An Experimental Study to Evaluate the Impact of the Programming Paradigm in the Testing Activity

Several techniques and criteria are available to help conducting testing activity. The choice for one of them depends on different aspects, such as the time restrictions, ef- fectiveness of the testing criteria or the features of the program under test. In this context, the programming paradigm migh...

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Published in:CLEI electronic journal Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 4
Main Authors: Senger de Souza, Simone de Rocio, Paiva Prado, Marllos, Francine Barbosa, Ellen, Maldonado, José Carlos
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios en Informática 01.04.2012
Subjects:
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Critérios de teste funcional e estrutural
estudo experimental
Experimental Study
Programming Paradigms
Functional and Structural Testing
paradigmas de programação
ISSN:0717-5000, 0717-5000
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Summary:Several techniques and criteria are available to help conducting testing activity. The choice for one of them depends on different aspects, such as the time restrictions, ef- fectiveness of the testing criteria or the features of the program under test. In this context, the programming paradigm might influence in the testing activity cost. This paper presents the results of an experimental study to characterize and evaluate the cost and strength of structural and functional testing criteria, comparing object-oriented and procedural programming paradigms. A set of 32 programs from the data structure do- main was considered in this study. The main goals in the execution of this research were: i) to obtain initial results about the investigated questions; ii) to generate artifacts which can be used as basis to define and conduct further experimental studies; iii) to support training and teaching of software testing activity.
ISSN:0717-5000
0717-5000
DOI:10.19153/cleiej.15.1.3