in14th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, 2003. ISSRE 2003 pp. 227 - 233
Main Authors Torkar, R., Mankefors, S., Hansson, K., Jonsson, A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2003
Subjects
Application software
Computer aided manufacturing
Fault detection
Informatics
Mathematics
MONOS devices
Software engineering
Software systems
Software testing
System testing
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Summary:Using basic unit testing techniques we found 25 faults in a core component within a larger component oriented framework after the component had already started to he reused. We found that, even though this particular component had been subject to subsystem and system testing and used for some time, several faults were discovered which seriously would have affected applications using it, especially in terms of reliability. This study clearly indicates the need of a new approach to testing and verification within component-based development and reuse.
ISBN:0769520073
9780769520070
ISSN:1071-9458
DOI:10.1109/ISSRE.2003.1251045