NDLI: Saying, "I Am Testing," is Enough to Improve the Product: An Empirical Study

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Robillard, P.N. Francois-Brosseau, T.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Comput. Eng. Dept., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC (Robillard, P.N.)
Abstract	We report on an empirical study performed in an industrial environment in which the impact of modifying test practices is measured. First, the efficiency of the existing test practices is measured, by analyzing the software defects using a modified version of Orthogonal Defect Classification (ODC). The study was conducted in two phases lasting seven months each. In the first phase (Phase A), defects were recorded using existing implicit testing practices. Developers were then required to make those testing activities explicit based on a simple scheme. After a few months of employing this explicit testing practice, a new defect recording phase (Phase B), which also lasted seven months, was conducted. The impacts of explicit test practices are presented in terms of the ratios of defects found by the users and the nature of the testing activities performed. Results show that even a small improvement, such as requiring testing activities to be explicit, can have a measurable positive impact on the quality of the product.
Starting Page	5
Ending Page	5
File Size	224890
Page Count	1
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769527981
DOI	10.1109/ICCGI.2007.54
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-03-04
Publisher Place	Guadeloupe
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Performance evaluation Software testing Data analysis Spatial databases Engines Programming profession Games Computer industry Particle measurements Defect classification Software process Software measurement Testing practices
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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