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Functional testing for students: a practical approach

Published: 30 November 2008 Publication History
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    Testing is an integral part of software engineering. When teaching this discipline, educators choose testing approaches to be implemented in their classes. But many of these approaches, no matter how well devised or comprehensive, fall short of being simple and straightforward to use. Furthermore, students still face issues like: where to start, what should tests consist of, how much testing is enough etc. This paper describes a practical approach for functional testing specifically designed for students. It is meant to be intuitive, simple and thorough, so good testing results can be achieved.

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    cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
    ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 40, Issue 4
    December 2008
    214 pages
    ISSN:0097-8418
    DOI:10.1145/1473195
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    New York, NY, United States

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    Published: 30 November 2008
    Published in SIGCSE Volume 40, Issue 4

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    1. functional testing
    2. software engineering education
    3. software testing
    4. testing methodology

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