Mechelle Gittens
ABSTRACT
Timing-related defects are among the most difficult types of defects to catch while testing software. They are by definition difficult to reproduce and hence difficult to debug. Not all components of a software system have timing-related defects. For example, either a parser can analyze an input or it cannot. However, systems that have concurrent threads such as database systems are prone to timing-related defects. As a result, software developers must tailor testing to exploit vulnerabilities that occur because of threading. This paper presents the Focused Iterative Testing (FIT) approach, which uses a repetitive and iterative approach to find timing-related defects and target product areas with multithreaded characteristics by executing system tests with a multi-user test suite.
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Index Terms
- Focused iterative testing: a test automation case study
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